What did you pay for your grand piano? By way of…
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What did you pay for your grand piano?
By way of background, I bought my first home in 2021 and one of the first things I did was also buy my first piano - a friend of mine owned a music store and I picked out a nice enough sounding Bergmann (the entry level Chinese made Young Changs) baby grand on consignment for $6k all-in.
Fast forward to today, my wife wanted me to check out some nicer grand pianos and boy was I sticker shocked - to be fair, she pointed to Steinway, but even the Bostons and Yamahas were out of this world expensive.
I just assume that there are so few buyers now that this is like some sort of luxury good now? Anyway, if you're up for it would you kindly indicate:
* The kind of grand piano you got (e.g., Yamaha C5X, Boston GP193)
* When and where you got it (dealer, private sale)
* What was the all-in price (list vs. shipping/tuning and tax)
The salesfolk did make a fair point that while tons of people own used pianos, not that many own grand pianos and those who do aren't really getting rid of them if they are in good condition. As such, I figure I'd ask around!
Thanks in advance!
Update 5/19: On general advice of checking out a private seller, I happened to chance upon a craigslist listing that I checked out today. Kawaii KG-2D from 1982. Severely out of tune, Some sort of clackity sound. Looks like some drinks spilled on it over the years, with sticky stuff on keys and a bit on the piano too. But the tech I am going to hire says the price seems like a steal and to go for it. Will update when I actually get it moved and cleaned up and tuned!
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By way of background, I bought my first home in 2021 and one of the first things I did was also buy my first piano - a friend of mine owned a music store and I picked out a nice enough sounding Bergmann (the entry level Chinese made Young Changs) baby grand on consignment for $6k all-in.
Fast forward to today, my wife wanted me to check out some nicer grand pianos and boy was I sticker shocked - to be fair, she pointed to Steinway, but even the Bostons and Yamahas were out of this world expensive.
I just assume that there are so few buyers now that this is like some sort of luxury good now? Anyway, if you're up for it would you kindly indicate:
* The kind of grand piano you got (e.g., Yamaha C5X, Boston GP193)
* When and where you got it (dealer, private sale)
* What was the all-in price (list vs. shipping/tuning and tax)
The salesfolk did make a fair point that while tons of people own used pianos, not that many own grand pianos and those who do aren't really getting rid of them if they are in good condition. As such, I figure I'd ask around!
Thanks in advance!
Update 5/19: On general advice of checking out a private seller, I happened to chance upon a craigslist listing that I checked out today. Kawaii KG-2D from 1982. Severely out of tune, Some sort of clackity sound. Looks like some drinks spilled on it over the years, with sticky stuff on keys and a bit on the piano too. But the tech I am going to hire says the price seems like a steal and to go for it. Will update when I actually get it moved and cleaned up and tuned!
#music #audio
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