price guides to new and used pianos

[David Love]

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Thanks, the Ancott guide was one of the ones I was looking for.  But I =
had also heard of a quasi Blue Book that gave values for some used =
pianos or possibly more generic values for high, medium, low quality by =
age and condition.  Have you heard of such a thing?

David Love
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  From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20
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  Sent: July 07, 2001 5:42 AM
  Subject: Re: price guides to new and used pianos


  In a message dated 7/7/01 1:50:50 AM Central Daylight Time,=20
  davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:=20



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    What are the current guides to the prices of new and used pianos and =
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    can I get them?=20

    Thanks=20

    David Love=20




  As far as new prices are concerned, subscribe to the Ancott Music =
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  Directory, Acoustic Piano Edition. For $45.00 per year you get 2 =
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  fall/winter and spring/summer. ($80.00 for 2 years). You can call them =
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  513-772-2282.=20

  As far as used pianos are concerned, unlike a blue book for cars, =
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  guide in the piano industry, at least not that I know of. There are so =
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  variables when it comes to pianos, it is difficult to put a "formula" =
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  determining the value of a used piano. The variables include, but are =
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  limited to: area of the country, age and use of the instrument, over =
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  condition, style and model, case damage.=20

  I have been appraising pianos for over 20 years, and it is still a =
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  You really need to know the value of new pianos, and what the piano =
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  appraising sold for new, to determine the value of the used piano.=20

  Wim=20

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