Dave Davis wrote: > List, > As I am approaching the end of my newbie status, gray > market Yamahas are a subject to which I've devoted > much thought. Being a port city,(Seattle) we're seeing > quite a few come in. > > Problem #1. Yamaha says there is a problem and denies > support. > Yamahahaha has no motivation to actually deal with whatever problem grey market pianos actually present... at least no motivation to take any positive steps. Actaully... they could pretty easily put a nice big etching in the soundboard, useing an appropriately pleasant font of course, stating something to the effect that "This Yamaha Grand piano is optimized for the Japanese Climate". Some pianos actaully do this kind of thing. Alfred Knight for example marks pianos made for tropical enviorments appropriately. RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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