<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be aware that a lot of these may not = have been manufactured for use in this country... Before buying one, get the = serial number and go to <A href="http://www.yamaha.com">www.yamaha.com</A> and look = for a link to a serial number look-up. If it's an unauthorized import, or "gray-market", I wouldn't buy it.  In some markets and area's = you'll see a lot of these showing up lately.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=marc_and_tina@hotmail.com href="mailto:marc_and_tina@hotmail.com">marc and tina</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 03, = 2004 4:10 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Used Yamaha U1</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in the market for a home piano = and the Yamaha U1 floats to the top of my list.  I'm seeing a lot of = refurbished U1's on the market that was manufactured in the 1970's.  I was = wondering if someone could shed some light on why there are so many used U1's = available from the 1970's?  Should I avoid these or focus on buying a = U1 built sometime later?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance for your = help,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Christina</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>