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Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? #2038967 02/25/13 12:32 PM
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OP sunnyday Full Member S Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33	After a couple of months' piano search, we came across a brand new Kawai RX3 with 10 year Kawai warranty for $20k. Based on the serial# the piano was built in 1998 and the dealer kept it tuned regularly. Is the price good?

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2038980 02/25/13 12:59 PM
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Plowboy 3000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,019 SoCal	Is it 2008 or 1998? $20k for a new 2008 RX-3 sounds like the deal of a lifetime, but maybe some of the experts here will chime in with an opinion more credible than mine. Gary

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2038986 02/25/13 01:06 PM
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OP sunnyday Full Member S Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33	1998 was a typo. It was made in 2008.

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2039028 02/25/13 02:44 PM
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Mark... 4000 Post Club Member M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,534 Jersey Shore	When I was piano shopping in 2008 I could of bought a new rx-3 ebony or satin for 18k on sale.

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2039038 02/25/13 02:59 PM
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Minnesota Marty 7000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2012 Posts: 7,439 Rochester MN	I think that is a great price! Marty in Minnesota It's much easier to bash a Steinway than it is to play one.

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2039112 02/25/13 04:36 PM
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BeeKay Junior Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 8 Illinois	Hi, I think you have a good deal. I just purchased from a private party a used 2008 RX2 for $12K. Good luck.

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2039512 02/26/13 10:59 AM
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OP sunnyday Full Member S Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33	Thanks for all your replies. Will it sound well in a 12x12 hard-wood-floor room? No other furniture but a curio in the corner.

Re: Is $20k for 2008 brand new Kawai RX3 a good deal? sunnyday #2039523 02/26/13 11:15 AM
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Minnesota Marty 7000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2012 Posts: 7,439 Rochester MN	Hi Sunny, The RX3 always sounds great, but it has a big voice! You might have to consider an area rug and some additional sound attenuation elements. Or, just glory in the exceptional experience of it all! Marty in Minnesota It's much easier to bash a Steinway than it is to play one.

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