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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi, again, Garret.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>I have a lot of
people asking me about the pros & cons of purchasing pianos that have been
built for Japan, and I want to be able to give them reasoned responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’m wondering if you
would go deeper into the “</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>marketing
hooey” smacking the “face of science, experience, and common sense.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bruce Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Piano Technician<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Saskatoon, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Garret Traylor
[mailto:hpp@highpointpiano.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> September 11, 2008 6:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bruce@bgpianotech.com; 'Pianotech List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: "Seasoned For Destination"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Bruce,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>This concept of “Seasoned for Destination” is marketing
hooey designed to protect Yamaha USA from imports. The marketing tactic
smacks in the face of science, experience, and common sense. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Reference Hadley Cell <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_cell">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_cell</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Essentially, the earth has rings or bands of weather (polar, mid
latitude and inter tropical). Were instruments “seasoned for
destination” to reflect actual global weather conditions then instruments
would be labeled not by country but by desert, temperate, or tropic
categories. North America shares similar weather conditions as the rest
of the globe. Instruments could be made for a specific geography but the
cost would bee to high for manufacturers, parts do all come from the same bin
at factories. In addition, I have taken tours of piano factories in
Inchon, Hamamatsu, and Thomaston and have seen that humidity controls are far
from strict as some might guess and parts are not segregated. The action
parts for Japan are the same as parts destined for other parts of the
world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Dampp-Chaser Climate Control Systems should be an essential
consideration for pianos in environments that warrant control over high and/or
low humidity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Also, I have lived in Japan and the United States and have serviced
a wide variety of American, Japanese and European instruments; the occasional
“bad instrument” was not due to the quality of the instrument but
do to the poor maintenance practices for that given instrument; we run into
this every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Kindest Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Garret <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Garret Traylor -
President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>High Point Piano &
Music Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>88-PIANO (336) 887-4266<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Gibson Piano
Technician<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> "Seasoned For Destination"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is there anyone out there that can explain the
“seasoned for destination” process that Yamaha advertises.
I’m really quite interested in “science” and not propaganda,
so please back up your statements with some quality research that has been
done.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks a million.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Bruce Gibson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Saskatoon, Canada<o:p></o:p></p>
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