Gray market soundboard finish

[Clyde Hollinger]

I noticed that rough finish on the two I service and also when I visited
a dealer not too far from here.  I am curious about it and would be glad
for any light on the subject.

Clyde Hollinger

Tom Cole wrote:

> However, there is some wheat amongst all the chaff. I have serviced many
> gray-market Yamahas that were sold locally by a dealer who orders
> individual, mostly A-graded instruments from an importer. The only
> B-ratings were due to some minor finish damage. So far, these pianos
> have compared very favorably to US-bought pianos with one notable
> exception: the finish on a couple of the grand soundboards had a very
> rough surface of unknown cause.