This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment NY Steinway plates are cast in Springfield, Ohio. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Gamble=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:12 AM Subject: Fw: Gray market Yamahas Hello Isaac I think you're looking at a Boston? No? Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Isaac sur Noos=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: RE: Gray market Yamahas Hi, if you have a close look to the Steinway grands plate, you will = see also "made in Japan". What does it mean ? Anyone interested in a Steinway bashing ;>) that misses me a bit. Prosit Isaac OLEG Entretien et r=E9paration de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77=20 -----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De = la part de Michael Gamble Envoy=E9 : jeudi 23 octobre 2003 20:10 =C0 : pianotech@ptg.org Objet : Fw: Gray market Yamahas Hello Charles Cron Are you sure it wasn't made by Kemble-Yamaha here in the UK? That = could account for a lot...;-) Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Piannerman@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:33 AM Subject: Gray market Yamahas Salutations to all, In an Asian person's home the other day and tuned a U1. Nice = piano but for some reason the tone quality just didn't seem as nice as = what I am accustomed to. The serial number was higher than the latest = one (1996) listed in the Pierce Atlas and the couple had purchased it = from another individual within the last year or so. So I was idly = wondering if the piano could be a "gray market" when I noticed it - = "Made in Japan" stenciled on the plate. Aha!! Definitely a "gray = market piano". I didn't say anything to the customer but came home to my own = U1, purchased about 6 years ago from a Yamaha dealer, smugly confident = that my piano was a bonafide, Made in America Yamaha. Lifted up the lid = and there it was - "Made in Japan", right on the plate. I could have = croaked. Does this mean that I have a "gray market piano?" Surely = there must be a way to tell by looking. Do all Yamahas say "Made in = Japan", even the ones that are made over here? Please advise as I have an inquiring mind and would really = appreciate some insight on this burning question. (Sorry if this has = been covered in depth previously.) Charles Cron Rockfield, KY ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f9/8a/58/45/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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