Are old pianos valuable?

Are old pianos valuable?

Antique pianos and organs can be valued anywhere from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. It is important that sellers realize the real value difference between a restored instrument and an unrestored instrument. There are plenty of buyers looking to save a bit of money on the resale market, yet used pianos can be difficult to sell. Pianos are difficult to move from one place to another, making it challenging to arrange a sale. The average piano weighs just over 750 pounds, with some larger models coming in around 1,400 pounds and some smaller models at around 300 pounds. However, often a giveaway piano is given away because it hasn’t been played in years or the owner knows that it is need of some repairs and is not interested in putting any money into it. Sometimes it can be as much as 70% of the overall weight of the piano. For example, a 600-pound baby grand piano would have a cast iron plate weighing between 300 – 375 lbs.

How much is a piano worth in scrap metal?

The metal might be worth $40.00 to $50.00 a piano. To get all that metal it may take 4-5 hours plus the move and time at the metal yard. I charge people to recycle their pianos. Worth the Cost Moving a piano from one place to another may seem expensive, but it’s well worth the money. You won’t have to ask friends to help you and you won’t have to waste your time moving the heavy piano all day long. Instead, you will have a professional taking care of it for you while you sit back and relax. Pianos typically depreciate to 78% of their value in the first year alone. After this, you can see it slowly continues to decline for 20 years, reaching its final number of 40% of its original value. As you can see, after the first couple of years, pianos will depreciate by about 5% per year. DIY piano moving can damage your piano, duh! The average piano weighs between 500 and 1,000 pounds. That, along with its bulky shape, make it very difficult to move safely. On average, you will need 6 people or special equipment, to get it from your home to the truck without dropping it.