{"id":43,"date":"2018-10-03T05:02:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T05:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2022-12-28T19:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T19:06:46","slug":"appraisals-and-estimates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Appraisals and Estimates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">By Email<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We do not charge for looking at pictures emailed to us.<\/p>\n<p>For a quick idea of what the condition of your piano is;<br \/>\nWhat your piano is worth;<br \/>\nWhat you should pay for a piano;<br \/>\nIf a piano you are looking to purchase is a good idea;<\/p>\n<p>Send us some pictures. <a href=\"mailto:photos@firtreepiano.com\">photos@firtreepiano.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please include your contact information, and tell us what you would like to know about the piano.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best pictures to send are:<br \/>\n1. An overall shot of the entire piano.<br \/>\n2. If it is an upright, lift the lid and get a shot of the serial number so we can look up the manufacturing date. If it is a grand piano, look under the music desk (where you set your music) for your serial number.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lindebladpiano.com\/img\/_files\/serial-upright-final.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lindebladpiano.com\/img\/_files\/serial-grand-final.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>3. A shot of the high treble hammers, aiming your phone\/camera <strong>straight down<\/strong>, like this:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"block-d83b3f49-5cea-4546-9af6-63e67f869372\" class=\"block-editor-block-list__block is-resized wp-block-image\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\" data-block=\"d83b3f49-5cea-4546-9af6-63e67f869372\" data-type=\"core\/image\" data-title=\"Image\">\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/firtreepianos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1398.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_1398.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable wp-element-caption rich-text\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Image caption text\">Upright Piano Hammers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block\" data-align=\"center\">\n<figure id=\"block-8fd92af0-b03f-4644-96bc-89ffba58f358\" class=\"block-editor-block-list__block is-resized size-full wp-block-image\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Block: Image\" data-block=\"8fd92af0-b03f-4644-96bc-89ffba58f358\" data-type=\"core\/image\" data-title=\"Image\">\n<div class=\"components-resizable-box__container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/firtreepianos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.tiff\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image.tiff\"><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"block-editor-rich-text__editable wp-element-caption rich-text\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Image caption text\">Grand Piano Hammers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may also send pictures of anything else you think we should see.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">In Person<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We do charge for a hands-on appraisal\/estimate. This is a thorough examination of your instrument for a more precise evaluation of its value, cost of repairs, and suitability for your purposes.<\/p>\n<p>You can schedule a time online&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gazelleapp.io\/scheduling\/rfMVQWlLJmJJnXw21VyB923G\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Email We do not charge for looking at pictures emailed to us. For a quick idea of what the condition of your piano is; What your piano is worth; What you should pay for a piano; If a piano you are looking to purchase is a good idea; Send us some pictures. photos@firtreepiano.com Please &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/?page_id=43\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Appraisals and Estimates&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firtreepiano.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}