“There are no serious problems due to humidity, However, according to JUPA research to member companies, To manufacture pianos suitable for dry environment. It is said that there are many climate patterns in the world,Īnd pianos should be manufactured in suitable manner to each climate.įor example, Yamaha develops “computer-controlled drying kilns,Īs well as other manufacturing procedures” Japan-made pianos are exported to all over the world. Japan-made pianos: strong and high-quality “This serial number ****** was not made for the US market” comes up.Ģ. If you type serial number of a pre-owned piano which are originally sold in Japan, the result

Yamaha in the United States also provides website where people can search if certain Yamaha pianos are officially sold for the U.S. People can check the piano source from our website “serial number search.”

If the piano is regarded as truly Japan-made piano, Whether certain pre-owned piano is surely made in Japan. JUPA Certified pianos are first inspected by JUPA certified inspectors, To cope with the situation, JUPA creates mechanism to make people feel at ease Some pre-owned pianos are sold as “directly from manufacturer,” even though such pianos are from To purchase Japan-made pre-owned pianos from reliable source JUPA performs various activities starting from issuing JUPA Certificate sticker to preventĭistribution of fake Japan-made pianos, to disclosure on piano serial number information.ġ. We will continue to support distribution of 'Made-in-Japan' pianos through various announcements. We are acting to support all of the customers in the world enabling them to buy pianos satisfactory. If you would like to confirm the piano is certified JUPA piano or not, you can contact us from our website by informing brand name, model and serial No. Please contact JUPA member for genuine certificates and labels. JUPA issues JUPA certificates and JUPA labels by our certified inspectors after checking they are surely Japanese pianos. JUPA has just confirmed recently faked JUPA certificates and JUPA labels.īrand names, serial numbers and models are changed illegally. Research results are disclosed periodically. JUPA performs various researches to help distribution and utilization of Japan-made used pianos worldwide.

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