<HTML>Salutations to all,      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 purchase= d 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  - "= Made in Japan" stenciled on the plate.  Aha!!  Definitely a= "gray market piano".     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 li= d and there it was - "Made in Japan", right on the plate.  I cou= ld have croaked.  Does this mean that I have a "gray market piano?"&nbs= p; Surely there must be a way to tell by looking.  Do all Yamahas say "= Made in Japan", even the ones that are made over here?      Please advise as I have an inquiring mind and would= really appreciate some insight on this burning question.  (Sorry if th= is has been covered in depth previously.) Charles Cron Rockfield, KY</HTML>