Yamaha U2

[Brian Lawson]

Yes, I had one to look at a couple of months ago and posted to the list,
look in the archives in the last 100 days

Brian Lawson, RPT
Johannesburg, South Africa

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 8:12 PM
Subject: Fw: Yamaha U2


> 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
> >
> >
>