Appraisal Value

Andrew Olson andrew@birchcreek.org
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:43:34 -0600


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Dear List:

I have been asked to give an appraisal value for one of my customer's
pianos.  It's a Story & Clark, 1972.

How does one begin to find the VALUE of a piano like this in currency?  They
live in a rural area-- there are no piano stores within 90 miles.  My hunch
is they'll just list it in the local newspaper.

This will only be my second stop at this piano.  I tuned it back in
October-- it hadn't been tuned or maintained in more than 10 years prior.
It survived the pitch raise.  Now they want me to tune it again and give
them a value that they should try to sell it for.  Is there a standard for
this?  Do technicians usually charge extra to do an appraisal?

Thanks for your help!

Andrew Olson, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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