This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi, if you have a close look to the Steinway grands plate, you will see also "made in Japan". What does it mean ? Anyone interested in a Steinway bashing ;>) that misses me a bit. Prosit Isaac OLEG Entretien et réparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 -----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de Michael Gamble Envoyé : jeudi 23 octobre 2003 20:10 À : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Fw: Gray market Yamahas Hello Charles Cron Are you sure it wasn't made by Kemble-Yamaha here in the UK? That could account for a lot...;-) Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: Piannerman@aol.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:33 AM Subject: Gray market Yamahas Salutations to all, In an Asian person's home the other day and tuned a U1. Nice piano but for some reason the tone quality just didn't seem as nice as what I am accustomed to. The serial number was higher than the latest one (1996) listed in the Pierce Atlas and the couple had purchased it from another individual within the last year or so. So I was idly wondering if the piano could be a "gray market" when I noticed it - "Made in Japan" stenciled on the plate. Aha!! Definitely a "gray market piano". I didn't say anything to the customer but came home to my own U1, purchased about 6 years ago from a Yamaha dealer, smugly confident that my piano was a bonafide, Made in America Yamaha. Lifted up the lid and there it was - "Made in Japan", right on the plate. I could have croaked. Does this mean that I have a "gray market piano?" Surely there must be a way to tell by looking. Do all Yamahas say "Made in Japan", even the ones that are made over here? Please advise as I have an inquiring mind and would really appreciate some insight on this burning question. (Sorry if this has been covered in depth previously.) Charles Cron Rockfield, KY ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/24/5c/97/0d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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