grey market?

[Avery Todd]

Jay,

   I have never heard of that model of Kawai grand. Their models are:
GM-1A, GM-2A, GE-3, RX-1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, RX-A, GS-100 and the EX. For
more info, you might check out their web page at http://www.kawaius.com/
or maybe Don Manino can check it out by the serial number. His e-mail is:
dmannino@kawaius.com

Avery

>I know it's difficult to answer this question without actually seeing the
>piano for yourselves, but I still can't tell if this piano is a grey market
>piano or not.  It has three pedals, plays and sounds like anything else I've
>played and better around these parts of the woods.
>My instinct says it's not grey market because of the condition and full
>prepping, but... it was shipped from CA and was on a list with about 300
>others.
>
>Jay
>
>>Jay Mercier wrote:
>>
>>To make a long story short, I ended up with
>>a
>> > 1990 Kawai CA-40 Grand, purchased through a local dealer who purchased
>>it
>> > from a dealer in Chicago.  It was listed with hundreds of pianos out of
>>the
>> > Chicago dealer, but shipped from California.  Took 3 weeks to ship to
>>the
>> > local dealer  - they didn't touch it - and immediately delivered it to
>>the
>> > retirement home.  I was a bit nervous but to my amazement this "A"
>>listing
>> > of a piano impressed me.  Absolutely flawless for about $11,000.  It
>>needed
>> > no regulation and I told the home that the tuning could wait for a
>>month.
>> > The local dealer mentioned that he too was surprised on the condition
>>and
>> > said it arrived in better shape than some of his new YC's and Webbers.
>>This
>> > piano had not one flaw that I could see ------- Now.......is this a grey
>> > market piano?
>> >
>> > Jay Mercier
>> > Piano Technician
>> > Glenwood, MN