"Grey Market" Yamaha Pianos

[Carl Root]

Eugenia Carter wrote:

> Having seen some really nice "grey market" pianos, 

I've seen some acceptable consoles, but no grands I'd want.
 
> re #1, did the woman have a technician, whose qualifications she had
> verified, check the Yamaha out _before_ she bought it?

I find that checking out pianos at dealerships to be pretty dicey and
don't do it anymore.  As Wim pointed out, asking about the warranty
should be enough to clarify who's taking the risk.    

But I still want facts about where these things come from.  And what, if
anything, has been done to them.

Carl