[pianotech] "Gray Market" Kawai??

[Matthew Todd]

10% RH?  I am assuming that is outdoor.  Unless the piano is going to be located on the clients front porch, lets hope their indoors isn't that bad.


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--- On Mon, 7/26/10, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:


From: Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] "Gray Market" Kawai??
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Monday, July 26, 2010, 12:07 AM



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 
To: Pianotech List 
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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