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Grey Market or Wet Pianos, THE TRUTH !!! PIANO PINBLOCK REPAIR

UOttawaScotty · 2K views · 2:45

Skill Level

Advanced

Time Required

Multi-day

Estimated Cost

$200–500

Equipment

Yamaha U1 Upright Piano

Tools Needed

piano tools, pinblock repair tools, specialized piano equipment
⚠️This work typically requires a licensed professional in most jurisdictions.
This is a Grey Market Yamaha U1 purchased from one of these travelling piano sales that go from town to town. DO NOT EVER BUY A PIANO FROM ONE OF THESE SALES. They are call Grey Market Pianos, or Wet Pianos, and not supposed to be in North America to begin with. You will hear all kinds of sales pitches, but I will tell you THRUTH about these pianos. They will give you all kinds of problems down the road once they start to dry out. Cracked soundboards and bridges, pinblocks that will not hold a tune, actions that become warped, brittle, and loose, cracking finishes etc etc. I real North American Yamaha U1 or U3 will never have any of these problems that the grey market ones will have.