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This topic has 6 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 2 months ago by Saul Davis Zlatkovski.

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February 11, 2004 at 5:00 am #70352

Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
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I would think that, since Lyon-Healy has worked on it, they could give you a

good appraisal on it.

February 11, 2004 at 5:00 am #70351

unknown-user
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I have a gold leaf post, 43 string (F-F)Wurlitzer Starke Model #816,

pedal, 66 inches tall harp I need to get an appraisal on.

February 17, 2004 at 5:00 am #70353

Monique Mason
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Tammy, where are you (or more importantly, the harp) located?

February 11, 2012 at 3:07 pm #70354

Martha Johns
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Hi

February 11, 2012 at 3:29 pm #70355

barbara-brundage
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That’s the replacement cost: what it would cost to buy a new harp that’s roughly equivalent to what you have. Unfortunately, it’s not a resale appraisal–that is almost always much lower.

February 11, 2012 at 3:32 pm #70356

barbara-brundage
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Forgot to explain that the replacement cost is important for insurance. It helps determine what you can expect to get if something happens to it. Some insurance just pays the replacement cost if a harp is lost, but these days many policies use that as the base to figure out just what it’s really worth and deduct for the age of the instrument. I think Anderson does this, for one.

February 12, 2012 at 10:22 pm #70357

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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This harp is smaller than a semi-grand so that cuts its value down. It would be worth something less than a style 17 of similar vintage.
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