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thanks for that. You already reinforced what I already knew and I did wonder about chipping. However, its ordered now (in black) hopefully it will look great and it will just have to get a bit dusty!!

:?: We are buying a piano and my husband and I have a dispute over colour. This is therefore maybe an interiors issue. He wants the black glossy Yamaha U1 and I do like this colour (very classy) but am thinking how this will go with our lounge. We do have a matt black stove fire which has black arou...

Barrie, Thanks very much for your help, especially late on a Sunday! We are now thinking towards getting the new one because of value, peace of mind and kiddies finger protection with damped lid. Im still keen on the black one (husband here). Now negotiating on dusting duties. Regards alasdair and k...

:? Thank you for your reply. The dealer is a reputable one and does sell new Yamahas and encouraged us to buy the polished black if going for new as he said they were totally built in Japan. Our budget was &3000 including the stool and I suppose we could stretch to a new one (just) as there is n...

:? We are in a quandry: We planned to buy a secondand Yamaha U1 for about 2500 GBP (which seems to be the going rate for about 1970-80 vintage). We found a good example at a local dealer who then offered us a brand new U1 for 3700 GBP. Is is worth paying extra (even only 1200 GBP extra) for a new on...