<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18702"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Remanufactured ranks right up there with rebuilt.   In this case it seams to be cleaning up the piano for resale.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Japanese keep their pianos like new.   They seldom by used, but discard and replace with new.   Where houses take them in; clean up the regulation, hammers and finish and then send them to the market in America where there are bargain hunters.   I get them for about $2,000 and $200 to get delivered.   Sell for $4,000 with another $200 for delivery.   They usually are in great shape with nothing but a complementary tuning that is a breeze.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There you have it, $2,400 down and $1,600 take home with a short stop out of the day:  I can live with that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">---- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ajoyfulsound@gmail.com href="mailto:ajoyfulsound@gmail.com">Laura Olsen</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> Wednesday, August 22, 2012 3:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Yamaha U-1 Studeo Upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>What does remanufactured mean in this case?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Signed,</DIV> <DIV>The Girl who kicked the hornet's nest</DIV> <DIV><BR>On Aug 22, 2012, at 7:23 AM, Terry Farrell <<A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>Of course it's not a bad price. Being that it is remanufactured, it is very likely much better than new. How can you beat that? <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:22 PM, <A href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <DIV>$4000 isn't a bad price, considering that a new one is almost twice as much</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Wim</DIV> <DIV><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV> <DIV><BR>On Aug 21, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Terry Farrell <<A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><BASE href="x-msg://60/">Remanufactured for resale for $4K?  That's silly. What planet is this occurring on? <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Piano Boutique wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The U-1 has many models.   I can order the U-1-H and it has toes on the front legs and is a sturdy studio piano.   They are remanufactured for resale in America for $4,000.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial"><B>From:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=georgebartlett@nf.aibn.com href="mailto:georgebartlett@nf.aibn.com">George Bartlett</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:32 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[pianotech] Yamaha U-1 Studeo Upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>HI,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm looking for info on the Yamaha U-1 Studeo Upright.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've heard that they Are great pianos any comments or concerns on these instruments.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>George</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>