[pianotech] "Gray Market" Kawai??

[paul bruesch]

Thanks Tom and Wim,

I did mention a Gray Market Yamaha I saw offered for deeeeeep discount (in a
store). It had multiple 1/4-inch crevasses in the SB and sounded absolutely
horrid.

I also gave him heads-up about the DC and the wet humidistat option, so I
think we might have a done-deal there already!  But I'm a little curious...
the installation instructions (and Certified Installer training) suggest
moving the humidistat farther from the humidifier tank to somewhat increase
humidity in the piano. Is that a reasonable compromise, or is the wet
humidistat really the ideal option for this circumstance?

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:

>  Paul,
>     Kawai to my knowledge has issued no statement about the Gray market
> imports.  As to the D.C. system I would insist that a full system is
> mandatory with the "wet" (55%) humidistat . Scare them if need to but 10 %
> RH will cause problems with this piano --or any piano really!
>      Just my take,
>  Tom Driscoll
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>
> *To:* Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2010 6:49 PM
> *Subject:* [pianotech] "Gray Market" Kawai??
>
> I have a customer whose Japanese-born wife is having her childhood Kawai
> upright shipped here to Minnesota. I spoke with him about the Yamaha Gray
> Market issue and also indicated that I haven't heard of a similar issue with
> Kawai. Is it an issue?
>
> I guess it's on its way on a ship right now. Since our summers are
> hot'n'humid, it's not an immediate concern, but winter will be here before
> we know it with its 10% IRH.  I told him that I MAY recommend a
> Dampp-Chaser, and possibly one with a higher humidistat. (Obviously, I'd
> love to see them at least put in a standard DC!)
>
> Thoughts? And thanks!
>
> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN
>
>
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