<HTML>In a message dated 4/1/02 2:45:18 PM Central Standard Time, rontorrella@yahoo.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Does Yamaha believe it maintains the right to refuse to sell parts to someone who will not or can not produce a Yamaha piano serial number? </BLOCKQUOTE> Beofre Renner started selling directly to the "public", didn't Steinway have a similar policy about selling Renner hammers for non Hamburg S&S? Wim </HTML>