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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The plot thickens. More of what I was looking for, thank you. Can you characterize the difference between the U1 and the U1J in terms of the overall structural differences, components, etc? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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>lim hock seng<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 23, 2013 8:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Whassup with Yamaha U1's<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Yes, the Indonesian U1 is known as U1J,<br>There are 8 digits to the serial number and price is lower by 2 to 3k compared with the ones made in Japan. They used to make U1 in Taiwan too but the plant has closed a few years ago.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Lim<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 24, 2013 8:16 AM, "David Love" <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>That's what I was referring to. Is there an Indonesian built U1 as well?<br><br>David Love<br><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>Of <a href="mailto:Roger@Integra.net">Roger@Integra.net</a><br>Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 3:52 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Whassup with Yamaha U1's<br><br>David,<br>Not sure what you're referring to, but they're still made in Japan.<br>Roger<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: David Love<br>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 7:17 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: [pianotech] Whassup with Yamaha U1's<br><br>What's the manufacturing situation with U1's now (or all U series for that<br>matter). I can't get a straight answer. Any Yamaha dealers out there? Are<br>new ones all the same manufacture? Are some of them Chinese manufacturing?<br>Fill me in please.<br><br>David Love<br><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>