<html> <body> Mr. Becker, We occasionally sell new pianos to customers in Mexico.  Mexico lacks the infrastructure and support we are accustomed to.  She will have to pay duty, but the fact that it is used and its age will reduce it significantly.  Pianos are expensive in Mexico.  Whoever is handling customs on her household should be able to handle customs for her piano.  In fact that is how many customers like to sneak new stuff through as used.  Mexican import taxes have made pianos rather expensive in Mexico. As for technician support....  The technician most highly rated in Monterey was a total failure for me when it came to easing keys on a new piano that was delivered there.  I had to go down and do it myself after he wasted time and money.  I have people begging me to do some work in Mexico City and offering to pay my airfare and lodging.  Doesn't look good from where I stand.  Andrew Anderson At 04:07 PM 6/4/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I have a customer who is moving to Mexico, near Mexico City.  She is thinking of buying the piano which is on loan to her and moving it down there.  It is a 1969 Yamaha G2.  I don’t know anything about the price or availability of used pianos there, or the state of piano technology.  Anyone know about the piano scene in Mexico, and/or have an opinion as to whether it is worth shipping this piano there?  Thanks for any help.   Lawrence Becker, RPT Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati  </blockquote> </body> </html>