how to sell a 30K grand piano??

[Mustapha]

Originally Posted by aXis888x

so my uncle gave my dad a 40k Steinway & Sons grand piano for his birthday one year (what the hell?? it takes up our ENTIRE living room) and he hasnt used it for over a year so he wants to sell it. hes tried a few places but no luck.

does anyone have experience with pianos, know where i could sell it, know who i could sell it to or want it themselves?


thank you

Isn't uncle going to be seriously miffed when he comes over one day and it's no longer there?

I mean ... if he can give your dad a 40K$ piano ... ain't your dad going to get himself written out of uncles will???

-Moose

 

[Pennglock]

Originally Posted by Mustapha

Isn't uncle going to be seriously miffed when he comes over one day and it's no longer there?

I mean ... if he can give your dad a 40K$ piano ... ain't your dad going to get himself written out of uncles will???

-Moose

That's what I was about to say... Maybe it would go over a little if you guys donated it to a school or something? Cashing it in seems like a bad move if the uncle in question is still alive.

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

He had both a Fazioli and a Steinway D? That must have been one large apartment.

Jon.

it was the penthouse so yea, big place.

 

[aXis888x]

Originally Posted by Pennglock

That's what I was about to say... Maybe it would go over a little if you guys donated it to a school or something? Cashing it in seems like a bad move if the uncle in question is still alive.

he will understand, we can just tell him our interests have changed. my dad is really into music but doesnt know hw to play piano..no one in the family does. not sure why he got i in the first place.

im not sure what the shipping will be but my dad will help pay for it.

i have an ebay ad up now, and im contacting some universities.


he really doesnt want to have to pay like 10-15% commission

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by aXis888x

he will understand, we can just tell him our interests have changed. my dad is really into music but doesnt know hw to play piano..no one in the family does. not sure why he got i in the first place.

im not sure what the shipping will be but my dad will help pay for it.

i have an ebay ad up now, and im contacting some universities.


he really doesnt want to have to pay like 10-15% commission

Contact New England Conservatory, Berkelee School of Music and Boston Conservatory.

 

[Jerome]

does anyone have experience with pianos

When I sold my house a couple of years ago I also had a Bösendorfer piano in it that was 90 years old with ivory claviature [keys] but I gave that away for free so cant be of help...anyway, no need to stick overly long to old things if you dont have the space for them any more...

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by Jerome

When I sold my house a couple of years ago I also had a Bösendorfer piano in it that was 90 years old with ivory claviature [keys] but I gave that away for free so cant be of help...anyway, no need to stick overly long to old things if you dont have the space for them any more...

That must have been a great free gift.

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by Jerome

When I sold my house a couple of years ago I also had a Bösendorfer piano in it that was 90 years old with ivory claviature [keys] but I gave that away for free so cant be of help...anyway, no need to stick overly long to old things if you dont have the space for them any more...

wow you're a baller. has your spot been in any music videos I'd be familiar with?

 

[Jerome]

Tbh I am ashamed to tell the truth, but what the heck: it was very out of tune and neither I nor my Mom who also moved out could play (only my granny)- so actually it was destroyed and taken aways in pieces...maybe many will cringe and cry when reading this, couldnt help it...the overall circs where quite desperate at that time...

edit: violinist my only excuse is that Im located in Vienna...**** my Moms even an artist and so am I...wot can I say? "Sic(k) transit gloria mundi"

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by Jerome

Tbh I am ashamed to tell the truth, but what the heck: it was very out of tune and neither I nor my Mom who also moved out could play (only my granny)- so actually it was destroyed and taken aways in pieces...maybe many will cringe and cry when reading this, couldnt help it...the overall circs where quite desperate at that time...

Sacrilege!

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by Jerome

Tbh I am ashamed to tell the truth, but what the heck: it was very out of tune and neither I nor my Mom who also moved out could play (only my granny)- so actually it was destroyed and taken aways in pieces...maybe many will cringe and cry when reading this, couldnt help it...the overall circs where quite desperate at that time...

edit: violinist my only excuse is that Im located in Vienna...**** my Moms even an artist and so am I...wot can I say? "Sic(k) transit gloria mundi"

you live in Vienna and you threw away a perfectly good piano because it was out of tune?

You must be american.

 

[Jerome]

Yes I understand your chagrin at that actually it hurts me too thinking of it, but we didnt have TIME and leisure and neither contacts or experiences to sell it off- we were concentrating on the property etc...whatever its too late now anyway, hope you can find a worthy buyer, there vio.! edit: oops I meant the OP in this thread...my melancholy has over taken me a bit..

p.s. Im only American when Im in Japan- cause thats what they're thinking of me looking so damn Yankee...(got a pic up somewhere check if you like..)

 

[Violinist]

Originally Posted by Jerome

Yes I understand your chagrin at that actually it hurts me too thinking of it, but we didnt have TIME and leisure and neither contacts or experiences to sell it off- we were concentrating on the property etc...whatever its too late now anyway, hope you can find a worthy buyer, there vio.! edit: oops I meant the OP in this thread...my melancholy has over taken me a bit..

p.s. Im only American when Im in Japan- cause thats what they're thinking of me looking so damn Yankee...(got a pic up somewhere check if you like..)

In Wien there are more places per square kilometer to donate that piano than anywhere else on the globe, personally that's what I would have done. Don't know how Austrian tax law works, but it would have been a nice tax write off as well.

 

[Jerome]

Thats maybe all true but me and my Mom being a tick impractical and knowing **** about any business-things simply couldnt cope with that...now after having had to work with legions of lawyers and being deceived by various greedy bankers were re wiser too...

anyway thats all off topic I guess...