appraisals

[Farrell]

About four years ago my son's piano teacher bought an 18-year old excellent 
condition (super clean) grey-market G5 for $7,500 - I thought she got a 
steal on it - very nice piano.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martin cipolla" <pianodoctor at msn.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:47 PM
Subject: RE: appraisals


> This model is no longer in the yamaha line so comparing apples to apples 
> will be tough.  A new Yamaha C-3 6`1`` will sell for 28 to 30,000.  I 
> would venture a educated guess the the 14 yr old G3 would be worth between 
> 8,000 to 10,000.
>
>
>>From: "John pengelly" <johnsfsr at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Subject: appraisals
>>Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:11:17 -0700
>>
>>
>>
>>I have an appraisal coming up next week for a new client. They have a 
>>Yamaha
>>G3, 6 ft grand they want to sell. They bought it used 14 years ago. I feel
>>confident in appraising its condition but feel uneasy in giving a fair 
>>value
>>for resale. I live in a market of mostly old uprights and don't see a lot 
>>of
>>grands up for sale. Any thoughts on this particular model or how to get
>>better educated in this field?
>>
>>Much appreciated,
>>
>>
>>
>>John Pengelly
>>
>>The Tuning Fork
>>
>
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