More advice Re: Gray market Yamaha

[Farrell]

You didn't like my response? (Ha, ha, just kidding.) I see that I neglected to say that my son's G5 was also a grey market piano. Very, very nice piano. She just sings praises over it every time I see her.

In Florida where it does not get below 35% RH in most homes, it seems to be the consensus among local technicians that the grey market status of a Yamaha is a non-issue. That is also my Florida-specific opinion. In areas of the planet that see low RHs in the winter I have heard numerous reports of major system failures on these pianos. Now whether a good DC installation would overcome those troubles, I don't know (although it certainly should). I can only assume that the well informed piano consumer in Denver or Duluth would devalue a grey market Yamy quite a bit because of its reported low humidity-related problems (I would).

Terry Farrell 
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: More advice Re: Gray market Yamaha


> Friends,
> 
> I was hoping for a little more input on this than I received, so I'll try
> again.  Should I advise any of my clients who might be interested in such a
> piano that it is for sale?  Or shouldn't I recommend it to anyone at any
> price, because it is gray market?  What would you do?
> 
> Clyde
> 
> Clyde Hollinger wrote:
> 
> > Friends,
> >
> > A client ordered a new C2 to replace a 1964 G5 gray market grand.  What
> > should I recommend he do with the G5?  We know Yamaha doesn't support
> > them.  What's it worth?  Should I let any other clients know it's for
> > sale?  It's currently advertised in the newspaper want-ads.  I don't
> > know if he tried to trade it in; I didn't ask.  Had to reglue the lyre
> > one time, some tuning pins are quite loose, otherwise in typical
> > condition, looks nice if you don't look close, gloss black.  Advice?
> >
> > Regards, Clyde
>