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<DIV>I had a client that just recently sold a <EM><U>VERY</U></EM>
NICE 1985 Yamy C3 for $9,000 - she advertised a couple times and =
that was
the highest bid. I just inspected three Yamy C5s about 20 years old =
(grey
market) for a guy in NY. OK shape. Looked good. Flat boards & =
minimal to no
downbearing in killer octave areas. Asking $9,000.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I helped my son's piano teacher buy a used grey market 1983 G5 =
about a year
ago. She paid $7,500 for it. The piano is virtually indistinguishable =
from new.
Very, very nice piano. No defects. Good board, no killer octave, she =
loves the
action, looks like new, etc.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Seems to me the prices you are looking at may be a bit =
steep.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
<DIV>Tampa, Florida</DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
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<DIV>Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:47 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Used Yamahas</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> Greetings, <BR>> Just finished =
looking at a
slew of used Yamaha C-3 grands. Priced about <BR>> =
$19,000. They
were all 10 years old and the actions were in pretty good <BR>> =
shape.
All the boards showed a little bridge roll and just barely enough =
<BR>> crown
to measure. <BR>> One eight year old C-7 was =
in nice
shape, priced at $24,000. <BR>> All pianos are ebony and =
all the
pinblocks felt good. <BR>> These all =
seem
about 15% too high, but I may be out of the loop as far as <BR>> what =
things
are selling for in this brand. Anybody got thoughts or recent =
<BR>>
experience as to what the market for them really is? <BR>> =
Thanks,<BR>>
<BR>> Ed Foote RPT <BR>> <A
href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/">www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/</A><B=
R>> <A
href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html">www.uk-=
piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</A><BR>>
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