[pianotech] Square's for $ 20K ? Is that possible?

[Don Mannino]

Ed,

My answer on that issue is to tell the owner that I am appraising the piano
as a musical instrument.  If they want an appraisal as an antique, they need
to contact an antiques appraiser.

That seems to make it more clear in their minds.

Don Mannino

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ed Foote
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 10:26 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Square's for $ 20K ? Is that possible?

Greetings,
    Recently, I was asked to give an appraisal of a square grand, and my
fair market value estimate was approx. 5% of what others expected.  In my
experience here in Tennessee, these things can't be given away, but there
might be other venues in which they are pursued.  I was told that the
insurance estimate had been $20K and that various web sites had them
advertised from $20 to $35k.
    Does anybody care to offer what prices they have actually seen paid for
these pianos in the last 10 years?
Regards,

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html