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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne, I don't remember reading =
anything else that
you've written to the list, perhaps you should introduce =
yourself.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I live in Arizona, =
and 90% of
the "Gray Market" pianos that end up here DO end up having major =
problems
somewhere sooner or later. Usually sooner. I wouldn't want to be the =
tech who is
sent out to one of these customers homes to "make the best of the =
situation for
the people concerned." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I feel that any =
dealer who is
selling "gray market" pianos, and doesn't tell the customer that they're =
used,
imported from offshore, etc., should have to answer for every one that
self-destructs. I suggest you go to <A
href="http://www.yamaha.com">www.yamaha.com</A> and read what they =
have to say
about Yamaha pianos not intended for the North American market. =
You won't
get parts for them, even if you want to pay. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If someone buys one =
of these,
and they live in a relatively humid climate, and nothing bad happens to =
the
piano, I would consider them to be lucky, nothing more.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Kevin E. Ramsey,
RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wayne.hohle@sympatico.ca =
href="mailto:wayne.hohle@sympatico.ca">Wayne
Hohle</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 28, 2003 =
6:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re:deep thoughts:
grey/gray</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>hi there<BR>i was tuning a piano the other day, a =
kawaii
upright, and i was thinking 'what a<BR>nice grey market piano' nice =
finish,
nice tone , nice pins, a good deal for these<BR>folks who said that =
they had
it for a few years, ten or more.<BR>then i started thinking 'what is a =
grey
market piano'?<BR>the folks who supply these pianos sell them all over =
world
as used pianos, some<BR>good some not so good. the stores who buy them =
for
resale, even here in north<BR>america either tell their customers or =
don't
tell them that they are used pianos<BR>from off shore. some say, so =
i've been
told , that they are not 'wet backs' and<BR>sell them as almost new =
pianos all
shined up. some work and some don't and a good<BR>store will back it =
up and
send out a good tech to make the best of the situation<BR>for the =
people
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