This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Wayne, I don't remember reading anything else that you've written to the = list, perhaps you should introduce yourself. =20 I live in Arizona, and 90% of the "Gray Market" pianos that end up = here DO end up having major problems somewhere sooner or later. Usually = sooner. I wouldn't want to be the tech who is sent out to one of these = customers homes to "make the best of the situation for the people = concerned." =20 I feel that any dealer who is selling "gray market" pianos, and = doesn't tell the customer that they're used, imported from offshore, = etc., should have to answer for every one that self-destructs. I suggest = you go to www.yamaha.com and read what they have to say about Yamaha = pianos not intended for the North American market. You won't get parts = for them, even if you want to pay.=20 If someone buys one of these, and they live in a relatively humid = climate, and nothing bad happens to the piano, I would consider them to = be lucky, nothing more. Kevin E. Ramsey, RPT ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wayne Hohle=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 6:50 PM Subject: Re:deep thoughts: grey/gray hi there i was tuning a piano the other day, a kawaii upright, and i was = thinking 'what a nice grey market piano' nice finish, nice tone , nice pins, a good = deal for these folks who said that they had it for a few years, ten or more. then i started thinking 'what is a grey market piano'? the folks who supply these pianos sell them all over world as used = pianos, some good some not so good. the stores who buy them for resale, even here = in north america either tell their customers or don't tell them that they are = used pianos from off shore. some say, so i've been told , that they are not 'wet = backs' and sell them as almost new pianos all shined up. some work and some don't = and a good store will back it up and send out a good tech to make the best of the = situation for the people concerned. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/10/19/27/8f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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