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Post by uatru on May 23, 2015 8:09:12 GMT
I'm about ready to move from my Busker Delta to a National. There don't seem to be many new NRP's in the UK at the moment.
Yesterday I went to look at a 1930's Triolian in Guitar Village in Farnham. It seemed like a nice guitar, but has been refinished, there is no paint, and the body has been buffed up to a shine. I didn't go to look at it , but tried it and it seemed a nice guitar. I haven't played many others, so need to do that before deciding, but I did notice that there is no serial number on the guitar. I wondered if that was normal, or whether it means that the neck has been changed at some point...though the neck did look and feel old. It does have a Triolian decal on it.
I am thinking about a holiday in the states in a few months time. I'm thinking it might be an idea to shelve my guitar acquiring plans in the UK for the moment and look over there - that would give the guitar if I found one real sentimental value, but would it be a better thing to do after import taxes, vat etc?
Can anyone help with views about the serial number and any guitar buying experiences?
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2015 8:19:56 GMT
I have previously cut down import duty by declaring the articles to be worth considerably less than they are. Or how about this - take over a $100 guitar as hand luggage, and bring back a national in the same case? TT
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Post by washboardchris on May 23, 2015 8:53:23 GMT
Hi, much too dear for an unoriginal repaired guitar . IMO
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Post by davey on May 23, 2015 9:32:31 GMT
There's a nice NRP Triolian on Ebay at the moment and it's been listed a few times. It's at £1695, but their Ebay / Paypal fees would be around £200 so I'd guess they be interested in an offer. It's in London. Cheers
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Post by pete1951 on May 23, 2015 9:39:30 GMT
I have previously cut down import duty by declaring the articles to be worth considerably less than they are. Or how about this - take over a $100 guitar as hand luggage, and bring back a national in the same case? TT This is what the customs people call fraud , so be careful about this sort of thing! My 1930 Triolion has most of its paint But most of the decal has flaked off
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