Should I?

[Willem Blees]

Alan

In order for you to make a profit, after two moves and the work you have to do, you will need to sell the piano for at least $5000. For $6000 someone can buy a brand new piano. Never mind that this $6000 will be a small Chinese made piano, but unless the name on the front says Steinway, Baldwin, Yamaha, or?Kawai, there aren't going to be too many people interested in buying a "used" piano for $5000.

I would pass on this one, unless they are willing to come down to $2000. 

Just my 2 cents worth


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
808-349-2943
www.bleespiano.com
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Barnard <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 9:22 am
Subject: Should I?




Advice from experience, please.

?

I have a chance to buy a Howard C-171 from a church, with the idea of selling it at a profit after some regulation, etc. The piano is a pretty fer drive from me and I'm not familiar with this model. They bought it new in the 80's, I think, and the case is supposed to be in good shape with, apparently, a ding on one of the cheekblocks. They are asking $3500 ... 

?

I know some of you have lot of experience buying and selling used pianos, I do not. Does?this sound like?something worth the drive to check it out?

?


Alan Barnard
Salem, MO


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080914/fc8a3740/attachment.html