PDA

View Full Version

: where to sell piano?

bcedhk
08-18-2011, 11:59 PM
My family got a upright piano that we need to sell since we're moving.

Are there any places that will buy pianos for a decent price?
TheNewGirl
08-19-2011, 06:16 AM
kijiji or craig's list.

BUT You're probably not going to get a fantastic price for it since who ever buys it will have to pay quite a bit to move it and retune and there's so many people willing to give them away just to get someone to take it away for them.
El Bastardo
08-19-2011, 07:20 AM
Parchetypes puts piano in the park | Arts News | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST (http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/parchetypes-puts-piano-in-the-park/Content?oid=2679860)


You should do the same in Stanley Park
Greenstoner
08-19-2011, 07:21 AM
post your pic and price please ?
MG1
08-19-2011, 04:38 PM
Like Greenstoner said...........


Make, type, and condition of piano.............

Upright? Baby Grand? Steinway, 80 year old special? Standard elementary school issue?

Is soundboard in good shape? Tuned and well maintained? or little kid bashes on it daily.
bcedhk
08-19-2011, 05:09 PM
is a samick S108 upright piano. is in great shape and tuned. I tried craiglist but there is little traffic/response for it

I posted $900, so i think that more than fair considering it was 3000 brand new.
Presto
08-19-2011, 05:26 PM
They'll think it's cool, at first, but that piano is going to make some Asian kid really sad :okay:
AlphaKappa
08-19-2011, 05:58 PM
aah i'd buy it, but i already have an electric and acoustic guitar and don't think i'll be learning a new instrument in a long time
is it possible to sell to a music store? they might accept, i'm not sure though
MG1
08-19-2011, 05:58 PM
is a samick S108 upright piano. is in great shape and tuned. I tried craiglist but there is little traffic/response for it

I posted $900, so i think that more than fair considering it was 3000 brand new.

That's a nice piano for a beginner and at a good price. I already have a Samick. Daughter after all these years still plays on it once in a while.

Should talk to the person who tunes your piano. They will know what it's worth.

Ever considered keeping it? When I moved, I had a piano moving company take care of things. Just under 200 bucks. They even stored it for a while in a temperature controlled warehouse. It was awesome watching these guys get the piano up the stairs which has tight turns.
MG1
08-19-2011, 06:06 PM
They'll think it's cool, at first, but that piano is going to make some Asian kid really sad :okay:

Speaking from experience?

It was torturous for my two sons, but my daughter did really well. I think she made it pretty high with Royal Conservatory. I guess in the end, the exams took the fun out of playing. A shame.
Presto
08-19-2011, 06:15 PM
Piano sucked ass. Waste of 7 years of lessons. I can read music. Yay :P. Guitar lessons would have been a better investment. My sister went through the whole thing with the Royal Consveratory, I believe.
twitchyzero
08-19-2011, 06:54 PM
like many asian kids the parents kind of pushed piano onto myself and the siblings
i hated sight-reading...but overall it ain't too bad.

i wouldn't mind getting back into it one day. For some reason if I wanna get back into a song or two I have to practice lots again, then I see my friends that memorized so many different ones without practising and stilll manage to play well. Odd thing is I remember so many different beats for drumming though.
MG1
08-19-2011, 07:10 PM
like many asian kids the parents kind of pushed piano onto myself and the siblings
i hated sight-reading...but overall it ain't too bad.

i wouldn't mind getting back into it one day. For some reason if I wanna get back into a song or two I have to practice lots again, then I see my friends that memorized so many different ones without practising and stilll manage to play well. Odd thing is I remember so many different beats for drumming though.

Sight reading is a lost art...... OK, maybe just real tough. When I was taking music at UBC, I had a helluva time finding an accompanist who could sight read. Most pianists can't keep time worth a damn, too.
TOS'd
08-19-2011, 08:56 PM
Just dont take it to Tom Lee Music to sell it. I know they take display it at their store until someone buys it then they take a huge cut out of the sale price for themselves. Better off getting lowball'd on cl.
Volvo-brickster
08-19-2011, 09:08 PM
got my ARCT through RCM

havent touched a piano in like 8+ years lol
AWDTurboLuvr
08-19-2011, 09:16 PM
got my ARCT through RCM

havent touched a piano in like 8+ years lol

Same here, but I still play. When I was younger, I thought it was a waste of time to play the piano, but as I got older, I realized it was so easy to pick up other instruments and play (guitar, trumpet and sax). The exams sucked and the numerous recitals and studies were brutal though.

Mind you, it's nice to be able to make some side money teaching piano...it wasn't too hard when I had lots of free time.
risingsun1981
08-21-2011, 10:31 PM
Just like anything, it takes work and effort to learn an instrument esp. piano. I gradded from piano studies at ubc and am making good money teaching/performing as a career now. MG1, if you need a good accompanist message me!
AzNightmare
08-22-2011, 07:22 AM
My parents never pushed me into learning the piano.
But I kinda regret it now. Cause I can't play any instrument,
and I really would like to compose music as a hobby if I could.

And there's theories that children that learn musical instruments (esp. piano) turn out smarter too... lol
Maybe it was just an asian parent myth.
Gumby
08-23-2011, 08:55 AM
got my ARCT through RCM

havent touched a piano in like 8+ years lol
You're gonna be sorry. :D

I got up to ARCT, but then stopped. Moved out and no longer had access to a piano. When I do touch a piano now (maybe once a year), my hands are super tight and my sight-reading has gone down the drain.