Market Value for Steinway L

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Lanie,

Most Steinways I see advertised for private sales start out at least double what they're worth.  Here's the latest, from our Sunday classifieds:

STEINWAY BABY GRAND - IN YOUR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!  ENJOY the incredibly rich concert hall sound of a 1939 S-SERIES STEINWAY, with original ivories, and sound board.  One-family-owned, heirloom, must be heard to be believed.  $30,000.

Mike Spalding, RPT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MoodyPianoInc@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Market Value for Steinway L


> Thanks for the input, everybody's pricing was pretty consistent with what we 
> were thinking.  The customer was thinking double of what you all posted.  We 
> will be speaking with him hopefully later this afternoon and will see if he 
> is open to hearing this feedback.  Sometimes people really listen to what you 
> have to say and sometimes they just can't get past their initial hopes of 
> what their piano is really worth!  
>  
> Thanks again for your input!
> 
> ~Lanie
>