We also restored pianos like these for people because of sentimental reasons, and although I wouldn't call the results wonderful, they can turn out to be surprisingly good. If it was a patch up job.well, the dumpster fee is still $65.Īnd after all that.Rich is right. When it's time to sell, the piano will bring maybe 10%-20% of the amount "invested" in the restoration (adjusted to inflation), and that's the good scenario. ![]() Take that same amount of money and you could get a better new, or used (up to 20 years old) piano of a much higher quality (if you shop carefully and check all the options).Īlso, "investing" the money in restoring these pianos is akin to taking $100 bills and flushing them down the toilet. Now yes, it's true that sometimes (rarely) people do restore pianos like these for SENTIMENTAL reasons, and some of the pianos restored can be fairly nice.but not for the amount spent. When doing so, it's just another version of "the money pit" and the results can be grim since the piano players (especially if they are young beginners) get discouraged and stop playing the piano. ![]() We both know that pianos like this don't justify the investment needed for REAL restoration and usually( as in 99% of the time) get a "patch up job". The pianos may perform.but to what level?
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