grey/gray

[John Ross]

Hi Clyde,
In the 70's, some Yamahas did have the problems, associated with the
'grey' pianos. They addressed the problem, under warranty, and looked
at the problem, solving it with pianos made with wood having a
different moisture content, to start with.
They KNOW they had a problem, and since these 'grey' pianos coming in
are ones made the original way, and in some cases the same age as the
original 'problem' pianos, know, that the same problems will occur.
Actually, any piano that has spent its formative years, in a dry/wet
environment, then is moved to a wet/dry environment, will have an
excellent chance of having problems. (formative being 15/20 years)
I think Yamaha calls them 'wet' pianos, not grey.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <dave@davispiano.com>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: grey/gray


> 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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