<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 05/08/2002 11:12:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, macman@pathfinder.dnsalias.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>Is this a ploy to erase all used pianos, to sell new
<BR>>> ones?I hope everyone does'nt start this.
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<BR>I think it is actually a ploy to preserve the yamaha quality
<BR>reputation by not offically recognizing japanese market pianos being
<BR>sold in the US, due to the well-documented reliability problems the
<BR>pianos develop upon being moved from the humid japanese atmosphere to
<BR>the exceptionally dry (by comparison) US environment.
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<BR>-Tyler
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<BR>Hi,
<BR> What about Yamaha piano's made in Georgia,one going to Arizona,one going to Washington State, one going to Boston,plus throw Miami in the mix.Also,is this something so wrong,that it can't be corrected by a Damp Chaser system?It seems with technology the way it is,you could build a multi-country piano.(Especially Yamaha)
<BR>Best,
<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT></HTML>