In addition to what Robert said, there can be a
significant tax savings to buying from out of state.
If you buy from a remote dealer across state lines you
are essentially buying by mail order. That means you
won't have to pay sales tax for the piano. On a
$10,000 purchase that can more than make up any
charges for shipping, setup etc...
When I bought my piano I bought it from a dealer in
Florida who shipped it to Tennessee where I lived at
the eime. No sales tax and a $200.00 shipping fee. I
picked the piano up myself (It was crated very well)
at the warehouse with a covered u-haul trailer took it
home and set it up myself. It has worked great for 11
years now and been moved all over the world during my
career with the Navy. Im happy to say it is now in
Austin Texas where i had no trouble getting the local
dealer to come out and regulate it after I moved here
this spring.
--- "Robert E. Welcyng" <rwelcyng@...> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Used Disklaviers for sale are pretty scarce. Once
> in awhile, one may show up on
> e-Bay. A search of the Web may lead you to dealers
> who know how to reach a wide
> audience. Individual authorized Yamaha dealers
> should be a likely source of
> trade-ins, if that is what you are looking for. Be
> cautious of gray market
> Yamaha pianos not made for the American market.
> Those marketed for the Orient,
> for example, often are not supported once they reach
> the U.S.
>
> To locate Yamaha dealers around the U.S., start with
> http://www.yamaha.com/dlrsel.htm
>
> For a new piano, I would suggest negotiating with a
> number of dealers around the
> country. Shipping a piano across the country
> needn't be a big deal. But first,
> you'll want to survey the available models and
> decide which is for you. New
> models are described on
> http://www.yamaha.com/pianos.htm Find a nearby
> dealer
> who is friendly and not too busy. Hang around the
> store for awhile to ask
> questions and get demonstrations and catalogs. For
> laughs, you can even ask for
> prices. Don't faint when the salesman writes vague
> round figures on your
> brochure. You are not going to pay that price.
>
> Once you are serious about purchasing, contact the
> bigger dealers in some major
> cities for ball park prices. Let them know that you
> are shopping around. You
> may approach and negotiate with dealers anywhere,
> although only a Yamaha dealer
> in your territory may first seek you out. When you
> have some quotes, go back to
> each one and ask if they'd like to beat the best
> quote you've received. After
> that second round, decide what you would like in a
> package deal--the piano, an
> adjustable artist bench, a dozen PianoSoft disks, a
> humidifier, shipping, set-up
> in your home, and an initial tuning, for example.
> Let the dealers that you have
> talked to know that you are sincere and ready to buy
> and call for their best and
> final offers on your package.
>
> If a good price is important to you, don't get in a
> big hurry to buy. There are
> dealer sales competitions that may lower your price
> and Yamaha America sometimes
> has stock that is not moving that they will offer to
> a dealer at an attractive
> wholesale price. The dealer may try to tell you
> that the Yen exchange rate may
> soon raise prices, but I doubt that that has much to
> do with what you'll pay.
>
> You may be wondering how a dealer in, say, Seattle
> will set up and tune your
> piano in California. Many dealers depend upon
> independent piano technicians to
> do that work. The dealer, or you, will likely
> contact a local piano technician
> to actually do the work. That also may give you an
> opportunity to choose a
> technician who has had Disklavier training. If
> there are any warranty problems,
> your local technician can attend to them and work
> out his payment with the
> dealer and Yamaha.
>
> If you're considering a used instrument, pay a
> registered piano technician (RPT)
> to look under the hood first and give you a private
> appraisal.
>
> For five years, I've owned and enjoyed a DC3F Mark
> II grand that I bought from
> Portland, Oregon, and had shipped to Anchorage.
> I've had no significant
> problems with the instrument. The dealer has always
> stood by the sale and has
> treated me cordially, although it has been my local
> RPT who has done all the
> maintenance and tuning.
>
> Since I'm not an expert on the various models of
> Disklavier, I will leave it to
> others to explain the model differences you asked
> about.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Bob Welcyng
>
> paulnerd wrote:
> >
> > I'm a new member. I spent several enjoyable hours
> last night
> > reading though the archives. The pricing database
> was also very
> > educational.
> >
> > I am in search of a Disklavier, preferably Mark II
> and newer. Would
> > appreciate any pointers to individuals, dealers
> and RPTs familiar
> > this line of pianos in the Northern California
> area. Would be
> > willing to travel for the right piano.
> >
> > Ideally, I'd like a DC3A but that will be on the
> high on of my
> > budget. I was wondering if getting an upright is
> a good idea, to
> > get a feel for the Disklavier system.
> >
> > Some questions:
> >
> > - what's the difference between the DC3 and
> DC3A?
> >
> > - what's the difference between the MPX1Z and
> the older MPX1?
> >
> > Any advice would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Paul
> >
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