New Yamaha Vertical Price

[jolly roger]

Hi Terry,
              They are more expensive than the P22, you are paying for thhe
furniture.  Made in USA vs Japan. another strike against them.
Roger


At 09:58 PM 2/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone have info on what a new Yamaha M500 CV (44" Country Villa White
>Oak) console goes for? Either the MSRP or what dealers typically sell them
>for.
>
>I just tuned a new one a lady bought 3 weeks ago. She said she paid $4,500
>for it at a dealer close-out sale. The dealer has been advertising that they
>will no longer carry acoustic pianos. I think a P22 goes for about $4,000 -
>and it is a studio. I should think the M500 would be quite a bit less costly
>than a P22. I tend to think she got ripped off. Any thoughts? Maybe she has
>a 30 day satifcation guarantee.
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>