advice on Chickering Square

[James Grebe]

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If any of you watch Antique Road Show on PBS, it is almost laughable the =
value these experts place on a lot of the stuff people bring.  Are we =
not in the real world or not.? It sure makes the people happy bringing =
the stuff to them with huge value prices.
James Grebe
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Joe And Penny Goss=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:54 PM
  Subject: Re: advice on Chickering Square


  The value of things is determined by the buyer.=20
  An item has no value if there is no buyer.
  ie. Some, would give millions for the last out ball in this years =
baseball worlds series. To me it has no other value than just another =
baseball.
  Unless I owned it <G>
  Joe Goss RPT
  Mother Goose Tools
  imatunr@srvinet.com
  www.mothergoosetools.com
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    From: Joe Garrett=20
    To: pianotech=20
    Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:42 PM
    Subject: Re: advice on Chickering Square


    Don Mannino said: "In my opinion, this is a question for an antiques =
dealer.  Piano=20
    technicians tend to value pianos as musical instruments, and while =
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    piano might be useable as a piano, if it were to have any real value =
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    an antiques expert should be the one to appraise it.

    Good luck!"

    Don,
    I completely disagree with you. I've seen many, so-called "antiques" =
"appraised" by licensend appraisers that it is almost laughable. First, =
Antique Appraisers tend to avoid pianos, as they know nothing about them =
and usually don't get it right when they do make an attempt at setting a =
value. Example: and 1875ish Steinway Square Grand was appraised by one =
of these "appraisers" for over $20K!!!!! The insides of this piano were =
a disaster, but the outside was very nice. (It had been refinished!)=20
    We should hope that the antique appraisers stick to their given =
skills and stay the heck out of pianos. We'll all be better off, IMO!
    Best Regards,



    Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
    Captain, Tool Police
    Squares R I
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