Do you sell reconditioned pianos certified by Yamaha" (goodness, no!!)

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June 2025 Update

In June 2025 I found a Taiwanese workshop whose website described the company as a workshop reconditioning pianos for Yamaha. That suggests at least some certified reconditioning may be carried out by a third-party workshop rather than directly by Yamaha, although I have not independently verified the full arrangement.

Here is a screengrab taken in June 2025 from the Taiwan company’s website – I’ve blocked out any identifiable info for privacy

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In General

I believe it’s important to enjoy as much independence as possible. Without independence, you have to answer to someone else and work to their standards.

In Business

We operate independently rather than as a Yamaha-authorised dealer. This gives us the freedom to specialise in reconditioned Japanese Yamaha pianos, choose our own suppliers and preparation standards, and recommend from the stock we have selected ourselves.

Our Reconditioned Pianos

We buy pianos directly from Japan. They arrive with us already having been reconditioned. We set the standard and control what level of work should be done with our suppliers in Japan. We also do further work when the pianos arrive here in our own workshop. We have a dedicated team of 3 cabinet technicians and 2 piano technicians. We take each piano and make it showroom-ready.

The Approach of Others

I have inspected Yamaha-certified reconditioned pianos and compared their preparation with our own process. On older U-Series pianos, including many U1H, U1M, U1A, U3H, U3M and U3A examples, discoloured or deteriorated bridle tapes, loop cords and key bushings are replaced as part of the reconditioning work where required. Our UK technicians then inspect the action, complete the fine regulation and prepare the piano for the showroom.

Our preparation record

We are happy to provide an MGP preparation record identifying the piano, its Yamaha serial number and the checks completed before release. This is our own inspection and preparation record. It is not a Yamaha manufacturer certificate and should not be confused with Yamaha’s certified reconditioning programme.

Proud to be Independent

For all of these reasons, I am very proud to say that Mark Goodwin Pianos operates completely independently of any other company or supplier. We have the freedom to change our business model from one day to the next. The only reason we would do that is to make our customers happier. In fact, probably every week we introduce new ideas to help make our service easier, clear, more transparent and more fun.

Thanks

Thanks for your interest in our piano shop. Julie and I really do try our best to put the biggest smile on the face of all of our customers. We hope this comes across to you and look forward to assisting you.

Mark and Julie :)