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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Within the past year I =
helped my son's
piano teacher purchase a 1984 Yamaha P-22 in excellent condition for =
$1,750 in
Tampa, Florida. I feel that was a fair price for a private sale. I would =
think
yours might be a few dollars less in that it is older. However, if the =
'84 had
been on a dealer's floor, I would have expected the price to be at least =
$2,500.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "William R. Brohinsky" =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:08
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Help with =
fmv</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
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size=2>> Heyla, list.<BR>> <BR>> I admit tobeing new to piano =
tuning as
a full-time endevor, and I <BR>> haven't built up the business I need =
yet to
be able to afford everything <BR>> I need. By the end of the month, I =
expect
to be able to acquire Pierce's.<BR>> <BR>> I have a seller and a =
buyer
lined up for a piano, but they want to know <BR>> fair market value. =
I lack
the resources myself to tell them. Could <BR>> someone take pity on =
me and
give me an idea what to tell them? The piano <BR>> is a Yamaha P22F =
in
near-perfect condition.It was bought new by the <BR>> present owner. =
It has
been properly cared for and lightly used since it <BR>> was bought in =
1975.
The serial number indicates that it was built for <BR>> the North =
American
market. There are some light scratches in the finish <BR>> (nothing =
that goes
to the wood), which I'm prepared to make go away. <BR>> There are two =
mildly
wild strings, which didn't prevent tuning the <BR>> piano. The action =
is
fine, and the pinblock is strong and stable. There <BR>> are no =
defects that
I can point to.<BR>> <BR>> I do intend to get a dampp chaser on =
it, which
both parties are in <BR>> agreement about. It hadn't been tuned for 4 =
years,
but spent that time <BR>> wrapped in blankets in a fairly =
temperature-stable
room. Nothing in New <BR>> England can claim to be humidity stable =
without
some pretty impressive <BR>> efforts (ask me about the calibration =
lab
someday). But there is no sign <BR>> of moisture damage or
drying-out.<BR>> <BR>> What should be the selling price?<BR>> =
<BR>>
raybro<BR>> <BR>> =
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