The new Allparts rosewood neck order is due to arrive this week. I have quite a lot coming, but until it actually arrives in the UK final numbers are not known. If you are after a particular neck, best get in touch now to reserve it. Please put the neck model as the email subject. […]
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As you may know, sales of physical items from one EU state to another between VAT registered businesses is tax free. In order for this be be accomplished the purchaser provides the seller with their VAT number, which the seller checks with VIES. Once confirmed, the purchaser can order and pay net of VAT. (It […]
No need to worry – I will not be going into the technical side of things, just the cosmetic. In our application, both chrome and nickel plating provide protection as well as being decorative. However nickel will dull and tarnish with age and handling/use, while chrome will stay bright for decades, as long as it […]
Hosco have started producing a few aged plastic pieces to compliment Gotoh’s relic range. I ordered samples of most to check them out. Depending on your viewing platform you need to click on “view image” to get full sized pictures. Stratocaster set. There are 3 aged white pickguards available – 57, 62 and 72. The […]
I called the APHA before Christmas to try to get some concrete info on the future of importing rosewood. The lady I spoke to (after navigating one of the most drawn out automated exchanges ever) was very helpful. The CITES changes covering rosewood come in to effect worldwide on January 2nd 2017. From that date […]
I hope everyone had a good Christmas and enjoyed your time off. I was actually pretty busy, keeping on top of orders that came in. So “on top of it” that I have already dispatched everything that was ordered up to 6pm last night! Enough back patting… I will have an update on the CITES […]
This has been discussed on some forums for a few months now, but I finally have something concrete to share. From January 2017 (almost) all species of rosewood will have restrictions imposed on them under CITES regulations. From this announcement from NAMM “all manufacturers and retailers of musical instruments containing one or more rosewood species […]
The telephone line is out of order again – you will hear a dialling tone when calling but the phone does not ring this end. Virgin cannot send an engineer until Thursday, would you believe, so please use email for contact until it is fixed.
A couple of Telecaster bodies have been added to Clearance Corner today. First a single pickup La Cabronita body. This was bought for myself and has been sitting around for a while. I’ve come to realise I’m never going to put this one together! Offset 2 piece alder weighing 4lb 6.5oz it has a few […]
I have just realised that my phone line is playing up – incoming calls will ring but cannot be answered. Please contact me via email with any questions. EDIT>>All fixed (and yes, it was a fault at the box, which is what I told the guy on the phone!)
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