JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: > There is in fact a very thriving export business in "quality", used, US made > grands going to Japan, namely S&S and M&H. There is , evidently, a tremendous > demand for these 'prestige' instruments there. And yes , there are exporters > and wholesalers who are making the purchase and export of these "used" > instruments to Japan a "significant" portion of their business. I know one > wholesaler who shipped 9 containers last year and these included grands as > well as vertical styles. Very interesting. I was thinking more in terms of a significant portion of a retail rather than wholesale business and also in terms of supply to the US market rather than overseas. If it doesn't affect me and my clients, who cares. ;-) Carl
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