Recent content by chap

Guys thanks for all of your responses, I read them all. I have no experience selling an item like this. The buying / shipping / receiving I do is mostly centered around auto and boat parts which are not vintage and can be easily be replaced. Damage from shipping is never an issue, it just gets...

The box is the problem. Other than that it is ready to sell. The buyer is just being careful and I don't blame him.  The buyer, also an HFC member wants a box with at least 2" on all sides. Who is going to make a box like that and how can I buy only one of those boxes?  So the case is 48" x...

Interesting idea, I'll actually suggest that.  Maybe I can meet him in Wyoming or Idaho or something. I can probably drive there in one (long) day.  How would get get it home though? He lives in SE continental USA. 

I can understand that, I think shipping companies need to have a really hard line on shipping insurance otherwise it would leave the door wide open to fraud. Unfortunately, legitimate claims are denied as well. So the shipping company DID NOT cover the damage but your private insurer DID cover...

The buyer suggested hitting up a local guitar store, I mean I'll try but I highly doubt that they're going to be so nice as to let me into their backroom with a measuring tape looking for a box so I can compete with them on a guitar sale. I mean I'll try, but here in Van BC all the guitar stores...

Hmm will investigate. Courier that far though????  I don't think anyone is going to insure something like this.  It's like owning a 1967 Corvette. It can sell for more than $100K USD but I doubt anyone will insure it for the value of the car if you wrap it around at tree taking a corner at...

Simple question: how do you safety, securely and confidently ship a rare and expensive guitar that can't be replaced or repaired if damaged? So I think my gold Standard is mostly sold to a fellow HFC'er who is very interested in it. We've agreed on all aspects of this transaction but we're...

When you open the Goldstop Standard case hahaha It also plays the song "Look but you can't touch" lol

LOL I had a lot of fun writing that description :)   No doubt we would get along just great over a Fat Tire or something! 

Oh hey, those are mine! The Chaparrals are the ones in my profile pic <<<<  Thanks for posting it! I was wondering if they would make it here and they did! 

These are mine. 

Something different.

Tweeter and the Monkey Man - Headstones (Originally written by Bob Dylan and performed by Travelling Wilburys) 

I'm 51 now. I've been playing guitar since I was 10 or 11, and piano before that. I play violin now which I absolutely love despite its difficulty. I practice every day like I used to with the guitar. I'm 51 now. The skills don't really cross over well between guitar and violin even though...

That makes sense, eventually Hamer has to sell some volume. They can't float a company on special orders and one-offs. I think for me it's just a mental block. I (used to) play exclusively glue-in Chaps, I knew this was different so it was some kind of subconscious psych thing that prevented me...