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Mason and hamlin, boosendorfer, bechstein, baldwin, blunther. Petrof grand piano model iii 540 020 living pianos. Petrofs bestselling grand piano and the darling of musical exhibitions this is the masterly p210 pasat grand. See our custom piano technician map to find a tuner nearest you. The age of your piano is determined by the serial number. The bluebook of pianos the guide to new piano prices. Retail prices for every major piano brand and most models. Upright pianos pianos musical instruments products.
Used steinway pianos average 48% of the current msrp prices. It trades in 5 continents and exports to over 65 countries the world. Czech piano maker petrof focuses on china sales to survive. Most of my concert experience was on steinways, both the hamburg and the ny models. Again, you need to check information before passing it on. Although more accurate than a blue books general information, it is by no means the whole story when it comes to determining piano value. Graves carries over 100 used grand pianos in every size, style and price point imaginable. This list does not include the many furniture styles and finishes.
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Similar to the big red book of ez piano solos, the big blue book includes chord symbols and solos that make playing the piano fun and entertaining. In most concert halls there was at least one steinway d available to the performer. Also, all petrof pianos have actions made with renner parts. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value. Used baby grand pianos used grand pianos graves piano. This is a consequence of failing to determine piano value using the methods discussed on this website and elsewhere. The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their ebook of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market. The petrof and weinbach are different scale designs. Pianos bearing this well known and an honorable name is the product of the baldwin piano and in the best sense of the word, instruments of the highest degree of excellence. There are several types of piano, the two main ones being the grand piano and the upright piano, both of which also have many styles and variations. Piano bluebook prices steinway piano gallery of naples. Yamaha upright pianos have inspired musicians for more than half a century.
American piano chronical 1775 to 2007 bluebook of pianos. This is the answer and the only free publication to provide this information in the piano industry. Baldwin has been in the business for 150 years and has become the piano of choice for the worlds hottest artists, including aaron copland, liberace, dave brubeck, marian mcpartland, ben folds and miley cyrus. Many sites out there just arbitrarely make up the manufacturers pricing, at the bluebook of pianos we verify piano pricing through the manufacturer and request quaterly updates and will update our prices upon notification of. Petrof is currently the largest producer of acoustic grand and upright pianos in europe. The bluebook of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america. The system or chain of scientific improvements of the baldwin piano based on the law of acoustics. Shortened from the word pianoforte, pianos originate around the 1700s and have been used in a wide variety of musical pieces and songs. We have compiled all the pricing in the entire piano industry into one simple webpage. The bad reputation you mention comes from the period when petrof was turned into a state company under communism and all the petrof family members, responsible for the production of pianos from 1864, were turned out of the business, which basically started selling every musical instrument under the sun and thus the quality of the pianos suffered. The clarity of tone and depth of expression is what draws people to petrof pianos.
Piano blue book piano prices manufacturers suggested. Asia now accounts for 40 percent of the companys sales. Petrof was established in 1864 by antonin petrof, a master piano builder, and is still a family. Prices are given only for the lowestpriced style of each model. Certified preowned pianos direct from the new york factory. This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. In fact, a top of the line baldwin has qualities that are now rare worldwide. Our master technicians and pianomakers, working carefully by hand, aim to create diversity of instrument type and a wide range of surface finishes. Baldwin pianos are famous for their touch, tone, and durability. This piano has roslau blue label strings, made in germany, and german vgf felt in which helps project a full and powerfull bass, plus a crisp treble sound. It is very unusual to find a toptier european piano like this in such great condition. The best book of this sort, a practical, downtoearth price guide, workable, easy to follow guidelines. Petrof is one of the most respected european piano makers going back to the 19th century.
The bluebook of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans to buy a piano. It is used extensively as a source book in the piano business by both consumers and members of the trade. Any such price list would only cause confusion in the marketplace. In 1995, i bought a petrof which is 5 8 or 10 i forget which. Tremaines father had built a successful small business making and cranked tabletopsized mechanical organs, a very popular item in homes in the late 1800s. Owning a steinway is a common dream among most serious pianists. Petrof s bestselling grand piano and the darling of musical exhibitions this is the masterly p210 pasat grand. Sadly, many pianos being sold have been sorely neglected and may have been subjected to climates that destroy the. As per larry fines book, 4th edition 2001, he stated. True blue book values are based on how much something like a car is sold for. These brand names listed here accounted for over 97% of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the last 20 years.
Pianomart offers an impressive selection of used and secondhand pianos for sale. It is an honour for me to be able to continue the tradition of producing splendid upright and grand pianos, begun by my greatgreatgrandfather more than 152. Whats really informative is where the piano is made by whom,and which pianos are the same model such as the petrof and the weinbach. In about 1709, bartolommeo cristofori produced his clavicembalo col piano e forte, the first step in the evolution of the piano as we know it.
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