Fw: Yamaha U2

[Farrell]

Anyone know anything about a Yamaha U2? See post below.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: Yamaha U2


> I tuned a Yamaha U2 (50") upright yesterday. 1973. I had never heard of
the
> U2 model. Presumably grey market (purchased from Piano Exchange in St.
Pete,
> Fla.). THREE pedals (I thought ALL pianos made for Japan, in Japan, had
two
> pedals).
>
> Piano looks, plays, and sounds more like a well-maintained, lightly used,
15
> year old Yamaha. She paid $3,000 for it. I think she got a good deal.
> Especially from a dealer. Especially from an importer.
>
> Are there many of these U2s around? Curiously, it only had two action
> bracket bolt-to-plate thingees at the two far ends of the action - the
> action did not bolt/screw to plate anywhere in the middle - only at the
> ends.
>
> Did Yamaha have to discontinue the model after Bono filed a copyright
> infringement lawsuit?
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>