Disklavier

Jakarata, Indonesia. They make baby grand for American market.


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, James Fry <groups@...> wrote:
>
> rondisklavier wrote:
> > Carol,
> >
> > I used to have my practical training in Yamaha factory for my 
> > internship.
> > I asked the workers there whether they make different pianos for 
> > different destination, they told me that they DID NOT make piano 
for 
> > specific destination, all pianos were made the same. Regarding 
the 
> > electronics connection, all connections are not soldered, 
everything 
> > is connected by connectors. It cost too much to have technicians 
to 
> > solder things...The chance of them making mistake is also high. 
> >
> > I am not a piano sellers or have anything to do with piano 
industry, 
> > I just do not believe that Yamaha makes pianos differently for 
> > different market. It will cost them too much monies, in 
addition, 
> > Japanese manufacturing is very very automated so doing different 
way 
> > for different market is utterly impossible.
> >   
> 
> Ron - out of interest, where was the factory?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> James
>