<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Down here in Florida I service many grey-market Yamahas. They seem to hold up very well in our pretty-much-never-very-dry climate. Most indoor homes range from 40% to 70% RH. I have heard, and am convinced, that folks have had significant problems with grey market Yamahas in very dry climates.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IMHO, if this is a really nice piano at a super price, I would consider purchasing it if I lived in a dry climate. However, I would be sure to install a full DC system with back cover and be sure to maintain it properly. Even better - full room/home humidity control.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=haslett@eastlink.ca href="mailto:haslett@eastlink.ca">Norman and Laurel Haslett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 29, 2007 1:07 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha U10</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello list,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Does anyone have experience with the Yamaha U10? I have been told that it is a model built in Japan for the domestic market, equivalent to the U1, imported en masse directly from Japan and parcelled out to various retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada. It is rumoured that they may not stand up well in the cold dry climates of North America. It has been suggested that a Dampp-Chaser would likely eliminate this potential problem. Yamaha Canada advertises its products as "<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face="Microsoft Sans Serif" size=3>specifically seasoned for the North American market"</FONT>.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am interested in buying a U10 for my own use that appears to be in very good shape and little used. List price for a U1 locally in Nova Scotia is C$10,900 (about $9,300). The used U10 is offered at C$6,500 (about $5,500).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Norman Haslett, Associate</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>