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Value of Used Disklaviers
By Larry Kellogg

George Bogatko wrote:
> I could, of course, go out and just buy a Disklavier, but at $30,000
> a pop for a grand, that's more than I can afford, and I'd be killed if
> I tried to squeeze an upright in the house.

I think this is a little misleading. All of the Disklavier grands are not $30,000. Some of them can be purchased for around $15k. It depends on the model. The upright MX100II, which basically lists for something like $12-14k, can be had for less then $10k; I got mine for $8200. Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate.

Meta Brown asked:
> Does anyone have suggestions on how I can get some pricing information
> on used Disklaviers? I never seem to see them for sale.

I agree, it is quite rare to see used Disklaviers for sale. Maybe people can't stand to let them go! I bought a new one because I couldn't find a used one and the technology on the new ones is better than in the older models. P.S. I'm not selling mine!

Regards,
Larry Kellogg

[ Several years ago a 270 cm. Boesendorfer, priced new at $50k in the store,
[ was purchased by a friend a few months later for $17.5k when the bank
[ repossessed it. The bank holding the loan had no idea how to sell it,
[ and no piano dealers wanted the big piano (92 keys). What's more, my
[ friend got 100% financing from the Musicians Credit Union on the
[ slighty-used piano. -- Robbie

(Message sent Tue 18 Mar 1997, 12:08:34 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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