Disklavier

I would highly recommend that you check out the annual
supplement to The Piano Book by Larry Fine.  I think
that for those of us who are not in the industry, and
are first time buyers, it gives a nice review on what
a "fair" price is, as well as typical "list" prices
for the different models.  The actual book "The Piano
Book" also by Larry Fine is also a great tool for
first-time buyers, runs through all kinds of things
about use and care that a lot of people don't think
about before they buy.

As for what people paid, there is a database on the
Yahoo Groups site that people have put their info on
(I listed my C2 DKV on there, and there are quite a
few others as well.)  As you will see, there is quite
a bit of wiggle room on the pricing, depending on
region and whether you are willing to buy from an out
of town dealer or not.  Even if you are committed to
buying locally and they won't move on price, there are
lots of extras that you can get them to throw in to
sweeten the deal and make the experience better-
software, additional tunings, lessons, etc.  The
dealer I purchased from offered an extremely fair
price without any haggling, and will send a rep to my
house to run through specific features as I start
using them, or when I want to know more things about
the DKV functionality.

Happy shopping (and once you have it, you'll wonder
why you didn't buy it sooner.)

Amanda

--- yamahaddd2000 <yamahaddd2000@...> wrote:
> Been qouted the following price for a couple of
> Yamahas.
> 
> a. 7'6-C'7 Yamaha Disklavier Ebony Polish Retail
> $60,000; ours 44,995 
> b. 5'8 C2 Disklavier Ebony Polish Retail $39,995
> ours $29,995 
> c. 5'3 C1 Disklavier Ebony Polish Retail $36,395
> ours $26,995 
> d. 5'3 DGC1A Mahogany Retail $33,395 ours $24,995 
> Includes five year warranty on the Disklavier and
> ten year warranty 
> on the piano. It also includes delivery, two
> tunings, and a free 
> dehumidifier. Does not include sales tax.
> 
> Are the prices fair? Is buying a piano like buying a
> car where I need 
> to wheel and deal with the sales person? Is there a
> Kelly Blue book 
> for piano prices.


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