Used piano market, was Re: Bluthner Appraisal

[J Patrick Draine]

On Aug 10, 2005, at 8:05 AM, Jon Page wrote:

> Due to the oppressively depressed condition of the used piano market

As someone who does not buy & sell pianos (and I don't spend a lot of  
time hanging out at new/used piano dealers), I'm wondering how others  
feel about Jon's assessment of the market. I do recall that when  
Larry Fine wrote his first edition his conclusion was that while the  
new piano market had landed on very hard times the used market seemed  
to cruise along under the radar screen. It seems to me the "asking  
price" for used pianos of all varieties and conditions in adverts  
(newspapers, "want advertisers," on the web) by private parties and  
dealers remains surprisingly high.
Have the Chinese imports really demolished the used piano market?
Patrick Draine
Billerica, MA