<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I wonder when in the 60's...We have
several U1's here at UNL that date 1965 and they're real tough. They have
two pedals They get used everyday for all these years. We must have
purchased them new as they are all consecutive serial numbers and same
color..kind of a pecan-y walnut. I bought one we decided to retire
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<br><tt><font size=2>They changed back in the 60's when the first pianos
they sent over here started developing problems related to dryness. Loose
tuning pins and cracked soundboards, mostly.<br>
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Mark Wisner <br>
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>From: David Doremus <algiers_piano@bellsouth.net><br>
>Sent: Oct 23, 2008 7:25 AM<br>
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
>Subject: Yamaha serial numbers<br>
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>This is probably a dumb question but when did Yamaha start making <br>
>separate streams of pianos? Did they have a 'North American' piano
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>the 60's and 70's? Didnt some get sold here back then from legitimate
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>dealers? Just trying to get this all straight in my mind.<br>
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