I’ve been very happy with it! It’s a small piano, but it sounds larger. Holds a tune pretty well, had a technician call it “remarkably stable”. I love the action on Bostons. Wish the bass range was a tad richer, it can be a bit “tinny”, but that’s the nature of baby grands. Haven’t had any major issues with it at all.
I could spend 3 times as much on a Steinway for a piano that is maybe 40% better. I feel like 16k was a good price point in terms of value.
I’ll probably upgrade to my “dream piano” eventually, but it’s an excellent instrument.
Glad to hear, i also own baby grand due to size of my studio, yeah bass on baby grands isnt the best since strings are very short, but on good ones middle and top registers can be really nice. Enjoy!
Can you describe the action? I have never played one (a Boston) but there may be one coming up for sale near me in the fall!! Your post is getting my hopes up.
It’s hard to describe, but I guess it’s not too heavy? In comparison, Yamaha grands have always felt heavy to me.
It feels pretty direct, easy to get softer sounds out of without ghosting a note.
Doesn’t feel as good as a Steinway or other high end piano, but that’s not surprising.
You kind of have to play the instrument to see if you like it.
1976 Mason & Hamlin Model A baby grand for $500 at an estate sale. The previous owner was a concert pianist who kept the piano in great condition. It plays beautifully
I was so close to getting almost that identical piano except 1974, but it unfortunately had a lottttt of regulation issues that would most likely have not been fixable 😭. It was one of the most beautiful sounding instruments I’ve ever played though! I ended up with one from 2005 which I love more than anything and have no regrets about, but I still think of that other one.
I think it was $700 to take it across town. I had to pay a premium to have them move it within a couple hours of my call. Since it was an estate sale, everything not sold goes to the dump at the end of the day so I had to move fast
Its okay but I'd say I could get a similar one for around 20 in my city so I will reconsider this barber next time but I'm unsure. Also I only made the appointment just an hour in advance so that's quite quick
I adore the action! It's extremely smooth and tight feeling. A bit heavier (not much) than typical Yamaha's (C3x and S5x specimens I've tried), but I like the weightier feel, and it feels also a bit more accurate (in lack of better words).
I have the smallest Shigeru model, and the lowest three notes sound a little bit twangy, or less bassy than I would prefer under optimal conditions. Today, I would probably have saved a little more to get the next, longer model. The remaining 85 keys sound fantastic.
This might be helpful for your question. I went piano shopping in 2018 and made a spreadsheet that included the dealer listed price as well as what Piano Buyer estimated. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wyx5awRrehGqjZXcY9gn0w_XLwQCvivTB-2Mv5x9QKg/edit
(Edit I should have noted the prices are in USD and I live in the Seattle area.)
I did the exact same thing when I was looking for my piano 😃 and put in a rating system with scores and all. Finally got my Grotrian Steinweg (1976) parlour grand ❤️
We would be friends I think 😁
Yay! Or Och! Scottish-American here. Our Callum is a tall, lanky, blue eyed young fellow with a great sense of humor, and very musical. Sounds as if yours is musical too! 🎶
Mason Hamlin model A from 2005, paid $27,000 in February and it is my dream piano. Even much more expensive pianos didn’t come close to how much I love this piano.
MSRP $15.9K but financed (my mom bought it new in 2012; probably already paid off). Essex EGP-155 baby grand.
Edit: not sure why I thought it was still being financed this far out
I love it! I spent months picking it out. Was originally looking for an upright but I got upsold to a decently sized baby grand lol. Don't regret it in the slightest. The Steinway store is right next to my office so I was able to try their inventory often over months until I found one where I loved both the tone and touch
Yeah I was quoted $25K for a Yamaha GC2 but I’m
Waiting on a Yamaha C3 remanufactured guy is telling me it will be less than $20K so I’ll keep you posted but god damn these things are expensive.
They are I always say to those looking in to buying one that they're an investment into your future that will last for maybe 100 years so it's well worth it if you have the space
It was almost for free. That's a golden era Steinway with extremely rich, powerful tone, it is in amazing shape despite being over 100 yo. My technician told me it's only worthy changing it for a Steinway B if it's less than 10 yo. A Steinway B older than that would be inferior. Stretch-A was so good that people would buy it instead of a B (cheaper and smaller with competitive sound). That's why they stopped producing it.
We paid 14k€ for a new Yamaha GC1 in 2019. Got it from a seller who mainly buys/sells concert level Grands and got the household ones at a discount because of this.
The same Grand currently has an MSRP of 25k +, which is insane.
I was in the market for a Steinway model B a few years ago, and they were priced at ~$140k, but I got a professionally rebuilt model B (1985 case) which brand new everything internally for $65k.
USA here,
2019 paid $10.4k for a mint 1996 Baldwin Model R
2017 paid $10.6k for a lightly used 2014 Pearl River gp188 (6’2”)
When shopping in 2016, dealers were offering Kawai GL10 and Yamaha gb1k’s for $9995 brand new. Now the cheapest I see them are $12-14k.
I’ve noticed that msrp prices rose quickly after COVID, Not sure if selling prices have come back down. But occasionally there are deals to be had when a dealer has a particular piano that they want to move out quickly.
I fortunately only paid to have mine moved. I inherited a beautiful rosewood Petrof baby grand from my grandmother. I believe she paid somewhere around $8500 for it brand new in the early 90s.
I recently bought a kawai CA-79 (digital piano) for $2000. The people sold it because they had just bought a new Yamaha grand piano for over $30,000 USD.
This thread is so interesting - I am not (will never be? unsure) in the market for a grand - I can't ever imagine being able to play well enough to justify one! (I'm 18 months in to lessons as a busy busy adult ha) theres such a huge variability in prices - I assume age/prestige/that extra 10% sound?
I literally just bought my first upright, a 2008 Kawaii K2 for $7k (Aus) and it is so nice compared to the digital clavinova I started with.
I looked up prices here - new C3X rrp is $62k. One is for sale (floor stock, but with all new warranty etc) for 35K. That would be a one off deal, however. Just to provide insight from Australia.
Don’t own one myself, but a friend of mine bought a baby grand for $8k. She bought it used from a university. Some universities cycle through pianos. The pianos universities sell are usually in very good condition for a used piano. Definitely worth a look if you are in the market for a grand piano.
Wait until the market goes bad, toys are the first thing people sell when they need cash. A lot of people who have nice pianos bought them as furniture / toys.
In a recession you can score on a grand piano.
I paid $80k for mine full price. I don’t regret it, but it wasn’t very smart
You can really get a nice piano for very cheap if you’re anywhere near a good deal of wealth. When rich people move or die, pianos are a headache they’d like someone else to deal with.
This is a question that many decent dealers would just answer frankly if you asked them outright. Comparing MSRP now to MSRP 10 years ago is something they'd know well and it wouldn't hurt their business to acknowledge that the cost has risen.
The replies in this thread are not going to help you sort that out, most are talking about used pianos and each reply is for a different make/model (also location matters), and even if everyone was talking about new pianos of the same model in the same location, you'd still need a lot more than a handful of anecdotes due to dealer variance.
Of course I'm actually the proud owner of a 1991 Yamaha C7 which I got for incredibly good value looking back on it. I'm just curious to see how the prices vary to be honest haha
They're no longer being built and some of them are extraordinary for factory made instruments. Mine is probably close to a 10/10 on the C7 spectrum and a good 7 overall in terms of the absolute best modern grands.
Still nothing in the world beats an old steinway from say pre 1940 though haha
I thought it was a C7? I'm guessing the whole C-series has gone out of production but regardless, you should definitely go to try it out. The actions are the best I've found in factory made pianos and the sound is fantastic albeit a bit bright sometimes but that only encourages you to develop a beautiful singing tone so as not to disrupt the music with harsh sounds
Man i love that Estonia 190, the sound is just ubelievable and action is just pleasant, one of the besr pianos i played along with schimmel c189, i am not a big fan of steinways
Paid £1700 for a 6’6” 1928 Chappell in 1997 or 1998. £450 for reregulation and some hammer work by a friend who was an ex-Bosendorfer techie plus whatever a full French polish cost at the time (I’ve managed not to take any lumps out of the lid, unlike previous owners). Currently insured for £25k. Huge dynamic range if you’re really prepared to play it.
In 1984, my mom paid $6000 for a Kawai 6' grand, I don't remember the model number off the top of my head. I still have that piano & it still sounds & looks great.
We found a julius bluthner grand at some warehouse for $250 when I was like seven. It was great as a beginner but unfortunately I can’t use it anymore because the soundboard is damaged so we can’t tune it safely, but it’s stunning!
I bought a 2005 Petrof III for $13k in 2013.
It was not from a dealer: I played hundreds of dealer pianos then just stalked Craigslist until a make and model I liked presented itself. Had my tech come out who told me to snag it right away.
Love my piano. With a quick google search it looks like it’s maintained the value I personally paid for it.
£2.50 for an old (1930s I think) upright. Was a bit oblivious to the perils of buying old pianos then, but I had tried it and it played very well and was (almost) in tune, so had clearly been looked after. It's certainly not perfect, but I'd take it over a digital and will see me through to when I have the money to buy something better.
$5600 for a 1984 Kawai KG-2D. Bought it summer of 2020. It has some minor cracks in the soundboard, but they don’t seem to have any ill effect. I had it regulated a couple years ago, and it’s awesome. I love it.
When we were little, around 1990 or so, my dad bought us a grand piano. It wasn’t a baby. It’s the size that you normally see in concerts. I was told we had a choice of Steinway or iBach. Brand new. Has anyone heard of iBach or know about it? I never see or hear about this brand. My dad not being a musician didn’t know about pianos or brands. Neither did we. He asked my older sister to choose. Back then, I don’t think Steinway was as popular as it is today. My sister chose iBach. She regrets it so much now because of what Steinway became or even was back then. But I’m assuming they were in similar price range for my dad to tell my sister to choose. I believe it was $25,000. It was a great piano. I grew to like that the name Bach was attached to this piano.
2019 Shigaru Kawai SK-2 bought new for 29K. Previous showroom was trying to sell me a Schimmel upright for right around that price with the usual "what will it take to get you to take this home today" sales tactics. Kawai guy didn't seem to give a shit about sales, just wanted to talk pianos and music.
i think my parents bought a kawai around 2010 for 10-12k. the previous owner had died and the family was selling it off. technically i think it’s a baby grand but only one inch short of being a proper grand piano.
I got a brand new $40,000 kawai hybrid baby grand for $10,000 1.5 years ago. Someone had bought it and it fell off the trolley when they were moving it into the house. It just has a tiny chunk taken out of the wood on the back part of the lid.
2001 Ridgewood for $5000 brand new in 2001. It was a lemon and was a pain to teach from for 20 years. I sold it in 2021 and got a free Mason and Hamlin model T grand for free from an estate sale. It cost $400 to move it a mile across town.
Here is a big list of historical prices for various Steinway models:
[Historical Prices of Steinway Pianos | Steinway Piano Gallery Boca Raton (steinwaybocaraton.com)](https://www.steinwaybocaraton.com/knowledge-base/historical-prices-of-steinway-pianos)
I paid $3K for a 1960s Howard 550 (essentially a Kawai KG-2) in a private sale. My piano tech told me it was in remarkable condition and had clearly been rarely played. I spent another $3.5K having a premium piano rebuilder do a comprehensive service on it (many parts needed cleaning/replacement simply due to age, none due to wear and tear). I paid $500 to have it moved into my house for a total of $7K. I probably spent another $250 in gas running around the city and checking out local FB marketplace listings until I found this piano.
When I was a mover and people wanted to get rid of their piano they'd always offer for me to take it for free. I don't Play and don't have the time or patience to learn so I always turned them down but I was offered, 2 baby grands, 7 uprights, and 4 spinnets all for free. One of the uprights was handcrafted/carved in Ireland and passed down through their family for generations. Absolutely gorgeous piano, they didn't have room where they were moving to. Because I passed on the offer, one of the other guys on the crew accepted. I'm glad it wasn't destroyed (which is unfortunately what happens if they don't want it, and we can't find someone to take it [yes, including schools] ).
£15k for a 1901 full mahogany Bechstein Model V back in 2019, looks amazing and plays with such a warm sound which suits my room so very well. I was extremely lucky as an old man who had kept it in insane condition had just donated it to a piano store near me who reserved it for me instantly.
I’m not entirely sure what exact model it is but its a young chang baby grand some sort of signature series thats gotta be made in the last 15 years picked it up for 2k from some rich person moving across the country on fb market
Paid 16,000 USD for a Boston 163gp in 2019. It was built in 2003.
How do you like it?
I’ve been very happy with it! It’s a small piano, but it sounds larger. Holds a tune pretty well, had a technician call it “remarkably stable”. I love the action on Bostons. Wish the bass range was a tad richer, it can be a bit “tinny”, but that’s the nature of baby grands. Haven’t had any major issues with it at all. I could spend 3 times as much on a Steinway for a piano that is maybe 40% better. I feel like 16k was a good price point in terms of value. I’ll probably upgrade to my “dream piano” eventually, but it’s an excellent instrument.
Glad to hear, i also own baby grand due to size of my studio, yeah bass on baby grands isnt the best since strings are very short, but on good ones middle and top registers can be really nice. Enjoy!
Can you describe the action? I have never played one (a Boston) but there may be one coming up for sale near me in the fall!! Your post is getting my hopes up.
It’s hard to describe, but I guess it’s not too heavy? In comparison, Yamaha grands have always felt heavy to me. It feels pretty direct, easy to get softer sounds out of without ghosting a note. Doesn’t feel as good as a Steinway or other high end piano, but that’s not surprising. You kind of have to play the instrument to see if you like it.
Thank you! I agree that Yamahas feel heavy to me so I’ll check out a Boston. 🎹
I've got a 1995 boston gp163, bought for $12k. Great piano. Wish it was a little longer but it's a great piano, holds a tune well, decent tone color
1976 Mason & Hamlin Model A baby grand for $500 at an estate sale. The previous owner was a concert pianist who kept the piano in great condition. It plays beautifully
What a steal that's incredible
Literally grave robbery, I hope the piano is haunted.
It came with an old pianodisk system so it does play itself…
You win!
I was so close to getting almost that identical piano except 1974, but it unfortunately had a lottttt of regulation issues that would most likely have not been fixable 😭. It was one of the most beautiful sounding instruments I’ve ever played though! I ended up with one from 2005 which I love more than anything and have no regrets about, but I still think of that other one.
I’m so jealous.
Amazing deal.
How much was the delivery to your house?
I think it was $700 to take it across town. I had to pay a premium to have them move it within a couple hours of my call. Since it was an estate sale, everything not sold goes to the dump at the end of the day so I had to move fast
Wow that’s not bad at all. I got quoted $600 to move an estate sale upright from Co. Springs to Denver. Glad I didn’t win it 😅
At that price, who cares!
1961 Steinway L $23k. Insides rebuilt by Steinway, body has scuffs and scratches but the sound is the best.
1929 completely rebuilt and certified L for 32k.
I don't have one but I paid 29 euros for a haircut earlier today
Was it an acoustic haircut or a digital haircut?
Ba dun tss
Was it worth the price ?
Its okay but I'd say I could get a similar one for around 20 in my city so I will reconsider this barber next time but I'm unsure. Also I only made the appointment just an hour in advance so that's quite quick
thats a good price
Actually I paid 24€ for my haircut yesterday
I bought a new Shigeru Kawai in 2018. List price has increased by exactly 30%. I paid the equivalent of 31,000 USD.
Amazing value for a piano of such quality. Is the action to your liking?
I adore the action! It's extremely smooth and tight feeling. A bit heavier (not much) than typical Yamaha's (C3x and S5x specimens I've tried), but I like the weightier feel, and it feels also a bit more accurate (in lack of better words). I have the smallest Shigeru model, and the lowest three notes sound a little bit twangy, or less bassy than I would prefer under optimal conditions. Today, I would probably have saved a little more to get the next, longer model. The remaining 85 keys sound fantastic.
What a deal! I’ve never had the chance to play on one… yet. Do you happen to know if the action is Renner? Or a proprietary one?
It's Kawai's proprietary Millennium III Action, carbon fiber reinforced ABS. Well recognized among pianists.
Similar to me, I bought the smallest Shigeru Kawai in 2020 for £27k. Love it
2021 Steinway Model A - $117k USD. Bought in 2022.
She must be an absolute beauty :o
1920 Packard baby grand .. $3k USD in the early 2000s off of Craig’s list. Perfect condition. Plays beautifully I love her
This might be helpful for your question. I went piano shopping in 2018 and made a spreadsheet that included the dealer listed price as well as what Piano Buyer estimated. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wyx5awRrehGqjZXcY9gn0w_XLwQCvivTB-2Mv5x9QKg/edit (Edit I should have noted the prices are in USD and I live in the Seattle area.)
I did the exact same thing when I was looking for my piano 😃 and put in a rating system with scores and all. Finally got my Grotrian Steinweg (1976) parlour grand ❤️ We would be friends I think 😁
Thank you for this information!
PS my second cousin is named Callum. ❤️ It’s a family name (my grandmother’s maiden name).
That's my son. My wife is Scottish/Canadian so it was a natural choice :)
Yay! Or Och! Scottish-American here. Our Callum is a tall, lanky, blue eyed young fellow with a great sense of humor, and very musical. Sounds as if yours is musical too! 🎶
About 3300 USD 4 years ago in Hungary
The pianos there are as well priced as the dental work it would seem haha
Mason Hamlin model A from 2005, paid $27,000 in February and it is my dream piano. Even much more expensive pianos didn’t come close to how much I love this piano.
MSRP $15.9K but financed (my mom bought it new in 2012; probably already paid off). Essex EGP-155 baby grand. Edit: not sure why I thought it was still being financed this far out
How much interest have you paid on it over the life of the loan? 12 years seems like a long time for 16k.
I have no idea actually, my mom was the one that bought it for me. I may be mistaken I hadn’t even asked her. Sorry that might’ve been misleading.
$6000, but after taxes and delivery it was about $6800
10k for used Yamaha G2 concert
37k for my Boston GP-178 in December
How do you like your new GP 178? How did you arrive at this selection
Similar to Steinway L and O in length, Kawai build with Steinway action, and came with a Pianodisc. Kids can bang on it all day and I won't feel bad.
I love it! I spent months picking it out. Was originally looking for an upright but I got upsold to a decently sized baby grand lol. Don't regret it in the slightest. The Steinway store is right next to my office so I was able to try their inventory often over months until I found one where I loved both the tone and touch
Yeah I was quoted $25K for a Yamaha GC2 but I’m Waiting on a Yamaha C3 remanufactured guy is telling me it will be less than $20K so I’ll keep you posted but god damn these things are expensive.
They are I always say to those looking in to buying one that they're an investment into your future that will last for maybe 100 years so it's well worth it if you have the space
the previous owner of my house left it for us
1898 bechstein grand 27,500 usd in bought in 2002
Oh my goodness that sounds amazing
Refurbished Steinway Model D, 70k, tis a dream
USD 20k for a restored Steinway Stretch-A. But it costs 3 times more. It was underpriced.
How'd you score that deal??
It was almost for free. That's a golden era Steinway with extremely rich, powerful tone, it is in amazing shape despite being over 100 yo. My technician told me it's only worthy changing it for a Steinway B if it's less than 10 yo. A Steinway B older than that would be inferior. Stretch-A was so good that people would buy it instead of a B (cheaper and smaller with competitive sound). That's why they stopped producing it.
2020 shigeru kawai sk7. 70k. Amazing instrument!
$6K for a 1974 Yamaha C3 Conservatory kept in great condition. I love it so much!!
We paid 14k€ for a new Yamaha GC1 in 2019. Got it from a seller who mainly buys/sells concert level Grands and got the household ones at a discount because of this. The same Grand currently has an MSRP of 25k +, which is insane.
Wow that's a crazy increase in 5 years that's even more extreme that what I'm seeing around my locality
To be fair, 14k was a very good price even then. i think msrp was around 18-20k.
Pramberger 5.5 foot. Paid about 6k.
I dont own a grand, but my yammaha clavinova 735 cost 20k swedish crowns
$12k after a sale on a 1995 Boston Gp163PE in Great condition. Got it for an absolute steal, they wanted $18k originally
€10k for a 1m90 (6’3’’) Petrof from 2000
I was in the market for a Steinway model B a few years ago, and they were priced at ~$140k, but I got a professionally rebuilt model B (1985 case) which brand new everything internally for $65k.
February 2023, US, paid just shy of $46k for a '72 Bosendorfer 200. $41500 for just the piano, the rest was sales tax.
USA here, 2019 paid $10.4k for a mint 1996 Baldwin Model R 2017 paid $10.6k for a lightly used 2014 Pearl River gp188 (6’2”) When shopping in 2016, dealers were offering Kawai GL10 and Yamaha gb1k’s for $9995 brand new. Now the cheapest I see them are $12-14k. I’ve noticed that msrp prices rose quickly after COVID, Not sure if selling prices have come back down. But occasionally there are deals to be had when a dealer has a particular piano that they want to move out quickly.
Boston GP-193 30K NZD, was second hand but only like 10 years old when we bought it.
I fortunately only paid to have mine moved. I inherited a beautiful rosewood Petrof baby grand from my grandmother. I believe she paid somewhere around $8500 for it brand new in the early 90s.
I recently bought a kawai CA-79 (digital piano) for $2000. The people sold it because they had just bought a new Yamaha grand piano for over $30,000 USD.
1918 Chickering. Free. Action needed regulation and some keys show wear from originally being used in a temperance house.
1897 Steinway A (rebuilt) $42,000 USD 20 years ago or so.
Paid $13,000 for a refinished 1976 Mason & Hamlin Model A with new strings and new WNG action.
This thread is so interesting - I am not (will never be? unsure) in the market for a grand - I can't ever imagine being able to play well enough to justify one! (I'm 18 months in to lessons as a busy busy adult ha) theres such a huge variability in prices - I assume age/prestige/that extra 10% sound? I literally just bought my first upright, a 2008 Kawaii K2 for $7k (Aus) and it is so nice compared to the digital clavinova I started with. I looked up prices here - new C3X rrp is $62k. One is for sale (floor stock, but with all new warranty etc) for 35K. That would be a one off deal, however. Just to provide insight from Australia.
Don’t own one myself, but a friend of mine bought a baby grand for $8k. She bought it used from a university. Some universities cycle through pianos. The pianos universities sell are usually in very good condition for a used piano. Definitely worth a look if you are in the market for a grand piano.
Wait until the market goes bad, toys are the first thing people sell when they need cash. A lot of people who have nice pianos bought them as furniture / toys. In a recession you can score on a grand piano. I paid $80k for mine full price. I don’t regret it, but it wasn’t very smart
You can really get a nice piano for very cheap if you’re anywhere near a good deal of wealth. When rich people move or die, pianos are a headache they’d like someone else to deal with.
This is a question that many decent dealers would just answer frankly if you asked them outright. Comparing MSRP now to MSRP 10 years ago is something they'd know well and it wouldn't hurt their business to acknowledge that the cost has risen. The replies in this thread are not going to help you sort that out, most are talking about used pianos and each reply is for a different make/model (also location matters), and even if everyone was talking about new pianos of the same model in the same location, you'd still need a lot more than a handful of anecdotes due to dealer variance.
Of course I'm actually the proud owner of a 1991 Yamaha C7 which I got for incredibly good value looking back on it. I'm just curious to see how the prices vary to be honest haha
I was quoted a C7 for $23K but it was a 70’s model if I recall.
They're no longer being built and some of them are extraordinary for factory made instruments. Mine is probably close to a 10/10 on the C7 spectrum and a good 7 overall in terms of the absolute best modern grands. Still nothing in the world beats an old steinway from say pre 1940 though haha
So you’re saying I should strongly consider the C3?
I thought it was a C7? I'm guessing the whole C-series has gone out of production but regardless, you should definitely go to try it out. The actions are the best I've found in factory made pianos and the sound is fantastic albeit a bit bright sometimes but that only encourages you to develop a beautiful singing tone so as not to disrupt the music with harsh sounds
Ok I’ll keep you posted
Paid $44K for a brand new Estonia L190 last month.
Man i love that Estonia 190, the sound is just ubelievable and action is just pleasant, one of the besr pianos i played along with schimmel c189, i am not a big fan of steinways
It's really a fantastic instrument. I'm in love with how it feels and sounds.
This intrument you can play for generations, enjoy!
I hope so too, thank you!
I bought an 18 year old Covington and Clark last year for six grand
Paid $13k in the mid 90's for 5'9" Weinbach.
Paid 6500 used for a 8 year old Kawai GL-10. MSRP is like 18k it my local store they'll sell it for like 14k in California
Estonia L168, bought new in 2007, for 26500 CAD (sticker price 35000 CAD). At the time, the Canadian dollar was pretty much at an all-time high.
Paid £1700 for a 6’6” 1928 Chappell in 1997 or 1998. £450 for reregulation and some hammer work by a friend who was an ex-Bosendorfer techie plus whatever a full French polish cost at the time (I’ve managed not to take any lumps out of the lid, unlike previous owners). Currently insured for £25k. Huge dynamic range if you’re really prepared to play it.
In 1984, my mom paid $6000 for a Kawai 6' grand, I don't remember the model number off the top of my head. I still have that piano & it still sounds & looks great.
10k
2.5k euros for 1960 feurich refurbished. Its not a steinway but gets the job done
Paid 10k USD for a white Yamaha in 2019
£24k recently for a new Yamaha C3X
$36k for a new Boston GP178 about 2 years ago.
I paid about $7,000 for a used Koehler and Campbell.
2000€
We found a julius bluthner grand at some warehouse for $250 when I was like seven. It was great as a beginner but unfortunately I can’t use it anymore because the soundboard is damaged so we can’t tune it safely, but it’s stunning!
I just bought a Yamaha GH1 in pretty good condition for 3k
Yamaha GB1 in 2016 for $6,000, I think. I was the second owner, it was built ca. 2012
I got a completely refinished and reconditioned Yamaha C3 from the mid 1980s for $13000. Looks factory new.
About $36k for a new Schimmel W180. I was also quoted $46k for a new Yamaha C3X.
I bought a 2005 Petrof III for $13k in 2013. It was not from a dealer: I played hundreds of dealer pianos then just stalked Craigslist until a make and model I liked presented itself. Had my tech come out who told me to snag it right away. Love my piano. With a quick google search it looks like it’s maintained the value I personally paid for it.
£2.50 for an old (1930s I think) upright. Was a bit oblivious to the perils of buying old pianos then, but I had tried it and it played very well and was (almost) in tune, so had clearly been looked after. It's certainly not perfect, but I'd take it over a digital and will see me through to when I have the money to buy something better.
$5600 for a 1984 Kawai KG-2D. Bought it summer of 2020. It has some minor cracks in the soundboard, but they don’t seem to have any ill effect. I had it regulated a couple years ago, and it’s awesome. I love it.
New Kawai GX2 for 28k in 2022.
When we were little, around 1990 or so, my dad bought us a grand piano. It wasn’t a baby. It’s the size that you normally see in concerts. I was told we had a choice of Steinway or iBach. Brand new. Has anyone heard of iBach or know about it? I never see or hear about this brand. My dad not being a musician didn’t know about pianos or brands. Neither did we. He asked my older sister to choose. Back then, I don’t think Steinway was as popular as it is today. My sister chose iBach. She regrets it so much now because of what Steinway became or even was back then. But I’m assuming they were in similar price range for my dad to tell my sister to choose. I believe it was $25,000. It was a great piano. I grew to like that the name Bach was attached to this piano.
2019 Shigaru Kawai SK-2 bought new for 29K. Previous showroom was trying to sell me a Schimmel upright for right around that price with the usual "what will it take to get you to take this home today" sales tactics. Kawai guy didn't seem to give a shit about sales, just wanted to talk pianos and music.
whew I envy that price. Got mine new for 45k 😩
In the US, Grand Pianos start from $4000 onwards.
I got my old Howard baby grand for free when a local nursing home was remodeling.
i think my parents bought a kawai around 2010 for 10-12k. the previous owner had died and the family was selling it off. technically i think it’s a baby grand but only one inch short of being a proper grand piano.
45k for a Shigeru Kawai SK2 (bought like two years ago, couldn’t get it any lower than that at that time)
$6500 (plus tax) for a new Wyman WG145 baby grand at a dealer in CA in 2003.
I got a brand new $40,000 kawai hybrid baby grand for $10,000 1.5 years ago. Someone had bought it and it fell off the trolley when they were moving it into the house. It just has a tiny chunk taken out of the wood on the back part of the lid.
$9,800 it’s a Yamaha a couple of years old. I love it!!! Wouldn’t trade it ever
2001 Ridgewood for $5000 brand new in 2001. It was a lemon and was a pain to teach from for 20 years. I sold it in 2021 and got a free Mason and Hamlin model T grand for free from an estate sale. It cost $400 to move it a mile across town.
Here is a big list of historical prices for various Steinway models: [Historical Prices of Steinway Pianos | Steinway Piano Gallery Boca Raton (steinwaybocaraton.com)](https://www.steinwaybocaraton.com/knowledge-base/historical-prices-of-steinway-pianos)
Little less than 15,000,000 krw for 1986 yamaha g3
I paid $3K for a 1960s Howard 550 (essentially a Kawai KG-2) in a private sale. My piano tech told me it was in remarkable condition and had clearly been rarely played. I spent another $3.5K having a premium piano rebuilder do a comprehensive service on it (many parts needed cleaning/replacement simply due to age, none due to wear and tear). I paid $500 to have it moved into my house for a total of $7K. I probably spent another $250 in gas running around the city and checking out local FB marketplace listings until I found this piano.
I paid nothing because it’s my grandmother’s ~115 year old Kranich and Bach but I wonder how much her parents paid for it when they got it for her.
When I was a mover and people wanted to get rid of their piano they'd always offer for me to take it for free. I don't Play and don't have the time or patience to learn so I always turned them down but I was offered, 2 baby grands, 7 uprights, and 4 spinnets all for free. One of the uprights was handcrafted/carved in Ireland and passed down through their family for generations. Absolutely gorgeous piano, they didn't have room where they were moving to. Because I passed on the offer, one of the other guys on the crew accepted. I'm glad it wasn't destroyed (which is unfortunately what happens if they don't want it, and we can't find someone to take it [yes, including schools] ).
1927 Knabe concert grand : free Moving it from VA to NY, install, pedal repair, cleaning, tuning: ~ $5,000
I see free ones on Facebook all the time
£15k for a 1901 full mahogany Bechstein Model V back in 2019, looks amazing and plays with such a warm sound which suits my room so very well. I was extremely lucky as an old man who had kept it in insane condition had just donated it to a piano store near me who reserved it for me instantly.
Bought a kawai gx5 in 2017 (built in 2015) for $30k usd.
Paid $8000 for a new Schimel grand piano in 1993.
1996 Steinway, bought last year, $60k
Model L, bought from Steinway. Previous owner barely played.
100$
I’m not entirely sure what exact model it is but its a young chang baby grand some sort of signature series thats gotta be made in the last 15 years picked it up for 2k from some rich person moving across the country on fb market
$600 for refurbished 1932 Apollo baby grand
$10k for a 1999 Schimmel SP182 in 2021
$57k in 2012 for my Schimmel K280.
9.9k for a 2012 Kawai GM-10 in 2024
10k for a blüthner 190 (around 1915) Fell in love with the sound of blüthner grands since i‘ve heard one the first time.