<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"= > <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: = 2px">   Mark Wisner Yamaha Corporation <A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A>>>> ilvey@sbcglobal.net 07/22/02 12:50PM >>> Mark, I really like that Yamaha has simplified their models = and serial #s...C1, C2, C3 etc.  Could you please tell exactly what models = are currently available, where they're made and/or direct me to = the info.  David I. For Yamaha's current line up go to <A href="http://yamaha.com/piano/products.htm">http://yamaha.com/piano/products.htm</A>.&nb= sp; All the grands except for the GA1E (which is made in Indonesia) and all = the verticals 48" or taller are made in Japan.  The verticals = smaller than 48" are made in Thomaston, GA.    <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Mark Wisner = <<A href="mailto:MWisner@yamaha.com">MWisner@yamaha.com= </A>> To: <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT= size=1>pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Received: Mon, = 22 Jul 2002 12:32:45 -0700 Subject: Re: Yamaha Hammer Shank</DIV> <DIV align=left> You can check a Yamaha serial = at  <A href="http://yamaha.com/pianoserials/index.htm">http://yamaha.com/pianoserials/index.htm</A>.</DIV> <DIV>To order a shank call 800 854 1569 (press 1 = and then 2 at the  menu choices) and ordering part number T5290220.  FYI, = we no longer sell round shanks, they are either hex or oval now.</DIV> <DIV>The "J" that precedes the serial number indicates its generation within the G2 = series.  (We started out with the G2A then went to G2B etc.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Wisner Yamaha Corporation <A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A> >>>= mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com 07/22/02 11:50AM >>> I need to = replace a broken hammer shank from a 1979 G2. (I have not seen the piano.) Where is = the best place to order one from? Does Yamaha use diffent sizes - or is there = only one size for the G2 (maybe all grands are the same size?)? The = serial number for this piano is J2890701. What does the "J" stand for? I = see that the Yamaha web site no longer offers the opportunity to see if a = piano is a grey market. I wonder why they did away with that. I kinda liked it. Or am = I just blind and can't see it? Thanks. Terry Farrell </DIV></BODY></HTML>