Paul: You can check Yamaha's website and input the serial number. You'll find out if it's a grey market or not. A lot of these grey market pianos (we sell them) look very nice. I am not sure, but I think they are refinished if necessary, and the insides often look pristine. Paul McCloud San Diego From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Mulik Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:56 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] 1968 Yamaha P2 I have a chance to buy a Yamaha P2 (not a P22) from 1968. I checked it out today and it's in outstanding condition. It is in tune, it appears to have been very well maintained and almost never played. It belonged to an elderly man who recently passed. It's an institutional model, with toe blocks and locking fallboard and lid. A few questions: How can I tell if this is a gray market piano, and if it is, does that really make much difference? It has a black stain finish. Were they using polyester in the 1960s? It feels like plastic to the touch. I think I can get it for $1,000, is that price about right? I don't usually buy and sell pianos but this seems like a really good bargain. Would it maybe be worth a bit more if it had a natural wood finish instead of the black satin? Thanks, Paul Mulik, Joplin MO No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2707 - Release Date: 03/03/10 07:34:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100303/f84a4f9a/attachment.htm>
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