Used Yamahas

[Robert Goodale]

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I imagine the Florida environment would be more forgiving for gray =
market pianos with humidity levels closer to the Japanese climate.  I =
would not recommend them under any circumstances anywhere else though.  =
I'm sure there are many on this list who can tell tales.  The list =
archives are full of stories.  A dealer here got a couple about two =
years ago.  In the desert climate they self destructed on the showroom =
floor as you watched!  With in a week the board had more cracks than you =
could count and with in two weeks some were 1/8" wide or better.  I =
don't know what they did with them, they weren't sellable.

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV
  I had a client that just recently sold a VERY 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.

  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.

  Seems to me the prices you are looking at may be a bit steep.

  Terry Farrell
  Tampa, Florida
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  Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 6:47 PM
  Subject: Used Yamahas


  > Greetings,=20
  >    Just finished looking at a slew of used Yamaha C-3 grands.  =
Priced about=20
  > $19,000.  They were all 10 years old and the actions were in pretty =
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  > shape.  All the boards showed a little bridge roll and just barely =
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  > crown to measure. =20
  >    One  eight year old C-7 was in nice shape, priced at $24,000.=20
  >    All pianos are ebony and all the pinblocks felt good.  =20
  >     These all seem about 15% too high, but I may be out of the loop =
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  > what things are selling for in this brand.  Anybody got thoughts or =
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  > experience as to what the market for them really is?=20
  > Thanks,
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  > Ed Foote RPT=20
  > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/
  > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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