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[Richard Brekne]

According to the boys at the acadamy this is purely because Yamaha 
America has requested Yamaha Japan for such restrictions. The Grey 
market problem over there is the main motivation.

Here in Europe we dont have nearly the problem with grey market pianos 
to begin with, and Yamaha Europe has not employed the same degree of 
restrictiveness in their parts sales.

Cheers
RicB

J Patrick Draine wrote:

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>
> Grey market pianos is the reason.
> I'm guessing Europe isn't flooding with container loads of used 
> Japanese market pianos? Or, if it's as much a phenomenon in Europe as 
> it is becoming here, there may be Common Market/EU regulations which 
> restrict Yamaha from restraining their sales of repair parts. I'm just 
> guessing -- anyone know for sure?
>
> Patrick Draine
>