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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Bruce,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span 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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span 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 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>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span 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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span 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>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kindest Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Garret <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Garret Traylor - President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>High Point Piano & Music Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>88-PIANO (336) 887-4266<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>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></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Thanks a million.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Bruce Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>Saskatoon, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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