When the question arises of what to do with a piano, expert advice is needed. Whether a piano is still worth anything and how much, whether a repair is possible and worthwhile, whether storage, a sale or only disposal is the right option – for all this and more, we offer an expert assessment. In our blog post What is my piano still worth? you will find valuable general suggestions.
With decades of piano experience, a current view of the market beyond our region, thousands of original sources and our network of experts, collectors, museums and universities around the world, we can offer an expert assessment and appraisal of your instrument. You can get this from us in two versions.
Please understand that we do not provide free information about your instrument, market prices, etc.
If you order a remote assessment, we will usually send you a written assessment by email within a maximum of five working days after receipt of payment, based on the photos and information provided. It covers the following points, among others:
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- • Ursprüngliche Qualität der Piano-Marke und des Modells
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- • Augenscheinlicher Zustand des Korpus und der Oberfläche
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- • Augenscheinlicher Zustand der Akustik, Klaviatur und Mechanik
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- • Etwaige kritische Substanzschäden und Schädlingsbefall
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- • Vermuteter Service- / Reparaturbedarf
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- • Empfehlungen zu Handlungsoptionen und deren Wirtschaftlichkeit
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- • Zeitwert und realistisch erzielbarer Verkaufspreis
If necessary, we will ask for additional details, photos or even audio recordings for the remote assessment. If you would like the remote assessment confirmed by a master piano maker, we offer this for a surcharge. After your request for an on-site assessment, we clarify the availability and actual costs of a master piano maker depending on your location, send you a quote and, after receipt of payment, commission the master piano maker who will visit you. Afterwards we send you the written assessment.
If you are interested, we will be happy to send you a sample document of a remote piano assessment or an on-site assessment together with our quote.
If you need an expert report recognized by a court, you can obtain a list of recognized experts from the court concerned. We do not offer this service.