Tony, List, >There is nothing worse than believing what you read in SALES PROMOTION >MATERIAL and saying that it is true. >Tony Caught What I said, Tony, is, "Here is one of their web sites with relevant info:" [Relevant means: Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.] >...Keith, read between the lines, then tell me that >1. You do not have a climatic condition somewere in the USA that is not the >same as the Japanese climate ? Of course, on the surface of things, it would be easy for an individual to assume such a thing. But aside from that, Yamaha has stated reasons to support geographical marketing based on past experiences which are perfectly reasonable to me. Just consider the enormous undertaking to make such an alteration in manufacturing on strictly a marketing whim. Personally, I can't buy into that. >3. Why is it that all the other piano manufacturers don't make pianos for >different climates. I really don't know that some of them don't. Are you privy to such information otherwise? As to your number 4 & 5 comments, I just can't go along with this incongruous reasoning based on Yamaha's past record and their continued demonstration in the piano industry. For me they are a class act, and there is no getting around it. Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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