On 12/30/2010 6:27 AM, James Grebe wrote: > I get a lot of calls through my website about evaluating very old pianos > whose owners think they are worth a lot of money. I keep telling them > older is not better or more valuable. People are simply not buying very > old pianos , at least in my area. I do not know how Chuck can have a > steady stream of completely rebuilt old uprights that are bringing > enough money to justify the work. In this area, if it is an upright , > forget about selling it. People do not want these old pianos around. I > am speaking for the general population. The numbers don't work here either. Not even close. There's no way to sell an old upright here for half what a decent rebuild costs, let alone a complete one. Ron N
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