[CAUT] Selling Used P22s; was Position Announcement

[tannertuner]

Reason I ask is I've got one about 13 years old on consignment in like new condition on my floor and no one is biting. Sold new for $4K then, which translates to around $5500 now. Problem is, sitting in the same room with Pramberger PV118S, people would rather buy a new piano with better tone and a 12 year warranty.
Jeff

--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> wrote:

> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison University
> To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:01 AM
> Hi,
> 
> I dunno. The market here for used pianos is crazy! We use a
> closed bid system and one went for $2400.00. If they don't
> sell we lower the starting price. We keep them in really
> good condition too.
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org]
> On Behalf Of tannertuner
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:54 AM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James Madison
> University
> 
> I gotta wonder how on earth you got $2000 a piece for 20
> year old P22s.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> --- On Mon, 7/19/10, Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Position announcement, James
> Madison University
> > To: "caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org>
> > Date: Monday, July 19, 2010, 5:18 PM
> > 
> > I have 12 S&S verticals at Snow college and can't
> > imagine 100! There should be at least 2 techs there
> with
> > those numbers according to Steinway. 
> > 
> > On a different note, I don't see how the numbers can
> work
> > with Steinway uprights. We bought some P22s 20 years
> ago for
> > around $2,000.00 and sold them this year (After 20
> years
> > use) for about $2,000.00. If you buy 1098s for what,
> > $15,000.00, (?) what can you sell them for in 20 or
> 30
> > years?? The math doesn't work.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > 
> > tannertuner wrote:
> > > Wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy!
> > 
> > 
> > But a hundred of these pianos are new Steinway
> verticals.
> > Your 
> > worst enemy is the ideal recommendation!
> > 
> > Is the previous tech AWOL or just heavily sedated?
> > Ron N
> > 
> 
>