To all concerned:
Mr. Miller should have disclosed he works for a Los
Angles Steinway dealership.
This forum was started and maintained by Todd
with forthrightness and honesty in mind.
- Mike Kline
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----- Original Message -----From: PianoBench@...Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:01 PMSubject: Re: [disklavier] SellingGood afternoon, everyone.
With all due respect to Doug, I would like to offer an adamant and contrary
opinion to most of what he has to say. In the interest of full disclosure, I
will point out the fact that I am a consultant to Yamaha's Piano Division in the
US. Please take my opinions with a large grain of salt if you wish.
In a message dated 6/10/03 3:32:32 PM, Doug writes:
<< Yamaha pianos do not last very long.>>
I believe that if you were to conduct a survey at a Piano Technicians Guild
convention, you would find few technicians who would agree with this statement.
My first experience with Yamaha pianos was with a 1971 P2F upright. I pounded
on it during 3 years of conservatory graduate school and several years after
that during the period in which it was my primary instrument. Although it
received less use in recent years, it is still an excellent piano in its category
and holds its tune well.
<
offered on new Yamaha pianos.>>
I can tell you with absolute certainty that Yamaha seriously considered
offering Disklavier units as a retrofit. The decision not to do so was based
largely on the fact that it would be a huge challenge to train and monitor an army
of independent installers, deal with associated warranty issues, and similar
matters. The decision had nothing to do with the longevity of the instrument
itself.
<
electronics become outdated, you should probably try to sell the piano at
about one tenth of it's original purchase price. >>
About a year and a half ago, I had the experience of selling a DC6 that was
made in 1992 in order to purchase a used DC6Pro. At the time that I sold the
instrument to another teacher, the piano itself was in beautiful condition
despite all of my playing on it as well as the repeated playing of disks. I had
upgraded the electronics from a Mark II to a Mark IIXG. The current owner can now
add a DCD1 to it and have most of the functionality of a Mark III piano.
I do agree that the electronics become dated. However, my experience with the
enduring quality of the instrument itself, the upgradability that I have
experienced with the electronics, and the availability of other add-ons leads me
to challenge unequivocally the notion that one should expect to sell one's
Disklavier for 1/10th of the original purchase price.
I personally believe that all new pianos depreciate a bit in their first few
years so that they sell for less than new instruments. Subsequently, the best
instruments that are kept in good condition may experience some appreciation
due to inflation.
It is true that a Disklavier has both an acoustic piano part and an
electronics parts. It is probably reasonable to assume that the electronics part
depreciates faster than the piano part.
Regards,
PianoBench
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