Is it Safe to buy a Yamaha U10BL upright piano second hand in Australia? HELP!!?

So here's the insight.. i am currently thinking of buying this piano and currently have a deposit on it within a shop here in sydney. After doing some internet research, i have then identified that this particular piano model is one that is maybe from the "grey market" (one not made for the Australia Market) this mainly meaning that it may not be made for the Australian Climate/Weather?





After my knowledge of this, i then called the seller of this


"soon to be my piano" and explained to her my concerns..


she wasn't surprised with this question of mine as apparently many have also asked her the same thing? she then explained that " it would be perfectly fine as many wrongly believe that this will take great affect with the Australian weather apparently cracks due to weather change only happen if drastic weather changed occur. - e.g. Japan (humid) versing Middle East (dry).





so who do i believe? im confused? do i continue with the purchase? please help ? :o


THANKS!!!|||Yamaha makes an incredible amount of pianos each year. They have been doing this year after year after year and consequently the used piano market is flooded with used Yamaha's and Yamaha finds themselves competing with their own pianos. Yamaha wants you to buy new Yamaha's, not used Yamaha's so they created this marketing campaign to scare potential buyers away from buying used Yamaha's.





When August Forster builds a piano they build them all the same. It is up to the buyer to create the proper environment that will suit the piano. If you live in a humid climate then you would need to install a de-humidifier to pull the moisture out of the room and if you live in a dry climate you would need to put moisture into the room. It would be impossible for Yamaha to build a piano to suite every climate. Australia is a big country, if they were going to build a piano for your climate, which one did they pick?





It will not matter if you buy this grey market Yamaha or a brand new Yamaha, the sound board will crack and keys will stick if you do not maintain the proper temperature and humidity ranges. Ideally temperature 21-22 deg.C. Humidity 40%. Keep it away from heating and air conditioning vents. Inside walls are better if your outside wall bakes during the summer or sees extreme cold weather during the winter. Do not let the sun shine directly on the piano.|||First, I wouldn't buy a Yamaha as all the Yamaha's I've played and even competed on, are never any good. The sound is big or loud enough, not full and rounded enough, and just not that fun to play because most of their parts are plastic which feel poorly and effect the sound greatly. As for Australian weather, I would suggest a keyboard, not a piano. Yamaha has excelled in electronic keyboards in that you can get ones that are the size of and look like baby grands. These are much more resilient in harsh weather conditions.|||It is safe to buy unless the piano police are after you.