<html>
At 10:14 AM 10/11/00 -0800, you wrote: <br>
<font face="arial" size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>I ran into a problem
that I don't remember hearing. It's got me stumped. I'll include
some details in hope I can get a good answer.</font><br>
<font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>I tuned two Yamahas for a customer in
her teaching studio. One piano was a Model U-11 Ser # T 121496 and
the other a G3 Ser # 1098046. The grand had two pedals and a data
plate on the inside of the case so I am assuming it was mfg. in Japan.
</font></blockquote><br>
<br>
<font size=3>Hi Dave,<br>
Sounds as if you have a grey market piano on your hands. The data
plate is how Japanese institutions keep a service record on the
instrument. The two pedals were made for the far east markets. The
bass strings are quite often shot due to industrial pollution, probably
some dealer did a bit of a clean up job on the strings before selling
them.<br>
<br>
The majority of grey market instruments in our area, need re pinning and
stringing after a year or so. If you live in a dry climate start checking
glue joints on the bridge, cap, and ribs.<br>
<br>
Hope this may help.<br>
Regards Roger<br>
</font><br>
<div>Roger Jolly</div>
<div>Saskatoon, Canada.</div>
<div>306-665-0213</div>
Fax 652-0505
</html>