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[Phil Bondi]

Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:

>
> 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.

I was under the impression that grey market Yamahas were common 
knowledge in our field. Wrong again.

Conrad, your note is pretty much how I feel about the subject..and in 
Yamaha's defense, I understand their position also. They will not 
support units/pianos/instruments that were not designated for this 
climate/market. It probably goes alot deeper than that, but essentially 
that is their position.
 It's kind of sad because the people with the grey market pianos had no 
idea what they were buying. They thought they were getting a good deal 
on a quality instrument.

Less than a month ago, I got a call from a client that had just bought a 
used Yamaha Grand from a now defunct dealership. What she got was a grey 
market piano that needed alot of work. When I informed her about what 
she had bought, she was of course upset and disappointed in herself for 
not contacting me first, because if I had looked at the piano for her, 
she would not own it now because the dealer was asking way too much for 
what it was. It's a vicious circle that has no end for us, the technicians.

Phil Bondi(Fl)