Hi Terry, Thats right, although, i wouldnt agree that any japanese manufacturer (or any manufacturer in fact) actually makes different lines of pianos depending on where they are going to be sold. They do however keep a record to where the pianos were originally exported to. This discussion was on the list a few weeks ago. It is their "marketing" attack against their biggest (and winning) competitors: their own brand's used pianos. Regards, Patrick > Tons of this is the archives. It has nothing to do with who is selling a > used piano. It has to do with where the piano was originally sold when it > was new. If the piano was sold in Japan when new, and now, some years > later, > is being resold here in North America, it is considered a grey market > piano. > This is certainly the case with Yamaha pianos. However, is this the case > with Kawai? I had not heard that Kawai makes two different lines of pianos > based on destination market. Anyone know? > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- >> This sounds to me like a "grey market" piano. As I understand it, >> people >> who are who are not authorized dealers buy quantities of used pianos, >> then >> hold a big sale, often at a university. This practice is perfectly >> legal, >> and the pianos are most likely the genuine article. However, since the >> seller is not an authorized dealer, the manufacturer will not honor the >> original warranty, nor will they provide replacement parts when >> necessary. >> I'm told Yamaha is especially strict, which makes sense to me, as they >> must >> protect the legitimate dealers. >> >> --Paul Mulik >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> Can you tell me something about black market pianos? There is a Kawai >> piano for sale by a church who was told it was a black market piano and >> Kawai would not do warranty service on-obviously. I was wondering who >> manufactures them, do they just put a Kawai name on the piano? What kind >> of piano are they? To my knowlege I've never had any dealings with these >> before and am curious about the instruments. >> >> Joy! >> >> Elwood > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Patrick Hinves Ballesta Afinador/Técnico 610442371 PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L.
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