Is it a grey market?

[David ilvedson]

I believe you have a grey market for sure if you have two 
pedals.  U1's have lots of different letters after the U1.  By the 
way, I can't keep up with all the new models I run into.  What 
is the reasoning behind this?  It can't be cost effective to 
constantly change assembly design etc.  Especially Kawai...I 
really like the stability Steinway has had in its models.  

David I.

Date sent:      	Sun, 28 Nov 1999 13:54:50 -0500
From:           	Frank Cahill <fcahill@erols.com>
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:        	Is it a grey market?
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> I recently saw a Yamaha U1 that I was considering for my own. On the
> plate was stamped "U1E". 
> 
> What is the "E"? I'd never seen this before. Maybe it's a grey market
> paino. 
> 
> The piano was at a Yamaha dealer, and he says that the "E" means that
> there was a slight engineering change and that it was stamped on the
> plate to keep track of that manufacturing run.
> 
> Any thoughts on this?
> -- 
> 
> Frank Cahill
> Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
> Northern Va
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net