Used piano market, was Re: Bluthner Appraisal

[Wayne Walker]

I work for a company that sell both new and used pianos. I have noticed a
differnces in the market in the last 5 or 6 years. Back then I wouldn't
think twice about buying an older upright and reconditioning or rebuilding.
Now days you can't recouped your expensed. The only used pianos that we buy
now are newer apartment size 30-40 years old or newer. Even these when done
come close to the price of a new Chinese piano which we also carry.


Wayne Walker
Piano Tuner & Technician
MUSICSTOP LTD
1005 Dow Rd, New Minas, NS
B4N 3R4
Cell 902-221-1540
Fax 902-681-1463

mailto:wayne.w@musicstop.com
www.musicstop.com

-----Original Message-----
From: J Patrick Draine [mailto:draine@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:28 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Used piano market, was Re: Bluthner Appraisal



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

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