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My piano had been in our family since i was young and we needed some information about wether it was worth selling. We had already read some things about this particular brand but couldnt seem to find out anything else. Full text of organ blue book 19851986 see other formats official organ valuation guide. Any such price list would only cause confusion in the marketplace. The bluebook of pianos has adopted the following definitions to help clarify the level of repairs on a piano. Baldwin pianos are a musical legacy that for over a century, continues to live on. The blue book of pianos website values of automatic pianos and organs by arthur reblitz response to question about value by john tuttle. The age of an instrument is not a consideration, prices shown are for vertical pianos made after 1960, pianos older than that should receive additional scrutiny by buyer. Baldwin has been in the business for 150 years and has become the piano of choice for the worlds hottest artists, including aaron copland, liberace, dave brubeck, marian mcpartland, ben folds and miley cyrus. This piano has new renner blue point hammers and has also been restrung. Your website not only clarified my pianos age but now. Both pianos had renner actions and phenomenal performance. However, we have my grandmothers, and i just cant get rid of it.
A medium sized yamaha upright can beat out an old cable nelson grand or full size upright any day. Baldwin pianos are a popular choice for students, home enthusiasts and professional musicians alike. It also has pertinent information on piano pricing and discount information. If you peruse through the listings of free and cheap pianos on classified advertising sites, you will find ample evidence that this is true. That said, a blue book of pianos is a highly useful starting point, and im happy to recommend it here. This book offers an uptodate list of prices of current pianos that are both new and used. Player piano values general playercare player pianos.
This online piano appraisal takes you step by step through the piano assessment process. How to determine the value of a used piano pianobuyer. This information can help guide you in making important decisions. For over 10 years living pianos has been offering a wide selection of toptier new and used pianos for sale. Used piano consumer guides the official bluebook of pianos. This chart is used extensively as the source of used piano price information by retailers, teachers, technicians. The best book of this sort, a practical, downtoearth price guide, workable, easy to follow guidelines. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value. The company was founded by dwight hamilton baldwin in cincinnati, ohio in 1862. The baldwin grand piano, designed, built and guaranteed by the baldwin company is used exclusively by the first rank of artists in all spheres of musical expression pianists, composers, conductors, singers, instrumentalists as well as the outstanding symphony orchestras around the world and in music festivals everywhere. The website contains a wealth of free information regarding guides to appraisals and buying new and used pianos. Find out exactly how old your piano is with our piano age calculator.
The companys first piano, an upright, began selling in 1891. To understand your pianos value, you must first figure out what it is, who built it, how old it is and what condition it is in. The blue book of pianos website is a great resource for finding the value of a piano. In each case we show the lowest price at retail for each size.
I spent over 3 hours last night looking for some basic information about how much i should sell my small upright piano for. We have a huge selection of used and secondhand pianos for sale. Baldwin sf10 7foot grand piano for sale living pianos. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 pianos year of manufacture, as well as 3 the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight. Salvage value is what a dealer, technician, or rebuilder would pay for a piano that is essentially unplayable or unserviceable and in need of restoration. Brougher restorations the value of a pneumatic player piano read this very common inquiry hello my name is jim and i reside in london, ohio just east of dayton. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, apartments for rent, jobs listings, merchandise, and other classifieds in your neighborhood.
This information should be very useful when trying to find out what your piano is worth. This section lists the average resale prices for used pianos. All too many people fall into the trap of assuming a pianos brand has inherent value. The warm baldwin tone is a result of using similar materials to the ones that we always have such as abel hammers, and by having a product manager at the factory who has worked with baldwin pianos for many years. Piano blue book piano prices manufacturers suggested. Now you have access to the complete piano pricing that before was only available to piano dealers. My boy started piano and would have loved a blue piano. The appearance is also very nice for a piano of its age. The problem is most of the time, this is pure guess work. Yet if you head online, youll find all kinds of sites that offer you bluebook value of a piano, charge you a small fee for coaching to tell you what you should pay for a piano, or even offer to appraise your piano to tell you its worth. This list does not include the many furniture styles and finishes.
Piano store new and used pianos for sale living pianos. Hamilton organ, which built reed organs, and the baldwin piano company, which made pianos. It has been subjected to the most severe tests of all clematis and it has endured the most rigorous use. Baldwin produced the sd10 9foot piano in the late 1960s, and soon after came out with the sf10. The ebook is objective, too, in that it compiles actual selling prices for.
The site, including the elements that comprise it, is exclusive property of the company bluebook of piano, the sole entity entitled to use the intellectual property rights and the related personality rights. We have compiled all the pricing in the entire piano industry into one simple webpage. Ive seen many old steinways in terrible condition, yet many people will naively assume that these are good pianos simply because of the name. Like any used product, a used piano can be damaged or defective. Lets now consider the most important variables that affect piano values. The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their ebook of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market.
Each piano that carries the name baldwin, is a piece of that legacy which has contributed to american piano history and manufacturing. Blue pianos for sale classifieds on oodle classifieds. Ellington reproducing pianos, grand pianos, uprights and player pianos are made by the ellington piano co. Baldwin was established in 1862 by dwight hamilton baldwin in cincinnati, ohio. A used piano that has been disassembled, inspected, repaired as necessary with replacement of all worn or deteriorated parts, reassembled, tested and approved to at least the tolerances of a new piano of like manufacture is. The piano book, now in its fourth edition, has been the standard consumer reference in the piano business in the united states and canada since 1987, and is the only book of its kind. Browse our available selection, or use our filters to refine your search by size, price, location, distance from you, or color. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. You can look up a free piano serial number history search from this page see list of. Baldwin piano prices and value upright, grand new, used. It can be determined using the idealizedvalueminuscost of restoration method, but discounted, like tradein value, to allow the commercial seller to make a profit.
What is the value of an upright baldwin piano, serial number. Jul 12, 2012 what are the risks of buying a used piano. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america. Baldwin pianos for sale buy a baldwin piano at pianomart. Baldwin locomotive works, one of the worlds largest builders of steam locomotives in the 19th and 20th centuries.
You dont need a bible or a repair manual when you buy a car, refrigerator, washing machine, or television set, why do you need one when buy a piano. After signing up to your membership i discovered my piano s actually worth a lot more than expected. Baldwin boys high school, one of the schools in india. This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. Baldwin pianos company history serial number search. Each new edition of the official piano e blue book represents a comprehensive reevaluation of the changing price structure within the used piano industry. Prices are given only for the lowestpriced style of each model.
In 18891890, baldwin vowed to build the best piano that could be built and subsequently formed two production companies. Barnabas fekete inspects each baldwin grand as it comes off the line and makes sure it is voiced to sound like a baldwin. Acrosonic was a line of spinets and consoles produced by baldwin between around 1935 1965, i believe, maybe a bit later. For this very reason, we can help you determine the accurate. Our available baldwin pianos include a range of types, costs and conditions. Baldwin pianos are famous for their touch, tone, and durability. Baldwin piano company, once the largest manufacturer of pianos and keyboard instruments in the us. The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the basis of the price shown.
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