<DIV>I just tuned an 48 inch upright yesterday.. I was impressed with the quality.. very nice.. The plate had a emblem that said made in japan since 1952. The hammers were made in japan too.  I found no made in China that I saw..I think this piano has good value for the money spent..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Morocco RPT</DIV> <DIV>Needham MA<BR><BR><B><I>J Patrick Draine <draine@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I'm quite certain sure the Suzuki I tuned this past summer was made <BR>in China (it was a post delivery tuning arranged by Suzuki for pianos <BR>purchased from Costco, shipped direct from Suzuki's west coast <BR>warehouses). I quizzed the service rep thoroughly before agreeing to <BR>do the "first tuning" gig (no discounts). And there were "Made in <BR>China" stamps & labels placed discreetly. The piano was pretty <BR>decent, all things considered, though the hammers were a bit hard for <BR>my taste.<BR>Patrick Draine<BR>钢琴调音师<BR><BR>On Oct 3, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Ric Brekne wrote:<BR><BR>> As far as I can see... Suzuki pianos are Japanese made. In any <BR>> case the corperation is Japanese owned.<BR>><BR>> Check it out at<BR>> http://www.suzukimusic.com/about/index.html<BR>><BR>> Cheers<BR>> RicB<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR>><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p> <hr size=1>Yahoo! for Good<br> <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/">Click here to donate</a> to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.