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<DIV><SPAN class=109180415-08102003><FONT =
color=#000080>Tom,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109180415-08102003><FONT color=#000080>You won't =
see too many
pre-WW-II Yamaha or Kawai pianos, although a few of them pop up now and
then.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109180415-08102003><FONT color=#000080>In Japan I =
have seen
Yamaha upright pianos from the 1890s at the Hamamatsu musical instrument =
museum. Kawai owns a number of old Kawai grands and uprights from =
the
1920s and 30s. It's pretty rare to see them over =
here.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109180415-08102003><FONT color=#000080>Grey market =
people
wouldn't likely be importing the old ones - it doesn't make sense
financially. The newer ones are worth the transportation
costs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109180415-08102003><FONT color=#000080>Don
Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Tompiano@aol.com
[mailto:Tompiano@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 07, 2003 =
7:02
PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> oldest
Yamaha<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List,<BR>Just curious as to the oldest =
Yamaha or
Kawai anyone has come across. I know Yamaha has been making pianos =
since the
last part of the 1800's, however I find it strange there are no signs =
of any
oldies floating around. The oldest Yamaha I have seen dates back to =
the late
1950s.<BR>Tom Servinsky</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>