Ha, ha, ha-ha, ha! Anon On Feb 2, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Avery wrote: > Ever heard the old thing about not mentioning someone's name unless > you want them to show up? Hasn't been more than 2-3 days since I > asked about Terry and here he is again! LOL > > On Feb 2, 2010, at 8:27 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for this real-world example, Terry. And nice to see you back >> on the list! I was wondering if you'd let yourself be eaten by a >> shark. :-) >> >> -- >> JF >> >> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com >> > wrote: >> Hi John! I might be able to give you a little help. This past >> spring I sold my personal piano, a 1992 Boston GP-178 (5' 10") >> grand. I think the Baldwin L is 6' 4"? My Boston was in absolute >> showroom condition - well, better than showroom because it was >> finely regulated, etc. and I sold it for $9K. I was happy with the >> sale price because of the poor sales market then. I know they were >> happy with the price because they got a good deal on a fabulous >> piano. When I went to tune it a few weeks after the sale, the >> pastor walked up to me and said (he didn't know I was the one who >> sold it to them) "why did they sell it - it's like new?" >> >> With that in mind, your piano is a bit larger, but a few years >> older, and clearly from your description of condition, it's way >> down the road from what mine was. I'd say your estimate of a >> realistic market value is something pretty close to the mark - or >> maybe even a little less. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Terry Farrell >> >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:02 PM, John Formsma wrote: >> >> List, >> >> I'm writing up a market value appraisal for a 1985 satin ebony >> Baldwin L grand. Would appreciate any input on the following. >> >> It's in reasonably good mechanical condition. No obvious problems, >> other than what we've come to expect as features on Baldwin grands. >> >> There are some finish issues, which I think might cost up to $800 >> to repair to look fairly nice. Small chips and some cracking >> developing on the top of the stretcher. >> >> 1 mm of crown at the longest rib; none elsewhere. Positive bearing. >> >> Bridges OK, some minor checking in places. Sound is typical >> Baldwin, with sustain of 7 seconds at C6, 3-4 seconds at C7, >> >> Tuning pins tight, as expected. Most steel strings are coated >> lightly with rust, more at the bass end, less at the treble. All >> string coils are lightly rusted, except in the very treble section. >> This is the kind of rust that looks bad, but wouldn't necessarily >> affect tone or cause string breakage. It looks like it was in a >> damp environment for a while (comes from Florida originally). >> >> The action is in good condition -- not excessive wear. Would >> benefit from minor reconditioning (cleaning, polishing key pins, >> hammer reshaping) and regulation. >> >> According to Larry Fine's depreciation schedule and a 2008-2009 >> price of a new L at $40K, an "Average" Baldwin L would be valued >> roughly at $13,600. However, with the rust and finish issues, my >> "gut" tells me a more realistic market value would be somewhere >> between $7-8.5K. >> >> Input? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100202/aa3bed2a/attachment-0001.htm>
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