Yeah, but that would just be enabling the Yamaha thing. You would be doing just what Yamaha wants to see done if you did that. Aside from that problem, I do agree that it is deceitful to sell these and not make the buyer aware of the situation. That's one of the reasons I don't sell pianos! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Re: yamaha parts > >Reasonable point Ron. But I still think it stinks. Why don't Kawais have > >these problems? > > > >Terry Farrell > > Are you being inundated with twenty+ year old Kawais built for the Japanese > market? We aren't here, but the few old Kawais I have seen that were > brought in relatively recently from Japan do have similar age, wear, and > humidity related problems. > > Also, the responsibility for all those poor betrayed consumers that are > buying gray market Yamahas for which Yamaha won't sell parts, doesn't rest > entirely on Yamaha. It also rests on the people who continue to sell these > pianos (knowing Yamaha's policy toward them) to the unsuspecting public who > think they are getting a good deal. Where's all the self-righteous > indignation against the dealers who continue to sell these pianos without > informing the buyers of the situation. Who's the predatory capitalist? > > Ron N
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