<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Have you looked at what Yamaha says about these pianos?  Having worked on many Yamahas, grey market and otherwise, I do find a difference in how the hold up in the Chicago area.  Yamaha's web page comments can be found by looking at this:</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/Text_WithCatMenu_XC/0,,CNTID%25253D12175%252526CNTYP%25253DGENERAL,00.html">http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/Text_WithCatMenu_XC/0,,CNTID%25253D12175%252526CNTYP%25253DGENERAL,00.html</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bruce Dornfeld, RPT</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bdornfeld@earthlink.net">bdornfeld@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>North Shore Chapter</DIV></BODY></HTML>