Yamaha New Models

[Kazuo Yoshizaki]

I also heard from Japanese technicians that Yamaha started to assemble U-1
lines in China. They were complaining that they need to spend more time for
the dealer prep work.

Yoshi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Wisner" <mwisner@yamaha.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha New Models


> Yamaha still makes all the parts that are used in Yamaha pianos, however
not all the parts are made in factories located in Japan.
>
> >>> ramsey@extremezone.com 03/06/02 17:50 PM >>>
> Terry, I work at a Yamaha dealership. This is the first I've heard of any
of this. Mark may respond to this. I'll try asking around. Why would they
want to get parts from someone else when they've gone to all that trouble to
automate their manufacturing process. Doesn't sound too likely to me.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Farrell
>   To: pianotech@ptg.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:32 PM
>   Subject: Yamaha New Models
>
>
>   Rumor mill has it that some (many?, all?) new Yamaha pianos will see
some changes in the way they are made. Parts will be built at other
locations?/sources? and incorporated into the pianos. It kinda sounded to me
like a new Yamaha may not be built with 12,978 Yamaha parts anymore - other
sources will be utilized. I may be way off base with what I think I
understood.
>
>   Has anyone heard of manufacturing changes and/or parts sources for new
Yamaha pianos?
>
>   Thanks.
>
>   Terry Farrell
>
>