grey market pianos

[Brian Lawson]

I tuned a 3 year old Yamaha MP80T bought in Japan, the one with the
electronic piano attachment instead of celeste rail, so its been here in the
high altitude, dry 25% average humidity of Johnnesburg, cant say I saw
anything to show signs of falling apart.

BTW, I notice on this action instead of hammer rest felt this has sponge
with a thin white piece of boxcloth stuck to it - comments?

Brian Lawson, RPT
Johannesburg, South Africa



----- Original Message -----
From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: grey market pianos


> The differences are in the way the wood is prepared,
> seasoned and cured, before cutting.  They make pianos for
> three different climates, dry, home and tropical.  We get
> the dry models and Japan gets the home or medium.
>
> Newton