At 05:04 1/5/2005 -0800, you wrote: > > And the "grey market problem" is? > > > > Terry Farrell > > >What I heard is, when you bring a yammer here, the resultant degeneration >creates a need for more repair parts than were anticipated and manufactured. >So to protect the parts reserve, ( and the US dealers sales records) parts >are not sold for pianos not made for this climate. >Keith Roberts but..., but... Are you saying that there is a finite amount of repair parts? No more backchecks will ever be made?? When they are gone, no more Yamaha pianos will be made?? Aren't they still in the business of manufacturing whole pianos and the component parts from whence they are assembled? I can understand the sentiment of trying to protect the dealer network, but cutting off the technicians who are trying to service pianos from every source and trying to use the best quality parts in the process seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face. There's more money in automotive spare parts than in complete autos... my 1.375¢ Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS. Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
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