"Seasoned For Destination"

[Bruce Gibson Piano Technician]

Hi, again, Garret.

 

I have a lot of people asking me about the pros & cons of purchasing pianos
that have been built for Japan, and I want to be able to give them reasoned
responses.

 

I'm wondering if you would go deeper into the "marketing hooey" smacking the
"face of science, experience, and common sense."

 

Thanks,

 

Bruce Gibson

Piano Technician

Saskatoon, Canada

 

From: Garret Traylor [mailto:hpp at highpointpiano.com] 
Sent: September 11, 2008 6:00 AM
To: bruce at bgpianotech.com; 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: "Seasoned For Destination"

 

Bruce,

This concept of "Seasoned for Destination" is marketing hooey designed to
protect Yamaha USA from imports.  The marketing tactic smacks in the face of
science, experience, and common sense. 

 

Reference Hadley Cell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_cell 

Essentially, the earth has rings or bands of weather (polar, mid latitude
and inter tropical).  Were instruments "seasoned for destination" to reflect
actual global weather conditions then instruments would be labeled not by
country but by desert, temperate, or tropic categories.  North America
shares similar weather conditions as the rest of the globe.  Instruments
could be made for a specific geography but the cost would bee to high for
manufacturers, parts do all come from the same bin at factories.  In
addition, I have taken tours of piano factories in Inchon, Hamamatsu, and
Thomaston and have seen that humidity controls are far from strict as some
might guess and parts are not segregated.  The action parts for Japan are
the same as parts destined for other parts of the world.  

 

Dampp-Chaser Climate Control Systems should be an essential consideration
for pianos in environments that warrant control over high and/or low
humidity.

 

Also, I have lived in Japan and the United States and have serviced a wide
variety of American, Japanese and European instruments; the occasional "bad
instrument" was not due to the quality of the instrument but do to the poor
maintenance practices for that given instrument; we run into this every day.

 

Kindest Regards,

Garret 

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Garret Traylor - President

High Point Piano & Music Inc.

88-PIANO (336) 887-4266

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Bruce Gibson Piano Technician
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:26 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: "Seasoned For Destination"

 

Hello Everyone,

 

Is there anyone out there that can explain the "seasoned for destination"
process that Yamaha advertises. I'm really quite interested in "science" and
not propaganda, so please back up your statements with some quality research
that has been done.

 

Thanks a million.

 

Bruce Gibson

Saskatoon, Canada

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