How much is my piano worth?
How much is my piano worth?
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Swoxy

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2,842 posts

241 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Does anyone know how much is my piano worth and how should I go about selling it? Thanks ...






GKP

15,099 posts

272 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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A grand.



(That was a very poor piano based joke and not a true reflection on its worth.)

slomax

7,286 posts

223 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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GKP said:
A grand.
no, it's an upright

Hugo a Gogo

23,438 posts

264 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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pianos are worth feck all, you can't give them away

sort those cables out too, for feck's sake

Laurel Green

31,292 posts

263 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Depends if it highlyover-strung, that is the key issue.

trickywoo

14,279 posts

261 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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£150

Gumtree

soad

34,751 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Swoxy said:
how should I go about selling it?
Small ads, gumtree, ebay etc.
"Piano - free to good home, buyer collects."

Lots of people like them if only as a piece of furniture. Also good for people with kids just starting out.

Galsia

2,266 posts

221 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Unfortunately uprights tend to be pretty much worthless because a tuneup and a restring will cost more than a new one.

Edit: It looks lovely though. If it works fine and is in tune I'd keep it!

Edited by Galsia on Tuesday 25th May 16:54

soad

34,751 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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If all else fails - Axe & Sledgehammer = Lots of noise & fun...fully recommended.

A bit messy to clean up, but what the hell. Then chuck it into garden and set on fire, oh yessss biggrin

HTH

Galsia

2,266 posts

221 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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soad said:
If all else fails - Axe & Sledgehammer = Lots of noise & fun...fully recommended.

A bit messy to clean up, but what the hell. Then chuck it into garden and set on fire, oh yessss biggrin

HTH
Got to be careful, if you get caught by a snapping string it can kill you quite easily. Piano strings are very tightly strung.

Reload

1,530 posts

205 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Hugo a Gogo said:
sort those cables out too, for feck's sake
hehe

Laurel Green

31,292 posts

263 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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If I remember rightly, someone on here purchased a build-it-yourself-piano-kit. Perhaps, if they never succeeded with the build, they might consider the purchase of yours. Anyone else remember the thread? biggrin

ETA: It was Olf.

Edited by Laurel Green on Tuesday 25th May 17:03

Size Nine Elm

5,167 posts

315 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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If its full size, it might be worth about 88 notes. Or something on that sort of scale.

RalphK

596 posts

243 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Where abouts in London are you? I've been trying to get my hands on a second hand upright recently....

PM me if you need

ShadownINja

80,169 posts

313 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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soad said:
Lots of people like them if only as a piece of furniture.
Bizarre.

davidjpowell

18,707 posts

215 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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I think we sold ours for about £250. It was a good one so quote a disappointment. They are bloody hard to sell though

I rang a couple of Piano dealers from Yellow pages who viewed and bought.


soad

34,751 posts

207 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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ShadownINja said:
soad said:
Lots of people like them if only as a piece of furniture.
Bizarre.
Older folk like them (I assume).

Hugo a Gogo

23,438 posts

264 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Galsia said:
soad said:
If all else fails - Axe & Sledgehammer = Lots of noise & fun...fully recommended.

A bit messy to clean up, but what the hell. Then chuck it into garden and set on fire, oh yessss biggrin

HTH
Got to be careful, if you get caught by a snapping string it can kill you quite easily. Piano strings are very tightly strung.
the old banjo string can be quite nasty too, if that lets go

Fort Jefferson

8,237 posts

253 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Give it to Top Gear so they can drop it on another Marina.

Silverbullet767

11,371 posts

237 months

Tuesday 25th May 2010
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Fort Jefferson said:
Give it to Top Gear so they can drop it on another Marina.
yes