<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Yea, I meant grey market!  I emailed CAUT and said brown market!  Slept too hard last night.  I can’t get into the archives, I went there first.<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Jeannie Grassi [mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 10:53 AM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Black Market Pianos<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Elwood,<o:p></o:p> Are you sure they didn’t mean “gray” market piano?  I’ve heard people make this mistake before.  There is much written about these in the archives.<o:p></o:p> <div> jeannie<o:p></o:p> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Registered Piano Technician Island Piano Service <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bainbridge Island</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">WA</st1:State></st1:place> 206-842-3721 <a href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a><o:p></o:p> </div>  <o:p></o:p> <div> <div style='margin-left:.5in'> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Elwood Doss Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 8:31 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Black Market Pianos<o:p></o:p> </div>  <o:p></o:p> Hey Guys,<o:p></o:p> Can you tell me something about black market pianos?  There is a Kawai piano for sale by a church who was told it was a black market piano and Kawai would not do warranty service on—obviously.  I was wondering who manufactures them, do they just put a Kawai name on the piano? What kind of piano are they? To my knowlege I’ve never had any dealings with these before and am curious about the instruments.<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>