Online Piano Valuation &
Piano Appraisal Services


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"What's My Piano Currently Worth?"

What Is the Online Piano Valuation Service?

This service is intended as a piano price point for market entry, for piano owners who are thinking about selling a piano; who are searching for the value of a new or used piano; or who are requesting a piano's insurance replacement value for the current year, among various other reasons (see the list below).

The Online Piano Valuation Service can help you to determine the market value range of your piano - if you are looking to buy or sell one, or just need a rough estimate of how much your piano is worth.

This evaluation can help to serve as a reasonable starting point of reference at which to begin, before or after hiring a piano technician to service or appraise your piano on-site.

An online evaluation can be delivered in as little as 24 hours or in 5 days, depending on the delivery option that you choose.

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"What Is the Purpose of
A Piano Valuation, or a Piano Appraisal?"

At times you may need a valuation estimate, or an on-site piano appraisal, to prove the value of your piano under certain conditions.

A piano valuation can prevent you from selling your piano for too little or paying too much for a new piano. It can also prevent you from investing money into a piano that may need repair, rebuilding, or restoration that exceeds the value of the piano itself, at present. 

Piano valuations and appraisals are used for purposes such as:

BUYING
SELLING
TRADING
INSURANCE
REBUILDING
REFINISHING
ESTATE TAX
ESTATE PLANNING
TAX DEDUCTIONS
COMMUNITY PROPERTY
DONATIONS*
HUMAN CURIOSITY
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
DAMAGE CLAIMS 

*Appraisals for tax donation purposes may require a separate, on-site evaluation (see below).

Many different factors influence a piano's value, which include the following:

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Who Should Use This Service?

Anyone who needs a quick, reliable, and an inexpensive guide to a piano valuation:

- Sellers: You are thinking of selling your piano. You need an idea of the piano's present value in order to determine a realistic, real-world, fair market value selling price.

- Buyers: You are searching for a used piano. You need to know if a piano is priced reasonably, without a warranty, in "as-is" condition.

- Owners: You are curious to know the fair market value of your piano. But you don't want a comprehensive appraisal performed by a piano technician just yet. You are also looking for the current year's insurance replacement value to report to your insurance company to fully insure your piano against any damages, or a declared total loss.

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Please Note: The Online Piano Valuation Service is based entirely online, and is a general evaluation of your piano. 

It is meant to serve as a starting point of reference only.

An Online Piano Valuation is not intended to replace an on-site piano inspection that encompasses a Piano Appraisal by a piano technician, that is separate and different from the Online Valuation Service.

EXAMPLE: You may have requested your car's online "Blue Book" value, whereas you may have had to visit an auto mechanic to get your car's real status inspected... the oil changed... a mechanical tune-up... or to get your tires and brakes inspected and changed out.

The online service - while comprehensive is many ways - does not replace a piano technician who can physically inspect your piano on-site, to provide a comprehensive mechanical and structural condition report upon extensive findings. These types of reports can generally range in price on average >$175 to >$275 per report when provided by a qualified piano technician within North America.

This service is intended for acoustic piano and player pianos, whereas electronic keyboard and organ valuations are offered as a separate service, for a fee of $40 delivered within 5-7 business days. This includes any electronic and digital keyboards; digital pianos; analog keyboards; synthesizers and samplers; and vintage keyboards.

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Celebrity Owned Piano Appraisals require more in-depth and extensive research than a standard piano evaluation.

Such research includes: the piano's Celebrity and/or Historical Value, Fair Market Value, and Minimum Insurance Replacement Value.

The retainer fee is >$950 for a celebrity appraisal, plus the fee of the appraisal, calculated after necessary estate information has been gathered, and can be delivered within 30 to 45 business days. 

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24-Hour Request Exception: (1) ANTIQUE pianos and (2) pianos subject to any kind of physical damage - by water, moisture, fire, smoke, or actual physical breakage (e.g. dropped by movers, broken pieces, missing minor or major structural components, etc.) - shall be evaluated within 24 hours to 48 hours, or longer, with no exceptions.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

in Steps 1 to 3, below, to review the requirements before placing an order.

UPDATE: Thursday, December 12th, 2024

Phone Response Time:

<48 Hours.

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For purposes of offering this online service, while we cannot give you an estimate over the phone, we can certainly discuss your options as to whether or not you should submit an order, prior to placing one, below.

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For a faster response, you may leave a message about your inquiry at the Contact Us form, here.

"CAN YOU BUY MY PIANO?"

We Only Buy or Consign Certain 

PREMIUM PERFORMANCE GRADE Pianos such as:

• Steinway & Sons grand pianos
  
• Bösendorfer, Fazioli, Baldwin grands (7' or 9' only)
  
• Yamaha Disklavier grand pianos (Versions: Mark III, Mark IV, E3, & Enspire systems)
  
• Kawai RX, GX, Shigeru series grand pianos
  
• Certain PianoDisc & QRS grand player pianos, newer than 2010.
  

If you own one of the brands or models, above, and you wish to either sell or consign your piano, please contact us, here.

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We suggest to order an online piano valuation or on-site piano appraisal to know what your piano is worth, before you decide to sell it on your own, or before you decide to buy a piano from a private party, a piano technician, or a piano dealer.

PLEASE CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS: 

866-488-5397 (KEYS)

WE ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT METHODS:

All trademarks, logos, or registered Trademarks found on our website are the property of their respective owners.

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START YOUR ORDER, HERE:

Legal Disclaimer: By sending a payment for the Online Appraisal Service at Step 1 of 3, you are hereby agreeing to our Terms and Conditions of service, the link of which is contained at the bottom of every page of Total-Piano-Care.com.

STEP 1 of 3: Choose your delivery option, and send a payment:

Piano Valuation & Appraisal Services - Choose One Option:

Acoustic Piano & Player Pianos - Delivered in 5 Business Days $35.00 USD Acoustic Piano & Player Pianos - Delivered in 24 Hours $40.00 USD Keyboard & Organ Appraisal Service - Delivered in 5 Days $40.00 USD Celebrity Owned Piano Valuation (Down Payment) $950.00 USD

Full Name & Daytime Phone #:

After selecting an option, wait for a new window to open to proceed to checkout.

If you wish to pay with a credit card without a Paypal account, please select "Pay without a Paypal account" at the bottom of the screen at the PayPal shopping cart.

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STEP 2 of 3:  Complete the Online Evaluation Form.

For Our Valued Customers

Who Jump Directly to Step 3:

Please FILL OUT THE FORM, HERE,

BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER.

THANK YOU.

STEP 3 of 3: Please Send Well-Lighted, Close Up, & Detailed Pictures of The Piano.

Do not send pictures of the piano's outer cabinet, only.

Send well-lighted pictures of the piano's interior and exterior, including the (1) cabinet, (2) keys, and (3) pedals [exterior].

The interior includes the (4) action parts and hammers, (5) strings, damper felt, and tuning pins, (6) soundboard and bridges, (7) cast iron plate.

You may also send a video of your piano. Play all of the keys: naturals and sharps, from left to right, in sequence, 2 to 3 seconds per note, with a medium to a semi-hard touch. Record all the components, listed above.

You may send pictures of the piano, via a shared link to a cloud folder at: DropBox, Google Photos, any other user friendly photo sharing site, or to our e-mail address (see "Step 2" page for our contact details). 

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The 24 HOUR TIME PERIOD BEGINS AFTER ALL THREE (3) REQUIRED ITEMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED:

1. (Step 1) Send a Payment. 
2. (Step 2) Complete the Piano Evaluation Form.
3. (Step 3) Send PICTURES and/or a VIDEO of your piano, subject to our Terms and Conditions of service.

• Orders received AFTER HOURS (5pm PST) are counted as being received the following business day.
• ANTIQUE PIANO and 'NEAR-ANTIQUE' PIANO EVALUATIONS may be completed within a 48 to 72 hour period, even though a 24-hour order is placed.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION IN THESE MATTERS. 

IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST RECEIVE YOUR VALUATION WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME, WE MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

Piano Appraisals For Tax Deduction

and Donation Purposes:

The Online Piano Valuation Service is intended to serve as a starting point of reference, only, and DOES NOT REPLACE a physical, on-site inspection and appraisal of the piano itself for charitable contribution purposes as required by the IRS.

The main purpose of this online service is to provide a general guide of reference, only. This evaluation, however, can assist on-site appraisers to make more well informed and accurate decisions, in conjunction with their own subjective observations, knowledge, and opinion about the piano they are evaluating.

To be clear, we do not sign IRS Form 8283 [Noncash Charitable Contributions] Part IV: "Declaration of Appraiser" as part of this service.

On-site physical evaluations are billed separately from the Online Piano Valuation Service, subject to our sole discretion, at a rate of $450 to $550 [based on technicians' labor plus travel to and from the piano], upon the acceptance of your order.

Please Contact Us for more information.

Legal Disclaimer: We do not provide, nor represent to provide, any tax or legal advice. We encourage you to speak with a licensed attorney or CPA to discuss your legal rights and obligations in connection with your piano donation.

All Appraisals Are Subject to Our Terms of Service, the link of which is contained at the bottom of every page of Total-Piano-Care.com.

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