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<DIV>Below is what I just copied from the Yamaha web site for pianos =
made in
Japan. All Yamaha pianos taller than 45 inches were made in Japan. The
month-year is indicated to the left, and the serial number is indicated =
to the
right. It looks to me as though your ten year old piano was manufactured =
in late
1964. Try more like 37 years old!</DIV>
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<TD align=middle>Jun-64</TD>
<TD align=middle>329000</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<TD align=middle>Jan-65</TD>
<TD align=middle>368000</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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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> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 04, 2001 =
8:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha U1</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've just tuned a very nice Yamaha =
U1. My
customer bought it second-hand from a music store and was told it was =
only 10
years old. It has a mid 1970s look about it, making =
it more
like 25! The serial number is 347146 which doesn't show in =
my
atlas. Can anyone help?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Holden </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:bholden@wave.co.nz">bholden@wave.co.nz</A>
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