[pianotech] Need some help...

David Andersen david at davidandersenpianos.com
Tue Jul 17 10:34:12 MDT 2012


Thanks, Pat; pleasure to chat with you....


On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:21 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:

> David,
> Amonth ago Our local Steinway dealer has a Walter studio traded in toward a pricey new S&S grand, and they sold the Walter to a customer of mine for $1,999. I'll be tuning it soon, but this was a really good deal for my customer (this dealer seldom prices low). Definitely more like a Craigslist price.
> Great seeing you at Seattle,
> Patrick
> 
> On Monday, July 16, 2012, David Andersen wrote:
> Hey all---Seattle was fantastic; great teachers, great classes, great people, a few great pianos...an honor and a pleasure being there and, especially, being given the honor of teaching there. Really. I love it.
> 
> I've never really come across a Walter piano in my practice; at conventions or NAMM, yes, but never in the wild. So now I have a 1991 Queen Anne-style mahogany "tall" console; it's in immaculate shape, just needs some tightening, tuning regulatin' and voicing which I'll do.
> Then it will look, sound and feel new and wonderful. At that point, what's a fair price for this micro-retailer to ask for such a sweet cupcake of a piano? Please don't guess; I'd like some experience-based answers, please.
> 
> Appreciate you taking the time to think about this...
> 
> DA

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