This is true of most vertical pianos with badly scarred or damaged cases, as well as older, off-brand pianos in plain cabinets. This means in a buyer’s market, many pianos that play well may nevertheless not be saleable at any price if they don’t look as good as they play. To determine if your piano is suitable for resale, there are three basic things to consider:Īppearance : People who buy decent-quality pianos usually have well-decorated environments for them to go into. This expense alone can approach or exceed the budget of a shopper looking for a low-cost option, and that means instruments of lower quality, low brand-name recognition, and less-than-stellar reputation tend to attract little or no sales interest. Thus, even when the seller is willing to give away the piano, it still can cost a recipient $1,000– $2,000 to accept it. Almost all pianos over 10 years old will need this work to play well and sound good. * $200–$400 for necessary repairs, regulating the action, and voicing of a console or upright, and twice that for a decent-quality grand piano. For most pianos offered for sale, a pitch raise is necessary to compensate for years of tuning neglect. * $200–$300 to pitch-raise and tune the piano.
Costs can double for shipping over greater distances and/or to more challenging destinations, such as a building with many steps, or to an upper floor. * $200–$500 to move an upright piano, or $300–$600 to move a grand piano, within a 25-mile radius and to a home with no more than three or four steps. This means as moving day approaches, sellers are pressured by time and often have to drastically lower their asking price in order to vacate on schedule.įor buyers on a limited budget, the costs involved in moving a piano to its new location and getting it in good playing condition after the move are relatively high, leaving them with less to pay you for the piano itself.
Since the Recession, used pianos at all price levels have plummeted in value.
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