[Owen J Greyling, RPT]

Up here, in Canada  Steinway's are a rare commodity, at least where I live
and learn.  This thread got started, really because the new pastor at this
local church told his board that this old Steinway should go for thousands
and thousands of dollars.  I became the bad, rip off piano technician who
didn't know nothin' cause I don't work on Steinways every day....go figure...

Owen

  At 02:50 PM 2/13/00 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 02/13/2000 1:31:28 PM Central Standard Time, 
>pneely@thegrid.net writes:
>
>> David what about older like in the forties and 50's  I'm wanting pick one up
>>  to rebuild  what price range , one in the  condition that was described 
>hear
>>  Pat Neely
>>  
>Pat,
>If you are referring to the value of Steinways I am not sure what you mean by 
>"older."
>If what you are referring to is a later "L"  Steinway, I have found the 
>figures I stated earlier to be right in the ballpark, though the "L" is 
>considered to be a better piano and will generally command a couple more 
>thousand retail.
>
>I can relate to the sticker shock of the value of older Steinways needing 
>full restorations. I wholesaled Steinways across the country at a time when I 
>could buy a truckload (literally) for $2500 apiece and they would sell for 
>$5500 apiece in California to rebuilders (1978 to 1985).  When I started 
>paying attention again to wholesale prices I almost had a heart attack.
>
>David Koelzer
>DFW TX
>
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