![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here you can see what different types and styles of instruments have been selling for over the past few years. It may be helpful if you go to our online showroom. The best way to get a general sense of what instruments are worth (after restoration) is by comparing them against what similar instruments are selling for in the real market. Much of the credit goes to education – folks are now able to go to the internet and learn about what they have, often encouraged to invest and preserve their instruments. Over the past two decades, we have seen the value of antique pianos and organs nearly double across the board. Restored instruments sell for high dollars – original, unrestored instruments simply do not. If you invested in having the automobile restored to make it a show car, you could then expect it to sell for a tidy sum – likely at a nice profit after your investment. If your instrument was an antique automobile sitting on blocks, full of rust and ruining due to neglect, you wouldn’t expect it to fetch a very high price. All prices are dynamic and subject to change at any time.Restoration is not cheap, but it is necessary to make any instrument worth top dollar. Naturally, suggested retail and actual selling price will vary depending on location and circumstance. Discount prices will vary from dealer to dealer with local competitive and economic conditions. ![]() Just as other big ticket items such as autos, trucks and RVs, dealers can offer deep discounts, large rebates, low interest loans and cash back with factory participation discounts that also apply to pianos. No two dealers are alike, no two markets are alike and starting retail prices are set by individual dealers. Retail pricing is the responsibility of the dealer. These are retail "sticker" prices used by dealers with the same margin of profit and percentages published in music product and consumer guides for many years in "The Ancott Music Product Directory", "The Piano Book Supplement Series", "The Bluebook of Pianos", and "The Piano Times Newspaper". Price information is for the sole purpose of providing a maximum retail selling price benchmark "The Suggested Retail Price" represents in general an average retail "selling" price by U.S. ![]()
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