IS A 20 YEAR OLD PIANO BETTER THAN A NEW ONE?
Most piano manufacturers agree that the first 20 years of a new pianos life is the best part. After 30 years, depending on the amount of use it has had, it may need an extensive overhaul which could cost thousands of dollars WHAT COULD A PIANO NEED TO PUT IT INTO GOOD CONDITION? If the piano needs new strings and tuning pins you could spend around $4000 – Action reconditioning $2000 – Regulation $1000. Structural and soundboard problems could cost anything. In some cases people are spending more to put an old piano into good condition than they would spend buying a new one- and it is still an old piano. WHAT DID A NEW YAMAHA PIANO COST 25 YEARS AGO? Most imported second hand Yamaha pianos are being sold for more now than they were new. Most second hand dealers are asking around $4000 for a 25 year old U3. This piano would have sold new in 1980 for around $3300 WHERE HAS THE PIANO BEEN AND HOW OLD IS IT? If you bought a second hand car you would want to know what sort of life it has had
