Hawaii is really in the middle of no where as
trucks don't pass by all the time! Shipping costs add enormously to the
price!!!!! My guess is that prices that others paid who live on the
continent don't even begin to come close to your situation. Because nearly
everything in those islands must be shipped in, the cost of living is probably
much higher than a state that an interstate highway goes through.
Carol Beigel
----- Original Message -----From: yamahaddd2000Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:19 AMSubject: [disklavier] Re: Disklavier PricesAmanda,
Thanks for your sugestion about the database. Now it has made
shopping more confusing, the prices vary so much for the same model.
Has anyone experienced ordering one of these online or over the phone
from another state. The reason I ask is that I am in Hawaii and there
is only one dealer and it looks like we are being overcharged.
How much would shipping add on to the price and anyone know of a
reputable dealer in their neck of the woods that I might be able to
call.
Thanks,
--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Amanda Heidemann MD
wrote:
> 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 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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