Australian sold Yamaha

[ETomlinCF3@AOL.COM]

I never said these "thingees" could not be a good value.  I said that more 
tend to need extra work and there are reasons for that that can be explained. 
 You say Bastard creations, I did not.  I was very kind in my response.  I 
have gone through the Yamaha plants in Japan and have had discussions both 
with LeRoy and Technicians from Japan and they are not just PIANOS ... they 
are different.  We have beat this dead horse before and I do not wish to do 
it again.  I maintain a very nice G5 for a friend who bought it "gray" market 
and she loves it.  Would it have been better to be a C5 and with "super dry" 
(Yamaha's words) wood ... you bet.  You implied that I said they are made 
with cheaper wood, glue and materials.  I did not say that.  The wood is the 
same, just dried to a lower moisture content.  The glue would be the same.  
Yamaha has done many studies and years of testing to prove the way they are 
made for America and Europe works best here.  Not fiction ... proven facts.  
I did not even imply half of what you wrote about me.  Please, if anyone 
should "come on" it is you.

Respectfully,

Ed
<< 
 Come on Ed don't be so strident we are just discussing the thingees. :-)
 
  When one person says they are made of "cheaper materials. Timbers, glue, 
 felt etc." the next says "no they are not!".... a third says the danged 
 thingees will be just fine .......and a fourth says they will 
 implode!........there certainly is room for another 'discussion'........ne?
 
   As for restringing these thingees I have also restrung 'most' of the ones 
I 
 have had....but I also replaced reps/HSF/felts/pinblocks and the other 
needed 
 accoutreme'nt needful on 'any' used piano of this age for me to resale. As 
 for the 'superiorty' implied for those instruments intended for the American 
 market...I have a list of 31 that I have restrung for various and sundry 
 reasons, "excess rust and corrosion" among them.
 
  They are pianos..plain and simple...they are not a plague from the devil or 
 cast offs from hell designed only to steal money from unsuspecting 
 buyers...though granted the actions of 'some' dealers are just that. :-) 
They 
 are also not bastard creations that parts are not available for in this 
 country . One of the Brand X "grey market" pianos, specifically a G5, turned 
 out to have the best tone/touch/power/projection of any Brand X of 
comparable 
 size to include the 'normal' run of C7s. It is and was the exception...but 
 there it is. :-)
 
  Treated as 'special' cases there is no reason why these thingees can not 
 give good value and service for many-many years just as any other 'special 
 case' non-acclimated used piano of whatever brand is capable of.
  >>


Ed Tomlinson
Cascade Piano
Piano Sales/Piano Technician