From: "Jerry Cohen"Subject: RE: Yamaha U1 > I am not an expert on this, but I have heard that US version Yamaha > verticals have birdseye style hammer butts, while those for other counties > still use the plates with screws. > > Again, I don't know this for a fact, but could somebody confirm this > difference? > > Jerry Cohen, RPT Jerry, The grey market yamaha U1 -2-3"s have the butt plate actions --Identical to the non greys . I developed (along with guidance from my fellow listees ) my butt cord procedure on these. Tom Driscoll P.S. They also have a document pouch on the left inside near the #1 tuning pin, but the Yamaha list is the most reliable for i.d. Tom Driscoll
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