Dave and all, I don't recall anyone addressing a question that's been in my mind recently. If other piano companies can build pianos in Japan, China, Korea, etc. that do well in the United States, why doesn't Yamaha? We know they can; they build some pianos designed for the western hemisphere. Why not build *all* of them that way? Other companies do, don't they? Don't get me wrong; I like Yamaha, and I am currently helping a local school district buy a number of them. But unless I'm missing something, I wonder if there's an unspoken reason why the Yamaha company takes the position it does regarding their used pianos being shipped in from the eastern hemisphere. Is it "the bottom line"? To digress a little, have any of you serviced any decades-old Knight verticals that have printed on the underside of the lid, "made for the American climate" or something like that? My experience is that, although that may have been the intent, they are characterized by poorly working actions, sluggish keys, keytops coming loose, etc. My spirits droop each time I see another one. And they are certainly not service-friendly, in my opinion. Trivia on "grey" versus "gray" -- In an American-printed dictionary (copyright 1995) I looked up the word "grey." There is no definition given, just the word "gray." I looked that up and found thirteen definitions, many more if you count various combinations with the word in it. "Grey" is not exactly incorrect, though. But with this information I will usually use "gray," although I actually prefer the other spelling. Now isn't that fascinating to learn on a gray Saturday morning?! :-) Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT Lititz, PA, USA Dave Davis wrote: > Problem #1. Yamaha says there is a problem and denies support.
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