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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15682
Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Jesus, YOU'RE a Private Eye?
Dave Sometimes I do wonder.... |
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 Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
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 Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by dvd:
Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
I hope nobody gets upset when I drill a hole in it. What, adding a lanyard attachment or something?? ;) Nope... the smallest latching button microswitch I can find, to turn the VIP on and off so I can do away with the dummy plug. I'll do pictures when I get back from vacation. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12761
Location: Boise, Idaho | The only reason I bought the OFC Guitar was that I hadn't purchased anything from Al and wanted some of those legendary packing materials. I thought I'd have a pile in the music room for New Jersey beer wrappers, another for pizza boxes, another for newspapers. When it arrived, I quickly opened the box after noting that Al somehow managed to misspell a simple Polish name, and scattered all the packaging around the entryway. Nothing. Just bunches of cardboard and paper. Fortunately, none of those styrofoam peanuts. The guitar was nice, though. |
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Joined: March 2007 Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | Very nice guitar.
if it comes to packaging, especially heavy items, there is nothing better than empty plastic bottles, i've been using it when i was selling parts from my last car and it's been great. empty bottles are excellent protection and they're much lighter than paper, so you save on postal fees. the only thing to remember is not to have them full of oxygen - they should be able to deform a bit. |
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 Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4833
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by alpep:
I would rather get my balls busted for OVER packing than for having guitars arrived damaged.
He-ey! No disrepect, y'knowadeyemeen? |
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 Joined: August 2003 Posts: 4619
Location: SoCal | Michael, you forgot to sat Al's a little strange...which why he fits in with the rest of us. ;) |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 280
Location: Waterloo, IL | Al gave me a great deal on my Hamer, with an excellent packaging job to get it to me. Overpacked? Maybe, but it made the trip in time for Christmas, and that seems to be when most packages get busted up in the rush. When I buy a new guitar, it will be from Al.
(That should help butter him up some for an even better deal) :) |
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 Joined: August 2003 Posts: 4619
Location: SoCal | I just compared a quote from Al on the Adamas 2008 Collectors with Sweetwater, Oklahoma Vintage, Elderly, and Sam Ash.
Not only hundreds of dollars less than the internet sellers but far superior service.
For my Takamine (Nashville) TVN360SC (wonderful guitar), I actually asked him to refigure the quote...it was that good! Would have bought from him anyway. Bought two guitars without even asking him his price.
re: "(That should help butter him up some for an even better deal) " Nope, that doesn't work, he does his best for all of us. |
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