How to sell a quality piano? How to see if schools or churches want it?

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I had to dismantle my older, good brand piano to get rid of it. I have utmost respect for the exactitude & craftsmanship these old things were constructed with. It is a seriously complex art.

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I posted my small upright on Craigslist for free and it was picked up quickly. I was relieved.

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Anonymous wrote:If it's a quality piano it will sell. What type and year is it? Folks can help you. Most churches and schools either already have a piano or use a digital one.

It is a Yahama P22 in excellent condition. It is a beautiful black color satin finish. This is a great piano for beginners and intermediate. This is over $5k brand new.

This is not sufficiently good enough to get much for it unless you already have a buyer in mind. Most people are not paying a fortune for such a used piano unless you are paying to move it. If you aren't, then the cost of moving it is about what people are willing to pay for it.

If you really want to try and get some value out of it beyond the moving costs, then my guess is that the best way is to contact music schools or music shops that give lessons and ask if they have bulletin boards or groups like FB groups. You can post it with price + they move it and see if you have any buyers. You might find some student or family with a student who are willing to pay a little in cash and move it to save over the full price of a piano and to not have an electronic one (learning piano on an electric keyboard is very different from learning on an acoustic piano unless you get a very expensive electronic keyboard).

But I would be happy if you can get someone to come and take it away.

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Anonymous wrote:I will be inheriting an 8' Schimmel grand piano signed by Nikolaus Schimmel, the founder's son, that cost $45,000 new in 1992. I was a serious pianist back them and picked it out because I loved the action of the keys and how bright it sounded. Is a piano always a depreciating asset, or would this be worth a good amount?

Definitely call pianocraft about something like that. But you may also want to ask the company that’s been tuning it. Pianoctaft told us that the biggest factor is whether it’s been regularly tuned so they have a bias towards pianos they have tuned on a regular schedule themselves.

Thanks for this advice!