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Piano For Sale, 1989 Yamaha G2, Single-Owner, Consistently Maintained and Tuned


DonRocks

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Well, after 26 years, it's time to let my baby go.

If anyone is interested, I'll give website members priority.

1989 Yamaha G2, Original owner, consistently maintained and well-treated.

My model is the "satin finish," not the "high-gloss finish" (they also made a brown, "chestnut finish" that cost about $1,000 more). Note that Yamaha also makes a "Conservatory Series" called C2 which is more expensive. (The letter is the model - "G"rand vs "C"onservatory - and the number is the size - G1s are 5'3", my G2 is 5'7", G3s are 6'0").

Jordan-Kitts' review of the Yamaha G2

The fact that I have no qualms selling this to a member should tell you that I have confidence in the instrument. I'm shopping for valuation right now, so I can't name a price yet (I paid $8,000 for it, and have the original receipt) - I'm not worried about squeezing every penny from it. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to sell it, but if I do, it will be in the next 5-6 weeks.

I'm selling it because I'm moving (staying in the area), and buying *up*. The Yamaha would be an excellent instrument for anyone up to, and including, an entry-level concert pianist; I've decided to play where the big guns play, and will be making a substantial investment - there's no sense in me owning both instruments.

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I've still got it, folks, and I'm the original owner.

I'm willing to let it go for a fair price - I'm not trying to make money on this; I'm trying to offset the cost of a seriously upscale instrument. I could sell it to a retailer, and get 50% of what it's worth, or sell it to a friend and get 90% of what it's worth. The fact that I'm willing to sell this to a friend should tell you about the quality of the instrument.

Most G2s have a high-gloss finish and a brighter sound; I purposely got the satin finish which has a more mellow sound, because the piano is going to be in a house; not a concert hall. It has more than enough sound to blow your walls down.

At this point, I'm going to want to keep it about one more year, and then I'm going to really push to sell it, so you have a year to make up your minds. This is the quality of piano that will last you a lifetime unless you're a touring concert artist, and you don't mind dropping $50K. This is the piano equivalent of buying a BMW instead of a Ferrari.

It's tuned twice a year, and serviced if needed (only once, actually, and I'll show you exactly what it was) by one of the very best tuners/technicians in the DC area - there's a two-month wait to get an appointment with him (people don't realize how important it is to regularly tune your piano - it's like changing the oil in your car). I bought it around the time I was going to buy my second car, and I decided to spend $8,000 less on the car, and enjoy the piano instead - it was a wise move. This piano has been well-cared for, and I'd be confident selling it to my best friend because it's a good instrument and I know its entire history.

Thanks!

This isn't my piano, but it's a G2 with a satin finish, and it looks the same:

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What upscale instrument are you looking to get? A Bösendorfer?

Honestly, Mark, it will be whatever is available (and best for me) at the time - I have no specific brand in mind, although it will be probably one of about five or six brands. I've played a Bösendorfer once for an extended period, and it was like nothing of this earth, but any decent one will most likely be out of my price range.

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