Upright Damper Felt Source

[Richard Brekne]

Hi David

Well, I certainly can understand the sentiment. I guess its just that I 
feel there is really nothing you can do about the situation. Yamaha, 
Steinway, and literally all the rest make their own policy and there is 
little we can do to influence that.  If they choose a path that truly 
costs them money or market share... then they make a correction... 
otherwise they assume all is well enough.

So I choose to look at the bright side. Grey pianos are open season 
items for piano techs and rebuilders.  Most often you are presented with 
instruments that you can make large improvements on if you can talk the 
customer into investing in needed repairs.  And action work is one of 
those areas where a guy like yourself who knows a good bit about how to 
make em fly can get nice and creative.. and to produce a beauty of your own.

So instead of getting upset about something you can't change... I 
suggest only to get jazzed about that which you can... if you get my 
meaning.

I mean... so what if you cant get Yamaha parts.....  Think through an 
alternative that is perhaps even better then the origional... why should 
these soundboard redesigner boys have all the fun... eh ?

Cheers
RicB


David Love wrote:

>While the call for a boycott may have been slightly hyperbolic, the point
>was not.  While many action parts can be substituted, some can't without a
>great deal of trouble.  What you suggest is, in fact, what we are doing;
>using other's parts or making up a serial number for the piano.  So what is
>accomplished other than aggravation for the technician?  Most gray market
>buyers are not consulting with techs before purchasing, and, as I
>mentioned, even licensed Yamaha dealers are selling gray market pianos. 
>Doesn't sound like the program is working.  The only thing I see is that
>Yamaha is missing the opportunity to make some money on the sale of their
>parts and is alienating some technicians who might otherwise support them. 
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>David Love
>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
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