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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>"Grey Market"
actually applies to instruments (or other goods) that are sold =
illegally, by
non-authorized vendors."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000 =
size=3>Illegally? I used to own
a "grey market" Mercedes that was originally bought in Germany, and =
after a year
was legally brought over to the US. The local Mercedes dealer snubbed =
his nose
and me and my "grey market" Mercedes. I don't think the legality of the
situation dictate the use of the term "grey market". In the case of the =
car it
did not have the 5 mph bumpers, air pollution devices and it had a =
high-beam
aiming device that is not permitted on US automobiles - that basically =
made it a
grey market automobile. But I do believe the import was legal. I had a
registration. Surely Jeb would not condone anything illegal.... It's not =
as if I
were smuggling clothes into the US without paying
duty.......</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Terry
Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nicho@zianet.com =
href="mailto:nicho@zianet.com">Nichols</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 04, 2004 =
4:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yamaha "Gray =
Market"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 05:36 AM 1/4/2004 -0500, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite=""
=
type="cite">Folks,<BR><X-TAB> =
</X-TAB>I
could use a little information. I am in the Washington, D.C., =
<BR>area
and have a set of customers that have purchased from the Yamaha or =
<BR>Kawai
used "Gray Market" and have been enjoying their pianos for many
<BR>years. I notice no problems when I service them, and yet =
the
recent <BR>posts make them sound inferior. What specifically =
am I
missing about <BR>the "seasoning" that is done for the North =
American
=
market?<BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB=
><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Norman
Brickman</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Norman,<BR><BR> The other =
responses on
this thread pretty much tell the story about used imports. They can =
be, just
like any other used piano, quite worn out. They will be, like any =
import, a
bit more susceptible to problems from extreme dryness. =
<BR> There
is one rather "major" issue, though. With rare exception, these pianos =
are NOT
"Grey Market". That term is mis-used when applied to used pianos from
anywhere. "Grey Market" actually applies to instruments (or other =
goods) that
are sold illegally, by non-authorized vendors.<BR>While I'm not on a =
crusade
to fix nomenclature, this is an area where I feel like we should act =
like
we're educated. It does rub against the grain, but nowhere near as =
much as
"New-que-ler" ! %^)<BR><BR>Guy Nichols, RPT<BR>Ft. =
Stinkin'
Desert, NM<BR><BR>oh... and Norman.... check back to last... uh... =
July's
<I>Journal.... </I>the article titled "Black and White... or Grey?"
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