Hi all,

I have seen two piano tuners who say that my Yamaha Clavinova CLP 360 has died a death. I want to get a new one and wanted to sell this one for parts and recoup some money on it, but I don't think anyone will want it to be honest (unless I'm wrong). And besides, I wouldn't know how to sell it or where.

Does anyone know who would take this dead Piano off my hands? I may as well get rid of it somehow to make room for my new one, when I eventually get it!

Maybe someone would be interested on e bay?

I thought that, but I wouldn't know how to sell it; I bought it secnod hand myself for £250 and I wouldn't know how much to offer it for. It's only for parts after all it's not in brilliant condition!

Do you really think I should try?

Do offer it on eBay. If you describe it accurately and explain that it is for spares or perhaps repair someone will be interested. Don't offer to post it though. Add "For Collect Only" to your wording.

Congratulations too. I have only just read your new signature.

What exactly is wrong with it? (I need to buy a digital piano at some point in the next year)

I have posted about it previously; It started making really odd noises and then died out pretty much altogether. Depending on the day (it's tempremental!), it will either work in the lower register with the odd reverb, or it will suddenly stop altogether and stay silent, or make horrific loud mechanical noises! It really isn't suitable for anything other than spare parts, hence why the second tuner I got in didn't make me pay for his trying to fix it, as he said that it would cost more than it is worth to fix.

Oh, and thank you Petrat for your congratulations!

Most digital pianos have a procedure for restoring factory settings and sometimes this will sort out a problem. You could try this if you haven't already. A search on Google will tell you how. It might just work.

If MIDI out still works on it, and it's just the tone generation that's broken, it could be used as
a MIDI controller. e.g. you (or the person you sell it to) could connect some type of piano module to it.

The reset on my clav - in case it helps (it's a CVP 87A) - is to hold down the topmost B while you switch it on.

It kept it going for a while as it got somewhat elderly and developed odd intermittent faults - although it died in the middle of the summer term, and I have a feeling that is it. I'll need to replace it too, at some point, as I got used to having two instruments and I miss being able to use both in lessons.

Congratulations ! my daughter too - we have her engagement party this weekend.