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Guitar Rental ??

Discussion in '☋ General Chat ☋' started by Chuck the Canuck, Dec 13, 2007.

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  1. RHB

    RHB DI Senior Member

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    OH you want good AND cheap.
    Sorry, yes Decons are high end. 2500 usd or Euro I think.
    Well if you want to play with the Jam boys I am quite sure we can arrange a loan for you for our bi weekly jams if your so inclined.
     
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    Sorry RHB..I can't play with you guys. I'd be violating my multimillion dollar recording contract with Sony. I have some really nice instruments but I don't want to bring them on the possibility of theft and the certainty of paying $250 in extra baggage fees everytime I go to DGTE. I recon that it would be better to spend that on a modest guitar there and leave it with a friend rather than throw it out the Cathay airplane window, metaphorically speaking. I have some private study to do at home involving some theory that was passed my way recently. I think I will likely be looking for a low end classical guitar because even the bad ones are quite playable. I wouldn't mind tracking down this guitar maker mentioned earlier in this post though.
     
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    Send your guitar with DHL or another international transport service. I did this from germany, it was 80 Euro. took a week, but still cheaper than buying a new one here...

    cheers

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    Thanks but I'd have a couple of problems with doing this. I don't want it to disappear or have to go through a customs fiasco. Keep in mind that I'd also have to ship it back...so that starts to add up.....and....next year...and......
    next year....It doesn't solve the problem in the long run. I don't do any diving here in canada. The seasons short and there isn't much to see in a lake that I know of. I decided to get myself some gear just the same and I didn't fully appreciate how much room it was going to take up in my luggage. My guitar counts as one suitcase. the next thing i know, i have room for just a pair of underwear and a toothbrush. So if you see a foreigner walking down the street in his underwear with a big white smile and a guitar....
    Thanks for the YouTube recording whoever sent it to me. It was quite nice, you needn't have apologized through all of it. I take that was the gang.
     
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    Chuck,

    this info may be too old to matter now, but i finally got in touch with the individual regarding the guitar maker. His email to me that I'll summarize is "Jun is in Bohol, just outside Tagbilaran. If you’re looking for a guitar maker in Dumaguete, try Chico Tolin, he lives out towards El Oriente beach resort."

    I have contact numbers for both of these guys but i won't post them here. If anyone has any particular interest in contacting these guys, send me a offline message and i'll pass along their phone numbers.

    I think someone before deducted Jun was near Bohol, but Chico is nearby. Does anyone know his work?

    ronin
     
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    Hi,

    I've heard of Chico of Mangnao.
    My bandmate brought his acoustic guitar there to have the nut fixed. It was a really good job. Cheap too. I think Chico does all sorts of guitar crafting and repair. I think he makes Rondalla instruments too.

    I suggest go to JVS and order a mid ranged, or even a high ranged, if you're picky, Ibanez acoustic (probably the best brand they've got). They don't display expensive guitars since they don't get sold easily. But if you order for a specific model number. They will get it for you.
     
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    I'd like the loca fellow's contact # via PM if you please. The cheapy 2000 peso guitars in the bottom of Lee Paza might be sufficient for me though.
     
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