>Does anyone know where I can get information about the manufacturer Tadashi? >I have a sneaky suspicion that our custom built church piano was a gray >market piano sold as a new one. I understand that the company no longer is >in business, but I need some useful information to help in the research. >Thanks, > >Dave Streit >AAA Piano Service >Portland, OR Tadashi was made by the Atlas Piano Company of Hamamatsu, Japan. No serial numbers are given for Tadashi in the Pierce Piano Atlas, but Atlas is listed (1980: 131301, 1985: 5051645, 1988: 8020505). 1988 is the last date listed. My recollection of the Tadashis that I saw was that they "looked like" what we might consider "gray market pianos". That doesn't mean they weren't "official" imports, but rather that their marketers didn't pick up on details that US piano techs think make a good piano for the US market (from sturdy kickboards to wood that we *know* is seasoned for North America). Patrick Draine Billerica, MA
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