Instrument Buying and Selling

I recently purchased ( June 18Th 2010) a Baldwin Model L from BHA Piano in Dayton Ohio for the sum of $7,000 and that included delivery, setup, and one free tuning. The serial number on my Baldwin is 138388 so I think it is from around 1958. It is Mahogany in color. The cabinet has some minor issues in the way a slight fading in spots from the sun. It appears to have new hammers and the keys may have new covers since they look like new. After pricing other Baldwin model L's I feel I got a great deal - However it was just tuned and I have three keys that went out of tune within 2 weeks. BHA is going to send someone out to evaluate the piano and they told me they would give me full credit if there is a problem that can be rectified. I love my Baldwin MODEL L so much that if they tell me they can't fix it I may just have the pin block replaced at my expense if it can be done for $2000 or less.

750.00 in goo condition

In short, priceless. If this is a genuine Stradivari Violin, it will be worth well over $3,000,000 at auction, according to the research I've done due to having found one of these from my deceased grandparents, who themselves have had it in their family for over 160 years. The first thing you will need to do is to have it appraised and find out if it is indeed genuine.

The problem is that almost all of the 600 or so instuments made by Antonio Stradivari are accounted for. That in combination with the fact that it is perfectly legal for any violinmaker to put a label like the one you mention inside his instruments ,as long as he doesn't try to sell the instrument as the genuine article,make it EXTREMELY unlikely that your violin is anything more than an instrument made "in the style of". That being said ,your viloin could still have substantial value.Many "copies" of Stradivari violins are themselves worth many thousands of dollars .The only way to tell for sure is to have a qualified luthier look at your instrument, again keeping in mind that the likelihood of it being a genuine Stradivari would something in the neighborhood of one in a Trillion.

can range from about 250-700

There are several price levels of SG Specials. The normal-shiny-finish versions in all original factory condition-stock pickups and tuners, etc-might sell for $700-$900 depending on condition and if it comes with a case. ANY change-installing new pickups or refinishing cuts price dramatically...There are also "faded" and "worn" finish models that are much lower priced. There are large variations based on condition...there is NO real set price for used guitars, just what someone is willing to pay for it.

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Absolutely! My wife just got me a Peavey Acoustic. Great guitar. My experience was some spanish guitar when I was a teen. It certainly took me a while to get my fingers used to metal strings (my wife knew I wanted this kind of guitar), but the sound is beautiful.

Some people say it's a little heavy, so maybe it's not so great for a kid, but believe me: When I play "Give a little bit" people think it's Supertramp for real!

Depends what kind of bass, on a double bass there are 4, electric basses come with 4 or 5 strings usually although 6 strings isn't rare and you can get up to 11 or 12 string basses which have the same range as a grand piano. Please google you're question first as all this info came from wikipedia and you could have easily found it yourself.

Best estimates put this trumpet as being manufactured around 1958-1959.

It is an all laminate guitar so the used value would be around $100 depending on condition. A little more is it was in excellent condition and less if it was really banged up or needed work.

There is a Baldwin Organ In my church that I would like to get repaired. How can the company help us to restore it?

well depends on the person. heres some steps to finding the perfect set.

1. pick a color and how big. most are 5-piece sets with a snare, a bass, 2 toms, and a floor tom and some cymbals

2.find a brand. maybe you want a tama set. maybe a pearl. maybe even a mudwig

3.find a price. a good 5 piece set is around 700-800 dollars. a advanced set is 1000 and up on things like 8 piece.

4. find some heads. buy remo or evans or even a mix. search on youtube how they sound and pick one that fits you.

5. find a pedal. this hits the bass. axis is pricey but the sound is awesome.

6. find cymbals. these are things like zildian and sabian

7. find drumsticks. things like vic firth are good.

what makes it most fun though is learning to play it then hitting it and listening to the beat

never heard of it, but a quick google search and you'll see for sure from reviews. BC Rich is my favorite, sure they look death metal for most but they are very unique and everyone (big rockstars) have played them.

May 2013

To the best of my knowledge, Rockburn is just a name slapped onto a Student model Chinese made guitar. Rockburn also sells and distribute drums and other musical instruments. Being a student type guitar the manufacturing process is as much quality as any and since most mfgs are using CNC machines to cut and produce them quickly. So the machining may be nice, but the question lies in the wood used, gluing electronics, hardware and paint. These would be the areas to skimp.

However, as a beginner/student why go pay for a guitar that you may never keep interest in or plain give up. If you accomplish the desire of playing, once your skills improve, go treat yourself to a step up. Many next step guitar companies have affordable lines to choose from. Like Fender, Dean, Gibson, Epiphone, Jay Turser and on and on.

Be realistic in you first guitar purchase and don't spent money unnecessarily.

Have confidence in you skills to constantly improve and be an Artist!

According to the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars 11th edition. "the Fender F series were introduced in 1969. The f- series replaced the initial acoustic line and were discontinued sometime after 1980." they are worth $20-$70 depending on condition

Depending on condition, I have seen them go for anywhere between 50 and 200 dollars.

I would definitely go with Broken Knuckle fingerboards (eBay) because they're cheap (board,wheels,shipping etc.), roll smoothly, are the right dimensions and they are a cheap pro board that are affordable and great for practising and riding around. Fantastic 5 stars.

i just bought one 3 days ago. a pro II model with vine inlay and hard shell case, for $600.00

300$ for a epiphone where i live and Gibson its all what make or brand , but around 600 to 1000 new or used and they sky rocket after that.

PRS and so on make much better gutiars at a fraction of the price.. theres a world outside of Gibson.

I am planning to donate my 1999 mint condition Millennium LX 2000 organ to the retirement home in which I live. For tax purposes, I need an approximate value. I know that this organ retailed for around $60,000.00 and is worth practically nothing for resale. I am not selling it, but DONATING it. Can you help me?

Thank you,

Jeannie

I have one (60th anniversary), it's antique white, but with silver hardware. They were only available through Sam Ash. I believe only a few hundred were made.

The popular Christmas tradition in Italy include gentlemen dressed in knickers and heavy wool capes playing their zampognari instrument. These instruments are played early mornings on Christmas season along the courtyards.

MN Serial numbers depict a Fender instrument made in Mexico. The following guide may help.

SERIAL NUMBERS CIRCA MN0+ 5 DIGITS 1990-1991 MN1+ 5 DIGITS 1991-1992 MN2+ 5 DIGITS 1992-1993 MN3+ 5 DIGITS 1993-1994 MN4+ 5 DIGITS 1994-1995 MN5+ 5 DIGITS 1995-1996 MN6+ 5 DIGITS 1996-1997 MN7+ 5 DIGITS 1997-1998 MN8+ 5 DIGITS 1998-1999 MN9+ 5 DIGITS 1999-2000 MZ0+ 5 DIGITS 2000-2001 MZ1+ 5 DIGITS 2001-2002 MZ2+ 5 DIGITS 2002-2003 MZ3+ 5 DIGITS 2003-2004 MZ4+ 5 DIGITS 2004-2005 MZ5+ 5 DIGITS 2005-2006

The price would be around $30,000-$40,000 more than likely.

About $50 bucks.

It depends on a lot of things. There are some student concert flutes you could get for under 100 dollars; heck, I have an Amazon-loving friend who has a 20-dollar flute from some dubious Chinese company. Unfortunately, those don't sound as professional as hand-made flutes, such as by Powell, or even a Yamaha. If you're looking for a student flute that won't break every five minutes like the one said deal-loving friend owns, you'll be out probably about 300-500 dollars, unless it's used. My first flute was a used student Yamaha I got used from Music&Arts for about $200. Right now, I use a Di Zhao flute that was 1070 dollars and is still an intermediate student flute.

Probably somewhere between $1,000-2,500... If you put it up on eBay (or something similar), you'll probably get an idea of how much people are willing to pay, but I'm assuming it's worth about $2,000.