<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For over 30 years I was a new piano = dealor.  Every major piano maker had a firm agreement with their dealor that they = were to sell pianos only in their own marketing area. Most reputable = dealors honor this.   I would suspect that most of the calls for service are = not from new piano dealors.  In our area we have a dealor, and I might = add a very successful one, that ships throughout the country via national = movers.  The majority of his pianos are used or "gray market" instruments.  Most piano factories deal severly with dealors who = break this agreement.  You should not have a problem with servicing these = pianos as long as you are not responsible for any written or IMPLIED warranty they = make.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This does not apply to the thousands of = M.I. products like guitars etc.  I'm back to tuning and Butts and = Flanges", and happy about it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carlos Ralon, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>