"Grey Market" Yamaha Pianos

[Richard Moody]

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> From: JIMRPT@aol.com
> To: rootfamily@erols.com; owner-pianotech@ptg.org; pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re:  Re: "Grey Market" Yamaha Pianos
> Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 12:45 PM
> 
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> In a message dated 7/24/98 11:53:25 AM, rootfamily@erols.com wrote:
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> <<"But I still want facts about where these things come from.  And what,
if
> anything, has been done to them.
> Carl">>
> 
> Carl, et al;
>  They come from Japan.  :-)
>   They are pianos that have been replaced in institutional settings for
the
> most part, but there are also large numbers that were in private homes. 


Um they may have come from Japan, or where ever Yamaha builds pianos. But
they may have been sent to the Tropics. The Tropics is an area that is
below Florida in the USA.  Below the Tropic of Cancer.   It is near the
Equator. The weather and climate is different there than ANY weather in
the US.  And problems there in regards to humidity demand wood that is
"seasoned" differently.  Look what happened to Albert Schweitzer's (sp ?)
in Africa.  They had to put it into an aluminum case, or so the legand
goes.  
	Supposidly there are codes in the serial numbers that tell where the 
piano was made or intended for what area of the globe.  Don't ask me, ask
Yamaha..

Ric