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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 329961, member: 55"]Yes...there was another thread on an old grand piano...the OP was probably going to have to donate it to a music school, if he could find one to take it.</p><p>In most parts of most countries, pianos are nearly worthless; they often will cost more to be put in playing condition, tuned - and moved - than they are worth. It is not uncommon for that to cost anywhere from $100 to $5,000.</p><p>Many people want electronic keyboards; few want pianos. As a result, per a piece on Canadian TV several years ago, the city dumps in Vancouver BC receive 2-3 pianos <u>per day</u>, and the newspapers and online ads are full of listings for "free piano, just haul it away."</p><p>But there are exceptions, and this one may be very valuable, if the right buyer can be found. Like the one mentioned by Bronwen; though one might have to get the piano to Germany....and I suspect that thousands of dollars, pounds, or marks were spent to recondition that one in order to realize the sale price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 329961, member: 55"]Yes...there was another thread on an old grand piano...the OP was probably going to have to donate it to a music school, if he could find one to take it. In most parts of most countries, pianos are nearly worthless; they often will cost more to be put in playing condition, tuned - and moved - than they are worth. It is not uncommon for that to cost anywhere from $100 to $5,000. Many people want electronic keyboards; few want pianos. As a result, per a piece on Canadian TV several years ago, the city dumps in Vancouver BC receive 2-3 pianos [U]per day[/U], and the newspapers and online ads are full of listings for "free piano, just haul it away." But there are exceptions, and this one may be very valuable, if the right buyer can be found. Like the one mentioned by Bronwen; though one might have to get the piano to Germany....and I suspect that thousands of dollars, pounds, or marks were spent to recondition that one in order to realize the sale price.[/QUOTE]
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