They used to make U1 in Taiwan too but the plant has closed a few years ago. > There are 8 digits to the serial number and price is lower by 2 to 3k compared with the ones made in Japan. > Yes, the Indonesian U1 is known as U1J, > To: Subject: Re: Whassup with Yamaha U1's > From: [mailto: On Behalf Of lim hock seng Can you characterize the difference between the U1 and the U1J in terms of the overall structural differences, components, etc? More of what I was looking for, thank you. On Feb 24, 2013, at 6:01 AM, "David Love" wrote: Piano production occurs in Japanese, Indonesian and Chinese factories, with pianos available in several different quality levels. I always thought _all_ U1s, U3s, U5s, U7s, and WXs were made in Japan. Going by the info on the link above, checking the serials of my two definitely used pianos, one was made in Jakarta in 2009, the other (with the rotten loops) will be made on Jakarta in (at the present rate) about 2015. Here's Yamaha's page that might answer your question, or not: One needed hammer spring loops due to age rot, the other was nearly pristine. Both pianos have 7-digit serials, and I have no reason to think they are different in any way from any other (Japanese?) U1 I've worked on. I don't claim any particular knowledge about this, but I do have two U1Js in my clientele.
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