<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Information of any sort is important. So I thought that I should do = the right thing and inform you that South is up and north is down. This is = of course if you are looking from the centre of the universe.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The centre of the universe is located an equal distance from both = poles though the distance is a lot further away than the USA. But, I can = understand you thinking that it is approximately here you sit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 07, = 2001 10:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Grey Market</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello down there Brian! A grey market product is manufactured in = the same place (typically) as a non-grey market item. There often are some = differences in the final product. With Yamaha Pianos, the two types have wooden = components that are seasoned/dried differently. Several years ago I drove a "grey = market" Mercedes Benz automobile. It did not have the big funky bouncy bumpers = that are required on all cars sold in the USA, it had the 1960s-type = smaller bumpers that are OK in Europe. Same thing as pianos.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also, what may be confusing is that some people do not realize = that the USA is the center of the universe. So much common English word = usage originates here in the center of the universe, and may not = have application in some other areas of the universe. I'm not = sure, but "grey market" may only apply to items manufactured outside the USA = that are made in different versions - those for the USA and those for = satellites of the USA. Therefore, it may well be that no grey market Yamaha pianos exist = in New Zealand, which is perhaps why you might not be familiar with the term! = Do you have grey market Mercedes Benz down there?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, = Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:bholden@wave.co.nz" = title=bholden@wave.co.nz>BH</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech Forum</A> ; <A href="mailto:john@musselwhite.com" title=john@musselwhite.com>john@musselwhite.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 06, = 2001 10:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Grey Market</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To John and List</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grey Market is a term that I am not = entirely familiar with here in New Zealand.  I have always assumed that = it applies to an item that bears the name of a certain = manufacture, but has actually been made (even under license) elsewhere and = is often a lower quality and cheaper item.  E.G. I have a Fender guitar, = but it is not a "genuine" USA model - it's made in Japan.  It = does not quite have the bite of a USA Fender and is around half to two = thirds the price, but it is a Fender nevertheless.  I would class the = guitar as a grey market model, but when I bought it, I was aware of this.  If an instrument bears a name, but the = quality falls well short of that name, then I would consider the marketing of that = item to be very grey indeed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps other New Zealand techs are = able to enlighten us (or correct me) on this.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Holden</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>