In addition to the values of almost 3,000 piano brands and models, this book is a goldmine of information for any piano owner or enthusiast. I spent over 3 hours last night looking for some basic information about how much i should sell my small upright piano for. The purpose of this article is to comment on and clarify the information in piano buyer on determining the value of a used piano. A blue book of pianos is a compilation of prices of new and used pianos, which can be used to give you an estimate of a piano s value. The piano buyer article has since been revised to include these comments. If you are buying or selling an upright or grand piano, discover the prices of new pianos or current resale market value of used pianos, any brand, right now. The bluebook is the style manual that governs how american legal documents are cited in legal memoranda, court documents, and law journals. A blue book of pianos is a compilation of prices of. The reasons for the preference which most people show for a grand to an upright piano are probably aesthetic and psychological. Look in an piano blue book to see what your piano is worth. The bluebook of pianos is an invaluable handbook for anyone who owns or plans to buy a piano. 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.
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This is a list current used piano prices of these models made after 1985. It is published by the editors of the law journals at columbia university, harvard university, the university of pennsylvania, and yale university. A grand looks better in a room, and the pianist is more favorably impressed by the view when he sits down to play a grand, compared with an upright, which usually stands with its back to a wall. The bluebook also has citation rules for legal memoranda and other practiceoriented materials the blue pages, which students in lrwa2 use for their memo assignments. Now you have access to the complete piano pricing that before was only available to piano dealers. The chickering plant located in east rochester, ny was closed in 1982, and chickering was sold to the wurlitzer piano co. You may also want to buy a copy of the book mastering the blue book or something similar to help you understand how to use this book.
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Hal leonard keyboard style series keyboard instruction. In actuality these old instruments may be worth very little at all. It appears that they will sometimes use msrp or wholesale price sheets that are decades old. How old is my pianomade by harvard piano company of cincinnati ohio and s. If you are trying to determine a fair value for your piano, it can be a difficult process at best. Introduction bluebooking tips and resources libguides. This guide is designed to give a brief overview to some oftenoverlooked bluebook rules and some general tips on using the bluebook. Hubbard, frank 1967, three centuries of harpsichord making, cambridge, massachusetts. Blue pages are mostly used in briefs, motions, memoranda, and opinions. Hathitrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. The latest supplement to the pianists musthave reference the piano book, this comprehensive guide provides list prices for more than 4,000 currently manufactured acoustic and digital piano brands and models, as well as advice on how to estimate actual street prices to help negotiate the lowest possible price. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. This guide contains price information of new piano that is distributed in the united states of america. After signing up to your membership i discovered my pianos actually worth a lot more than expected.
Merritt room, eda kuhn loeb music library, harvard university. In response to the latest university guidelines on events, the graduate commons program will not be accepting new private room reservations through at least april 30. In addition to the values of almost 3,000 piano brands and models, this book is a goldmine of information for any piano owner or. Hammill and awhina 2007 comment that one of the primary objectives of offering generic study skills programs to students is to familiarise those students with the basic expectations of academic writing. A depreciation schedule, such as the one in piano buyer, shows how much a used piano is worth as a percentage of the actual selling price of a new piano of comparable quality. The value of a specific piano model may be determined on the basis of the price shown.
A directory of 18th and 19thcentury urban craftsmen. Chickering piano prices and value upright, grand new, used. Meetings or events of any size should be reconsidered. Bluebook of pianos piano information and appraisal. Piano technical services pts tunes, maintains, repairs, restores and rebuilds the collection of approximately 200 pianos in the faculty of arts and sciences at harvard university. The problem here is that so many older brands are now made by companies different from the original, in different factories and parts of the world, and to different.
Manuscript in a number of hands, apparently copied at least in part. A uniform system of citation 10th edition created date. We will respond as soon as possible, during weekday business hours mf, 9. The weber piano company is a former piano manufacturing company based in new york city. Many people looking to buy or sell a seek to appraise its value by means of a so called blue book of pianos. You will need the serial number, the date and the manufacturer name. Piano blue book piano prices manufacturers suggested. If you find our application useful, please support our. Common room reservations harvard university housing. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal.
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. How to determine the value of a musical instrument. Unfortunately, we are not able to answer specific citation questions. Start your citation search within this section for. The age of your piano is determined by the serial number. This section lists the average resale prices for used pianos. The best book of this sort, a practical, downtoearth price guide, workable, easy to follow guidelines. Pianos also have numbers other than serial numbers, such is the case with part or patent numbers. If youre going about this on your own, your best resource is an updated version of the piano book. 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. Piano serial numbers identify the 1 age of your piano, the 2 pianos 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. However, according to the blue book of pianos, this manufacturer was winter and. If you have interest, and can provide the 5 digit serial number from your piano, most likely located inside piano, stamped or carved into cast iron plate. Note that the only hsph courses listed in the blue book are those that have been petitioned previously.
If you cited a book in the earlier footnote, you put the authors name in small caps. Qrt is a global illustrated book publishing group founded in 1976. It is published by the editors of the law journals at columbia university, harvard university, the university of. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. It can be a challenge to determine if youre paying a fair price for a piano. Later bought by john church co, and moved to cincinnati. Because local market forces have a huge influence on piano prices, it is common to. Since there is no used piano price directory or blue book as there is for other merchandise, like cars for example. The standard citation guide for american legal writing, the bluebook is widely used throughout legal practice, by paralegals, attorneys, professors, and students. But, i did also note that the blue book doesnt list the pianos from the sejung line. How to determine the value of a used piano pianobuyer. About the bluebook bluebook guide guides at georgetown. Have an old piano and are wondering about its value.
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After signing up to your membership i discovered my piano s actually worth a lot more than expected. A uniform system of citation edition 20 available in other format. Abbreviated reporter names can be found in table t1. 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. Our primary responsibility is to the harvard university music department where approximately onequarter of the keyboard collection resides. View our library of professional piano restoration services, online piano museum and collection of rare antique instruments for sale.
We are an undergraduate student organization at harvard university dedicated to creating a community for pianists on campus, and to providing student pianists with the opportunity to perform and learn about piano music. The value of your piano this virtual appraisal will give you a rough idea of what your piano might be worth. Like antique books, antique pianos are not worth a lot of money just because they are old. Blue pages first section of rules for practitioners, organized as.
But i love my vincent baby, and thats no harvard lie. Jul 19, 2019 the bluebook is the style manual that governs how american legal documents are cited in legal memoranda, court documents, and law journals. Free piano prices guide new or used fair market value. The standard citation guide for american legal writing, the bluebook is widely used throughout legal practice, by.
Bluebook citation for llm students harvard library. Some pianos do not have serial numbers when they are manufactured as house brands for large retailers. If you are a harvard llm student and you need information about using perma to create permanent links, go to 14. I took the link to the blue book and noticed the same thing as did teclado. These brand names listed here accounted for over 97% of all grand pianos sold in the united states during the last 20 years.
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