Cheapie Yamaha

[Wimblees]

In a message dated 98-03-01 11:04:34 EST, you write:

>A saw an ad in the Philadelphia paper placed by a piano dealer for  new
>48" Yamaha studios at $1999. This seems awfully cheap (I think
>Brentwoods cost more at retail). Does Yamaha sell their Chinese-made
>pianos under the Yamaha name at this price range?
>
>Philip Jamison


I recently tuned a Yamaha studio piano that belongs to a Taiwanese family, who
brought the piano from home. (They are staying here for a couple of years).
It looked, sounded and acted very much like the Brentwood studios I have
tuned. The customer told me they bought the piano in Taiwan, but that it was
made in China. Now I don't know about the trade relations between mainland
China and Taiwan, but if it had a Yamaha name on it, perhaps it came to Taiwan
through Japan. Anyone know anything about this?

Willem Blees RPT
St. Louis.