grey market?

[Jay Mercier]

Look inside, on the bass or straight
>side of the rim. If there is a holder for documents, or four little brad
>holes where there used to be a document holder, it is a "grey market"
>instrument.

Ah Ha.  That's the ticket.  Found it.

Jay






>In a message dated 5/04/1999 5:19:30 PM, Jay wrote:
>
><<"It has three pedals,".............."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.">>
>Look inside, on the bass or straight
>side of the rim. If there is a holder for documents, or four little brad
>holes where there used to be a document holder, it is a "grey market"
>instrument. Jay;
>  The Japanese also make three pedal pianos for their domestic consumption 
>so
>that won't tell you anything by itself. Of course they may not be there if 
>the instrument was not used in
>an institution. :-)
>    I have seen these pianos come in with just a heavy coat of dust and 
>when
>cleaned up they certainly didn't look like a very used instrument.
>   If it was "on the list" you can rest assured that it is a "grey market"
>instrument...........that is not needfully a bad thing, in my opinion which
>is contrary to the opinion of others, but there it is.
>Jim Bryant (FL)


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