Belarus

[James Grebe]

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> From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Re: Belarus
> Date: Sunday, March 16, 1997 5:10 PM
>
> Hi, Jim.
>
> I believe I did one of these a few years back, for a Russian gentle-
> man who brought it with him whem he emmigrated here to the states.
> It had an attractive, natural-wood case that resembled an Korean im-
> port (You might have been looking at a Young-Chang or Samick) and it
> tuned up, played and sounded like --now get this-- a bad Young-Chang!
> Obviously the manufacturer had been taking a long, hard look at the
> Asian imports. Too bad they didn't look longer at Yamaha, though!
Actually it does look like that styling,contempory European.  It did have a
natural finish.  Their version of polyester mahogany
James Grebe from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
>
> Les Smith
> lessmith@buffnet.net
>
> On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, James Grebe wrote:
>
> > Dear list,
> > The Belarus is a piano made in the province of Belarus in Russia.  It
comes
> > in 43" and 44",and 46" sizes.  It has the sole distinction of being , I
> > believe, the cheapest ($1,950.00 to $2,110.00) new piano you can buy in
> > this country.  They have been imported for a couple of years now.  The
> > piano, once I got it up to pitch did not tune badly and it didn"t sound
too
> > bad.
> > Hope this clears this up.  It certainly is not a stencil brand.
> >
> > James Grebe from St. Louis
> > pianoman@inlink.com
> >
>