Piano Appraisal

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<<   1.  Current Condition.

  2.  Appraisal.

  3.  Value after Restoration.

  4.  Professional Opinion.

       

 My goal here is to surpass this gentleman's expectations. >>

Greetings, 
  I think his expectations are for you to make an investment decision for 
him.  Are you ready to do that? 
     My professional opinion would be to stay way away from #3 and don't get 
too close to #2,  unless you have seen a goodly number of Steinway Pianolas 
restored and then sold.  This is a specialty market, very few of these pianos 
are sold as restored, so there is no baseline.  It will be worth what someone 
wants to pay at that time.  
    I would not combine the sales attraction of an investment pitch with the 
sale of my restoration services on a third party instrument, unless I know the 
market well enough to speak with assurance.  Otherwise, I have to tell them I 
am wildly guessing. (which I have done).
Regards,
     
Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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