How to know the value of a piano (in mint condition)

[J Patrick Draine]

Are you also familiar with Larry Fine's "2005-2006 Annual Supplement  
to THE PIANO BOOK"? That's a fairly comprehensive guide to list prices.
There is also the Ancott Guide which comes out more frequently and (I  
haven't subscribed to it for more than 10 years) I think may be a bit  
more precise in focussing on MSRP.
Obviously older pianos aren't of the same retail value, which makes  
putting together an appraisal more of an art (or at least more work)!
Go to retailers' showrooms, read "want advertisers", e-bay,  
pianoworld, etc.
Patrick

On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:46 PM, ed miller wrote:

> I understand that there is much more to appraising pianos than just  
> knowing a single listed value, but I can't find a comprehensive  
> guide to "list prices".
>
> The only book I know of is the The Piano Book by Larry Fine. I have  
> not found it too useful because so often a particular piano or  
> model piano I am looking for is not listed.
>
> Also the Piano Book doesn't factor date of manufacture into the  
> listed value, all the pianos are listed according to model. I don't  
> understand this.....Wouldn't a piano of the same model, but  
> manufactured 30 years earlier be worth a different amount (whether  
> it be more or less)?
>
> Can anyone help me understand this, and suggest some other  
> resources to help me appraise pianos?
>
> Thanks, Ed
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