<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Several months ago in China, I was told that Yamaha was building a piano factory in Ningbo, China.  I have no idea what models will be built there.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here's an interesting bit of trivia, something you will not hear from the Yamaha folks, but it can be found in historical writings about the City of Ningbo.   I cannot give  a citation to a specific source, but it is claimed that the founder of Yamaha, was an immigrant to Japan from China, and a native of Ningbo.   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Frank Emerson</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:pianoguru@earthlink.net">pianoguru@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> 2/8/2007 1:31:41 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Yamaha Thomaston plant closure</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If that is true...will be getting them from China in the near future...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought they sold well?   I'm a fan of the P22...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "David Heidel" <DBHEIDEL@COMCAST.NET> </DBHEIDEL@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> </PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 2/7/2007 9:08:34 PM<BR>Subject: Yamaha Thomaston plant closure<BR><BR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just heard today from a Yamaha dealer that the Thomaston plant will be closing in March, which means the end of the line for their consoles.  Sad news for a lot of employees there.  Guess Yamaha saw the writing on the wall before it was too late.  Anybody in that area (GA) have more info?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Heidel</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>