"Grey Market" Yamaha Pianos

[Delwin D Fandrich]

JIMRPT@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/24/98 11:53:25 AM, rootfamily@erols.com wrote:
>
> <<"But I still want facts about where these things come from.  And what, if
> anything, has been done to them.
> Carl">>
>
> Carl, et al;
>  They come from Japan.  :-)
>   They are pianos that have been replaced in institutional settings for the
> most part, but there are also large numbers that were in private homes.  Quite
> a large percentage these instruments need work before they are acceptable for
> resale. (my opinion)  I have seen quite a few though that need only a really
> good cleaning before they were acceptable for resale, althought these in my
> experience are few and far between percentage wise.

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Gosh, Jim.  You make it sound as if these things were just like other used pianos
from, say, Europe or the good old US of A.

If you keep this up you're going to destroy a perfectly good conspiracy theory.
Now you don't really want to be responsible for something like that, do you?

Del