yamaha parts

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Fri, 10 May 2002 09:14:06 -0400


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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