The HS to which I refer is a private Christian school. This music department has been to my home on two occasions to perform for a fundraiser and have used my Disklavier. If they are seriously interested, I believe they could come up with the funds from a private donor. I have emailed the department chair and will hopefully hear something back. In fact, I should phone him since they are off for the summer and potentially not checking their school email consistently.
Shelley
From: Mark Fontana
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Selling my 2005 DS6M4PRO 6'11' Grand
It seems like some of the responses to the original posting have been slightly unrealistic. It's not likely that a school district that's having trouble maintaining the pianos they already have could afford a $33K reproducing piano, particularly with the arts program cutbacks of the last few decades. And the earlier poster who asked if this piano could be given away for free to a senior who happens to enjoy playing piano... seriously?
A likely purchaser of a piano like this would be Zenph or a similar professional facility that can make use of its "pro" capabilities. I suspect that at $33K, the original poster is already taking an enormous hit on the price paid new for this instrument.
-Mark
P.S. Free and low-cost pianos are abundant at http://www.craigslist.org - just select your metro area and head for the musical instruments section. Occasionally, there are deals to be found on higher-end pianos, too, even Disklaviers.
On Sun, 2011-06-26 at 09:27 -0700, Shelley Bacon wrote:
A high school near me (in WA State) might be interested. They have an awesome music department, but their pianos need a lot of work. ...
From: spicket
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 2:59 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Selling my 2005 DS6M4PRO 6'11' Grand
Hi Friends, I am selling one of only 19 of its kind in the United States as certified by Yamaha and the serial number. Even more rare is that it has both the large and small controllers. Just had it inspected and tuned so written report is available. Cash deal only, $33,000. Write to me for photos. Rest assured this is in like NEW condition.