The piano peccadillo has caused a minor upswing in the sales of Yamaha's sax
and violins.
Company brass will trumpet this news at the upcoming AGM while downplaying
sliding trombone figures.

;)

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:

> Yamaha has recalled 20,000 pianos due to a problem with the pedal
> sticking, causing pianists to play faster than they normally would,
> resulting in a dangerous number of accidentals. The sticky pedal also
> makes it harder for pianists to come to a full stop at the end of a
> piece making it extremely risky for audiences. Although there have
> been a tremendous number of accidentals, fortunately it has so far
> caused no deafs. Analysts are wondering if it will put a damper on
> their bass market and if they will be able to sustain sales. Congress
> is also considering calling in the President of Yamaha for questioning
> as to when the company first learned about the treble.
>
> Here's an update on that Yamaha piano recall: Congressional inquiries
> brought a sharp response from president Mitsuru Umemura of Yamaha, who
> quickly played down the scale of the problem before taking the fifth.
> "Only a few modal years are affected by what is a relative minor
> problem," he replied tiercely. With no progression towards a
> resolution, sales of Yamaha pianos have gone flat, and market analysts
> predict an interval of diminished revenue for the company. The
> president announced that Yamaha would triadvertising more and fine
> tune their marketing strategies in order to augment sales.
>
>
> --
> roger w
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> servant who becomes king ...
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