“Sold our family Steinway through Piano Auctions Ltd after years of considering options. The process was efficient, the communication clear, and the result exceeded the upper estimate by thirty per cent.”
Patrick Lawlor
Vendor | Steinway Model B
Formal Written Piano Valuation
Value My Piano
We offer a professional, hassle-free service to help you value and sell your piano, ensuring you receive the best price through expert piano valuation.
Use Our Piano Valuation Form
Formal Written Piano Valuation
We also offer a formal written piano valuation service. This valuation service can be used for enquiries regarding the following:
- Insurance
- Resale value
- Purchase advice
- Probate
Our piano specialists will be able to help you with any problem you may have with valuing your piano. For this service we charge a set fee, please contact us for more details.
How a valuation works.
Submit the form, a specialist reviews the detail, you receive a written report inside two working days. No charge. No commitment.
Submit
Fill in the short online form with photos, the serial number and a short description.
Open the formReview
A specialist studies the make, age, provenance and condition, and benchmarks against recent sale results for similar instruments. This usually takes a working day.
Start your valuationReport
You receive a written valuation by email. For sale and resale valuations it includes low and high sale estimates and a transport quote. Insurance and probate valuations carry their own formal letter.
View recent auctionsAction
If you are selling, we send the consignment contract straight away. If it is for insurance or probate, the report is yours to share with your insurer or solicitor.
Sell at auction
Where to find the serial number.
The serial number dates your piano precisely and helps us deliver a more accurate valuation.
Upright pianos
Usually inside the top lid, on the cast iron frame near the tuning pins.
Grand pianos
Typically stamped on the frame near the tuning pins, visible with the lid open.
Free guide
The complete guide to piano valuations.
Auction, insurance and probate valuations, what shapes the figure, and how the process works.
What affects a piano's value.
Every piano is unique. These are the things our specialists weigh first.
Maker and model
The single biggest driver. Leading names command the strongest demand and the strongest results.
Age and serial number
The serial number dates the instrument precisely, and age frames what buyers expect to pay.
Condition and history
Maintenance, tuning records and any restoration work all feed directly into the figure.
Tone and touch
How the piano plays and sounds matters as much to buyers as how it looks.
Size and specification
From compact uprights to concert grands, size and features place the piano in its market.
Cosmetic appearance
Case finish and presentation shape first impressions and viewing-day interest.
Market demand
Values move with what buyers are hunting for, season to season.
Location and access
Where the piano sits, and how easily it can be moved, affects the practical value.
Why choose Piano Auctions.
Valuations built on real sale results, trusted by private clients, solicitors, executors and institutions.
98%
Vendor sale success rate
35+
Years in the piano industry
20+
Years of specialist auctions
Everything you need to know
The detail behind our formal written valuation service, past sale results and the specialist team behind every valuation.
Formal Written Piano Valuation
We also offer a formal written piano valuation service. This valuation service can be used for enquiries regarding the following:
- Insurance
- Resale value
- Purchase advice
- Probate
Our piano specialists will be able to help you with any problem you may have with valuing your piano. For this service we charge a set fee, please contact us for more details.
Formal written valuations used to arrange or update cover on your instrument.
Written estimate of the market value if you are considering resale.
Independent advice on a piano you are looking to buy.
Written valuations for probate, estate administration and inheritance tax.
The valuation checklist.
Have these ready and the valuation comes back faster.
- Photographs of the piano
- Serial number
- Make and model
- General condition details
- Location of the piano
- Any restoration or service history
“Bought a Bechstein at the December sale. The condition report was thorough and the piano arrived exactly as described. A pleasure from start to finish.”
Rachel Bunn
Buyer | Bechstein Grand
“After twenty-five years owning my Yamaha C3, I needed it to find the right home. The valuation was honest, the marketing professional, and the sale smooth. Top-class operation.”
Graham Wilkes
Vendor | Yamaha C3
“The team handled my mother's piano with real care. Their advice was thoughtful and respectful, and they achieved the upper end of the estimate range without any fuss.”
Sylvia Murray
Vendor | Bösendorfer 200
“Found my piano on the catalogue, played it at the Watford viewing, and bid online from home. Couldn't have been simpler. The instrument is everything I'd hoped for.”
Lance Green
Buyer | Blüthner Upright
“Buying internationally felt daunting until I spoke to George. Every question answered, every detail confirmed. Shipped to Hong Kong without a single issue.”
Nelson Lo
International buyer | Hong Kong
“Sold our family Steinway through Piano Auctions Ltd after years of considering options. The process was efficient, the communication clear, and the result exceeded the upper estimate by thirty per cent.”
Patrick Lawlor
Vendor | Steinway Model B
“Bought a Bechstein at the December sale. The condition report was thorough and the piano arrived exactly as described. A pleasure from start to finish.”
Rachel Bunn
Buyer | Bechstein Grand
“After twenty-five years owning my Yamaha C3, I needed it to find the right home. The valuation was honest, the marketing professional, and the sale smooth. Top-class operation.”
Graham Wilkes
Vendor | Yamaha C3
“The team handled my mother's piano with real care. Their advice was thoughtful and respectful, and they achieved the upper end of the estimate range without any fuss.”
Sylvia Murray
Vendor | Bösendorfer 200
“Found my piano on the catalogue, played it at the Watford viewing, and bid online from home. Couldn't have been simpler. The instrument is everything I'd hoped for.”
Lance Green
Buyer | Blüthner Upright
“Buying internationally felt daunting until I spoke to George. Every question answered, every detail confirmed. Shipped to Hong Kong without a single issue.”
Nelson Lo
International buyer | Hong Kong
“The team handled my mother's piano with real care. Their advice was thoughtful and respectful, and they achieved the upper end of the estimate range without any fuss.”
Sylvia Murray
Vendor | Bösendorfer 200
“Found my piano on the catalogue, played it at the Watford viewing, and bid online from home. Couldn't have been simpler. The instrument is everything I'd hoped for.”
Lance Green
Buyer | Blüthner Upright
“Buying internationally felt daunting until I spoke to George. Every question answered, every detail confirmed. Shipped to Hong Kong without a single issue.”
Nelson Lo
International buyer | Hong Kong
“Sold our family Steinway through Piano Auctions Ltd after years of considering options. The process was efficient, the communication clear, and the result exceeded the upper estimate by thirty per cent.”
Patrick Lawlor
Vendor | Steinway Model B
“Bought a Bechstein at the December sale. The condition report was thorough and the piano arrived exactly as described. A pleasure from start to finish.”
Rachel Bunn
Buyer | Bechstein Grand
“After twenty-five years owning my Yamaha C3, I needed it to find the right home. The valuation was honest, the marketing professional, and the sale smooth. Top-class operation.”
Graham Wilkes
Vendor | Yamaha C3
“The team handled my mother's piano with real care. Their advice was thoughtful and respectful, and they achieved the upper end of the estimate range without any fuss.”
Sylvia Murray
Vendor | Bösendorfer 200
“Found my piano on the catalogue, played it at the Watford viewing, and bid online from home. Couldn't have been simpler. The instrument is everything I'd hoped for.”
Lance Green
Buyer | Blüthner Upright
“Buying internationally felt daunting until I spoke to George. Every question answered, every detail confirmed. Shipped to Hong Kong without a single issue.”
Nelson Lo
International buyer | Hong Kong
“Sold our family Steinway through Piano Auctions Ltd after years of considering options. The process was efficient, the communication clear, and the result exceeded the upper estimate by thirty per cent.”
Patrick Lawlor
Vendor | Steinway Model B
“Bought a Bechstein at the December sale. The condition report was thorough and the piano arrived exactly as described. A pleasure from start to finish.”
Rachel Bunn
Buyer | Bechstein Grand
“After twenty-five years owning my Yamaha C3, I needed it to find the right home. The valuation was honest, the marketing professional, and the sale smooth. Top-class operation.”
Graham Wilkes
Vendor | Yamaha C3
Piano valuation FAQs.
No. We provide free auction valuations for pianos that may be suitable for sale through one of our specialist piano auctions.
An auction valuation is an estimate of the price range your piano is likely to achieve at auction based on its make, model, age, condition, and what similar pianos have sold for in the past.
A written formal valuation is a professional document prepared for legal, financial, insurance, probate, or taxation purposes and includes a detailed assessment of your piano's value.
A probate valuation provides the market value of a piano for estate administration and inheritance tax purposes following a bereavement.
An insurance valuation determines the replacement value of a piano for insurance cover in the event of loss, theft, or damage.
We provide auction, probate, insurance, matrimonial, estate administration, charitable donation, and professional written piano valuations.
We typically require the piano's make, model (if known), serial number, photographs, and your location to provide an accurate valuation.
Most piano valuations are completed within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the required information and photographs.