Since there is no used piano price directory or blue book as there is for other merchandise, like cars for example, piano pricing can be very confusing for most people. Used piano consumer guides the official bluebook of. Kawai piano pricing guide suggested list prices blue book of. These brand names listed here accounted for over 97% of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the last 20 years. Kawai has also included features such as onboard alfred lessons and dual and fourhands modes to further your development as a pianist. We have assembled a collection of the most popular kawai digital pianos and other items and now make them available for purchase online.
Kawai was founded in 1927 by koichi kawai, an inventor and former yamaha employee who was the first person in japan to design and build a piano action. Relying on our rich experience in building fine acoustic pianos, kawai builds digital pianos that offer the finest offer the finest touch and tone available. Piano store new and used pianos for sale living pianos. His older title the piano book has a wealth of information, but regarding used instruments, only broad, sweeping generalizations are discussed about pricingdepreciation. A piano is a musical instrument that is played with both hands and has a wide range of notes produced by it. It features the millennium iii hybrid upright piano action with real damper mechanism, bluetooth midi and audio connectivity, and great piano sounds, including the shigeru kawai skex grand piano. If one searches for kawai novus nv10 on youtube, there are videos from kawai europe, kawai spain the same video that is on kawai pianos global even though it needs no translation. For this very reason, we can help you determine the accurate. The blue book of pianos website is a great resource for finding the value of a piano. Kawai es110 88key portable digital piano, stylish black bundle with onstage kpk6520 keyboard standbench pack with sustain pedal, behringer hps3000 hp studio headphones, microfiber cloth.
Oct 23, 2014 i agree, stating kawais are dead, metallic and dark is doing them a disservice. They have earned a hardfought reputation as true innovators, leaders, and musical advocates, all while remaining family controlled and true to their core values. The kawai concert artist ca series is transforming all notions of how good digital pianos can be. We strive to create products that meet the most demanding needs of the professional. Today, kawai s digital pianos comprise three main model lines. The bluebook of pianos has adopted the following definitions to help clarify the level of repairs on a piano. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 piano s year of manufacture, as well as 3 the circumstances surrounding the production of your piano, including factory history, manufacturing processes, and company ownership and oversight. Over 600 sounds, record to floppy disk, and 150 styles. Acoustic pianos have pedals too, but pedals for keyboards and digital pianos can be removed and switched out at will. There are different options available when looking to purchase a kawai digital piano. A renowned builder of acoustic pianos for over 90 years, kawai entered the digital piano market in 1985. So you can trust what you are reading about pianos.
Salvage value is what a dealer, technician, or rebuilder would pay for a piano that is essentially unplayable or unserviceable and in need of restoration. This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. These brand names listed here are of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the years shown here. Piano name brand guide the free online piano price book. It gives complete, practical guidelines that explains the. That said, a blue book of pianos is a highly useful starting point, and im happy to recommend it here. Kawai mp series wins mmr magazine dealers choice award. This was the top of the line digital piano in 2005. The comparable sales method compares the piano being appraised with recent actual selling prices of other pianos of like brand, model, age, condition, and location.
Piano blue book piano prices manufacturers suggested. The ebook is objective, too, in that it compiles actual selling prices for. The problem is most of the time, this is pure guess work. The only book of its kind available, it gives complete, practical guidelines for purchasing and caring for a piano. After an illustrated discussion of piano structure that explains the workings of both. Kawai piano models quality grand, upright and digital pianos. Bluebook of pianos fast, free and convenient real piano.
This information can help guide you in making important decisions. Browse our available selection, or use our filters to refine your search by size, price, location, distance from you, or color. No company can pay to be rated in the e book of pianos. Kawai s responsive hammer compact ii keyboard action gives you the feel of a real acoustic piano, while harmonic imaging technology and 192note polyphony deliver impeccable grand piano sound. Kawai is comparable to yamaha, which is also in the competition. To search for an authorized kawai dealer, select a product from the list below. The best examples of pianos in this price range are yamaha, kawai, young chang, sammick, and sohmer. Once connected to a supported phone, tablet, or laptop, kawai digital piano owners can enjoy a wide variety of exciting musicrelated apps that enhance their. The bluebook of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans to buy a piano.
For used orpins i 198586 5icjmt50uh6 music software, inc expires july 1, 1986 wci5 alnivi \o v q 4. Be wary of the guy who pulls out a book or tip sheet to give you the low down on a piano, especially the other guys piano. Many people looking to buy or sell a seek to appraise its value by means of a so called blue book of pianos. A blue book of pianos is a compilation of prices of. Luxury digital pianos housed within finelycrafted polished ebony cabinets. Piano price directory of sticker prices e book of pianos. It is vital to understand that piano values are determined by many factors, and a blue book can by its nature only give you a ballpark figure. Kawai piano prices and value upright, grand new, used. Now you have access to the complete piano pricing that before was only available to piano dealers. It also has pertinent information on piano pricing and discount information. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america.
How to determine the value of a used piano our pastimes. From the latest in sound technology and action design to its innovative twindrive soundboard speaker system, the concert artist series captures the essence of playing a fine concert grand piano. The piano you can play anytime and anywhere without disturbing anyone. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value.
Award winning digital instruments suitable for various musical needs. Our available kawai pianos include a range of types, costs and conditions. Many people looking to buy or sell a seek to appraise its value by means of a socalled blue book of pianos. Kawai grand pianos are among the finest musical instruments in the world. Knowing the fair market value of kawai pianos is useful to sellers, buyers and owners.
This section lists the average resale prices for used pianos. This information should be very useful when trying to find out what your piano is worth. Kawai s rxseries of grand pianos are among the best instruments ever made by this leading manufacturer. If youre looking for kawai piano models that are budgetfriendly, you can choose from the companys institutional pianos or the k15 continental console piano. The price and list, at least on the four different makes i looked at, appears to be an exact copy of the 20072008 supplement to the piano book. Kawai was founded in 1927 by koichi kawai, with a dream to one day build the worlds finest piano. Kawai pianos are a leading choice for students, home enthusiasts. Koichi kawai was always mechanically minded, inventing early on in life. The closer something is to new, the easier it is to make reasonable assumptions, but an overwhelming number of requests that we get to place a value on something are a waste. As a pianist, it is my belief that the gs70 series has never been bettered by kawai, even by the current highend kawai rxseries. Over the past eighty years, kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of worldclass musical instruments. Next kawai, young chang, maybe samick because of warranty, and then baldwin top of the line only.
You can purchase your new instrument here with complete confidence, knowing that it will be shipped to you by one of our authorized dealers and is backed by the strongest. The piano book, now in its fourth edition, has been the standard consumer reference in the piano business in the united states and canada since 1987, and is the only book of its kind. Bluetooth midi information support kawai musical instruments. The best book of this sort, a practical, downtoearth price guide, workable, easy to follow guidelines. Kawai acoustic and digital pianos are available throught a network of respected retail dealers across north america. Measuring 61 in length, the rx3 grand piano by kawai is a true performers piano. Full text of organ blue book 19851986 see other formats official organ valuation guide. For more than two decades, pianomart has been the leading online resource for selling and buying pianos online. They are most known for their pianos, digital pianos, as well as electronic synthesizers.
Kawai gs70 for sale under bluebook value piano for sale. Buying a used piano, and the price you should expect to pay. This piano boasts the clear, yet warm quality of tone that makes kawai pianos so sought after. For company background, see the kawai listing in the brand and company profiles for acoustic pianos. Acclaimed upright pianos that embody kawai quality.
Named digital home keyboard line of the year by mmr magazine in 2014 and 2017, they also received the prestigious product excellence award from music inc. Haines brothers was known for building high quality, lovely sounding instruments and they. You can look up a free piano serial number history search from this page see list of. Kawai is a japanese company and is like honda to the car industry. You dont need a bible or a repair manual when you buy a car, refrigerator, washing machine, or television set, why do you need one when buy a piano. With authentic touch, beautiful sound, inspiring features and renowned quality, the kawai cn series has become the new standard in digital piano value and performance.
Contact information for kawai s local offices, and official kawai piano distributors throughout the world. The website contains a wealth of free information regarding guides to appraisals and buying new and used pianos. Buy a piano sell a piano used pianos piano consumer. A used piano that has been disassembled, inspected, repaired as necessary with replacement of all worn or deteriorated parts, reassembled, tested and approved to at least the tolerances of a new piano of like manufacture is. The core values that kawai aspires to, inspired by the imaginative spirit of company founder, koichi kawai. Digital pianos are electric versions of the original mechanical pianos. The art of the piano built upon nine decades of experience and tradition. For over 90 years, kawai has been the originator of the modern piano, courageously pioneering the use of leadingedge materials ideas to advance the future of the piano art form. Developments in textile and manufacturing technologies, sound production and computing power continue to drive forward the ways we interact with the music that we make and the creative tools we use. Any musician who plays the keyboard has times when they need to produce some music in a limited space. Prices are given only for the lowestpriced style of each model. And we need to maybe get away from this idea of what asian pianos sound like. Today, kawai acoustic and digital pianos are a top choice of pianists, teachers, churches, students and piano enthusiasts around the globe.
The online blue book of pianos has a wealth of information about used pianos, and their ebook of pianos contains price lists for most every brand on the market. Detailed information about kawai s acoustic and digital piano instruments, organised by category. After signing up to your membership i discovered my piano s actually worth a. Each piano is manufactured with a unique serial number that is recorded for future reference of not only when it was made but also where. All kawai piano models and sizes 1960 to 2010 bluebook of pianos. The bluebook of pianos the guide to new piano prices. From our worldrenowned 9foot concert grand uniquely designed for the concert stage to our awardwinning 50. This list does not include the many furniture styles and finishes.
Used piano consumer guides the official bluebook of pianos. The e book of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans to buy a piano. Kawais are relatively softer, warmer, and mellower. For the first 20 years, they built a nice selection of square grand pianos before building their first upright pianos in 1870. Yamaha and kawai are japanese pianos, quite different than korean or chinese, and use materials from different parts of the world. Used pianos for sale living pianos online piano store.
While kawai is second in size to yamaha among japanese piano manufacturers, it has a welldeserved reputation all its own for quality and innovation. Generally speaking, this is the most accurate method of determining value when one has access to a body of information on recent sale prices of comparable items. For over 10 years living pianos has been offering a wide selection of toptier new and used pianos for sale. These pianos are also advertised on the web by technicians, private parties, music stores teachers, and on auctions or liquidations. How to determine the value of a used piano pianobuyer. We have compiled all the pricing in the entire piano industry into one simple webpage. Premium digital pianos featuring flagship sound technology and real wooden keys. You can program these pedals to perform the same as the pedals on an acoustic piano, or you can program them to perform functions that can only be accomplished on digital pianos. Piano information that has been gathered and sorted into price ranges, also known as price points. This book offers an uptodate list of prices of current pianos that are both new and used. The age of an instrument is not a consideration, prices shown are for vertical pianos made after 1960, pianos older than that should receive additional scrutiny by buyer. Our outstanding line of digital pianos is always growing and improving at every level of performance and affordability.
The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the basis of the price shown. It wasnt till i stumbled across your piano calculator website that i finally got some answers. I spent over 3 hours last night looking for some basic information about how much i should sell my small upright piano for. E book of piano current resale price of your piano. Relying on rich experience in building fine acoustic pianos, kawai has since earned a reputation as a technological leader in digital pianos, offering authentic and innovative digital pianos with the finest touch and tone available. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Our site is trusted by renowned dealers, professional musicians, private instructors, and amateur enthusiasts alike, and our inventory includes grand, baby grand, upright and digital pianos.
Acoustic hybrids traditional acoustic pianos with digital piano functionality, known as anytime pianos and two different styles of digital hybrids one featuring real wooden soundboards and the other with authentic acousticstyle woodenkey actions. It can be determined using the idealizedvalueminuscost of restoration method, but discounted, like tradein value, to allow the commercial seller to make a profit. In each case we show the lowest price at retail for each size. Our skillful blending of traditional piano craftsmanship. Yet if you head online, youll find all kinds of sites that offer you bluebook value of a piano, charge you a small fee for coaching to tell you what you should pay for a piano, or even offer to appraise your piano to tell you its worth. With an inventory of classic american and european pianos as well as late model and new asian pianos, living pianos has the piano youre looking for. Kawai is the only manufacturer to offer three distinct categories of hybrids. I took the link to the blue book and noticed the same thing as did teclado. Entrylevel digital pianos providing an introduction to kawai quality. They wont tell you anything unless you pay them a fee. Used, in excellent condition some are worth more than original price. Any such price list would only cause confusion in the marketplace.
But, i did also note that the blue book doesnt list the pianos from the sejung line. Petrof is a very good piano, but prices have gone up in recent years. After an illustrated discussion of piano structure that explains the workings of both grand and upright pianos, the book gives careful advice for purchasing a new or used piano. Living pianos offers a wide selection of new and used pianos for sale including. Discover your pianos age and country of origin with our 5 star accuracy guide to ensure the quality and. Your pianos age is one of the most significant factors in determining your pianos value. Kawais k series is a line of upright pianos designed for professional players. Since there is no used piano price directory or blue book as there is for other merchandise, like cars for example, piano pricing can be very confusing for most. Affordable digital pianos with authentic sounds and gradeweighted keys. The highlyrespected kawai gs70 series grand pianos were produced to compete with yamahas conservatory or c series grands. Values are certified through research in directories of the music industry such as, the presto piano buyers guide, the pierce musical instrument atlas, the bluebook of pianos, encyclopedia of musical instruments. Haines brothers piano company was established in 1851 by napoleon j. Kawai piano price could be the best piece of reading they have ever come across. Bluebook of pianos piano information and appraisal, piano.
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