<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Isaac</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think you're looking at a Boston? No?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=oleg-i@noos.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@noos.fr">Isaac sur Noos</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 23, 2003 11:08 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: Gray market Yamahas</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=141540622-23102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Hi, if you have a close look to the Steinway grands plate, you will see also = "made in Japan".</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=141540622-23102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=141540622-23102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>What does it mean ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=141540622-23102003>Anyone interested in a Steinway bashing  ;>) that misses me a bit.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=141540622-23102003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=141540622-23102003>Prosit</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Isaac OLEG<BR><BR>Entretien et réparation de pianos.<BR><BR>PianoTech<BR>17 rue de Choisy<BR>94400 VITRY sur SEINE<BR>FRANCE<BR>tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98<BR>fax : 033 01 47 18 06 = 90<BR>cell: 06 60 42 58 77 </FONT></P> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> Michael Gamble<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> jeudi 23 octobre 2003 20:10<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> = Fw: Gray market Yamahas<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Charles Cron</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are you sure it wasn't made by = Kemble-Yamaha here in the UK? That could account for a lot...;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannerman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannerman@aol.com">Piannerman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:33 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Gray market Yamahas</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Salutations to all,<BR>     = In an Asian person's home the other day and tuned a U1.  Nice piano but for = some reason the tone quality just didn't seem as nice as what I am = accustomed to.  The serial number was higher than the latest one (1996) = listed in the Pierce Atlas and the couple had purchased it from another = individual within the last year or so.  So I was idly wondering if the piano = could be a "gray market" when I noticed it  - "<B>Made in Japan</B>" = stenciled on the plate.  Aha!!  Definitely a "gray market piano".<BR><BR>    I didn't say anything to the = customer but came home to my own U1, purchased about 6 years ago from a Yamaha = dealer, smugly confident that my piano was a bonafide, Made in America = Yamaha.  Lifted up the lid and there it was - "<B>Made in Japan</B>", right on = the plate.  I could have croaked.  Does this mean that I have a = "gray market piano?"  Surely there must be a way to tell by = looking.  Do all Yamahas say "<B>Made in Japan</B>", even the ones that are made = over here?<BR><BR>     Please advise as I have an = inquiring mind and would really appreciate some insight on this burning = question.  (Sorry if this has been covered in depth previously.)<BR>Charles Cron<BR>Rockfield, KY</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>