[pianotech] Seasoned Wood

[Porritt, David]

William, I agree that there is some marketing smoke-and-mirrors in this "seasoned for the market" thing but there is one consistent thing in American homes....we heat and air condition our homes more than the rest of the world.  Here, when it gets really cold, we turn up the furnace - a lot!  In many places they are a little more prone to put on a sweater.  This does dry our air more than most places.  But, of course no one can know where these pianos are going as they leave the factory.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of William Monroe
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:09 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Seasoned Wood

I think the point to be taken home is that though Yamaha dries the wood in three different ways, it is a false premise to suggest that one particular level of drying will suit the dramatic climatic extremes found in North America.  North America has desert climates (consistently very low RH levels), tropical climates (consistently very high RH levels), and temperate climates in which the RH fluctuates wildly from very highs to very lows.  In the end, though Yamaha "seasons specifically" the process does us essentially no good here in North America.

I see more reason to accept Yamaha US's argument against Grey market as one of cost and supporting a product that was retailed in another country - which should be supporting that product.  That at least has some "business sense" to it (whatever that is  ;-]).

William R. Monroe



2010/3/26 André Oorebeek <concertpianoservice at planet.nl<mailto:concertpianoservice at planet.nl>>
I was in Hamamatsu three times and there are three climate halls :

one for dessert climates like Saudi Arabia
one for the domestic market and the tropics
one for North America and Europe

A grey market Yamaha is not necessarily a bad buy.
They are sometimes remarkably good and have not really suffered that much from for instance the climate in Japan.
It also depends on the age.
I know a dealer here who sells fairly young Yamaha's only and there is nothing wrong with them, except the price :
not expensive  (;

friendly greetings from
André Oorebeek

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