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[tnrwim at aol.com]

I have a lot of Japanese customers who brought their pianos to Hawaii from Japan. While the Japanese piano manufacturers will not provide parts and service for gray market pianos, they will allow service and sell parts for piano that were brought to the USA by private customers. How they know difference, I don't know.  

As I said before,  I don't know if it's a law, but the Japanese people do not like to keep pianos for very long, and will not spend money to restore them. 

Wim


 



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From: paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>
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Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 7:56 am
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Can you provide a citation for this Japanese law you've mentioned on a few occasions? I'm unable to find anything.


I wonder if I get a reward for reporting my customer, who had her childhood ~1980 Kawai Professional Upright imported to the US only 2-1/2 years ago, to Japanese authorities. 



Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote:



Japan has a law that says no luxury item can be kept for more than 12 years, methinks. Hence, the supply of export pianos. (Keeps their economy going, too!) Plus, they are a very clean people, as a rule, so the stuff they get rid of tends to be in good condition.

Thumpe


            
                





 
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