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Ships have been contaminated for decades now.

Depleted uranium is used for cleaning ship' s engines and avoid sea water from damaging them,

more or lss since the early 90s

so, everything shipped by... er... ship in the last 20 years was contaminated.

So, who cares? We are doomed anywhere. Everything is poisonous around us.

I don't know if this information has any value, I read it somewhere on the internet, and posted it here so that it becomes validated by all the people who visit this forum.

That's how bullshit is born and spreaded, btw.

I read so much bullshit in the above posts, that I couldn't refrain from adding some.

Apresmidi2010 · Junior Member Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 59

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Akos Janca · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:13 pm Post subject:

Lou · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:54 pm Post subject:

Not looking for any trouble here, but would like to be enlightened..

By no means am I anyone of authority on the contamination issue, but lets be frank here.
Everything from the Kronos carton, to the foam material which the board is wrapped in, the keyboard surface to the internal parts, are and have been in some way exposed to the elements in which it came from.

I would expect and appreciate an informative response from a Korg rep on this and I believe we are entitled to know the facts about our purchase at this time.

How comfortable are you excepting delivery, not knowing the level of contamination is little to a little more? Rolling Eyes

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orpheus2006 · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:02 pm Post subject:

Apresmidi2010 · Junior Member Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 59

"KORG Inc. provide information and service on this website are for our domestic customers. In case that you live in outside of Japan and have inquiries, please contact distributors in your country."

I found the above at Korg HP.

So the number I gave may not work, and to respond to Lou's concern, people here may have to look to Korg reps here. I guess Korg reps here gave some response earlier, but as the trouble at Fukushima continues, Lou's concern is still valid.

I heard that in Belgium, all Japanese cars cannot be unloaded because of rejection by port workers. I am wondering why big car manufacturers do not assign production to overseas factories.

No one can force buyer to accept any product unless it is shown free of contamination of any kind, not just radioactivity, once any doubt arises. Even before buyers, I think ports/airports workers would refuse anything from Japan unless so shown. There are lots of examples already. People departed from Japan are subject to radio detection at port of entry already.

Reality bites. If anything similar happens in other country, Japan may move to do the same, so why can I complain?

My advantage would be to receive Kronos earlier than you guys. Plus, the questions you guys have are moot for me.

Ask Korg people here. Or, you may want to reconsider preorders you placed.

danatkorg · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject:

Consumer Reports magazine comments on this issue here:

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2011/03/mythbuster-can-cars-imported-from-japan-be-radioactive.html

Final sentence from that article:

"There are many valid concerns surrounding the crisis in Japan, including the human toll, cultural impact, and market forces, but radioactive consumer goods is not one of them."
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Apresmidi2010 · Junior Member Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 59

Dan: I wish the article you posted enlighten some of people here. But if the article works like a charm, what is it the authorities of many countries are taking? It is pretty strange that what a consumer report tells is not shared by authorities of many countries.

I do not think authorities are kidding.

correction:

The article goes on about US border measures.
That would ease some people, but it may not be the detection, the fact that radios are leaking, may be the concern.

Lou · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks for jumping in here Dan. (Good read)

What concerns me though, is the fact that on a daily basis we are subjected to what may seem to be true, in the end the truth was withheld.
I can't help not feeling skepticism and by the way, no reflection on Korg directly meant here.
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Jan1 · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 765

danatkorg · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:24 pm Post subject:

danatkorg · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:27 pm Post subject:

Apresmidi2010 · Junior Member Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 59

Dan: See my changes. Then see Jan1's. It is Russian text.....

danatkorg · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:28 pm Post subject: