We don’t want you to have someone else’s fingerprints, but you might see the whorl from a polishing cloth on a shiny gloss surface, or faint pick lines on a pickguard. That tells us that someone at the factory actually checked it! We clean and polish every instrument we are shipping out. In fact, it’s not uncommon for faint pick marks to be visible on a pickguard when it arrives at the shop after the final factory inspection. It is always possible that a NEW instrument will have some signs of human contact. We can also customize the setup to accommodate a customer’s preferences.
When a NEW instrument comes to the shop, we check to make sure that the setup is comfortable before it’s out for customers to see and try.
We work with terrific instrument makers who do a wonderful job of setting up their instruments, but we check them out just to be sure. We certainly don’t mind having an instrument with a little time under its belt! Also, an instrument can be here at the shop for a little while. Of course, it might have a serial number from the previous year, or even before that. When you see the “NEW” designation for an instrument – as opposed to a particular year - it means we purchased that instrument directly from the manufacturer. You may also transfer funds directly to our bank (contact the shop for bank wire information).Īlongside the cool vintage and antique instruments in the shop we have a healthy collection of carefully selected New instruments. Cashiers Checks are also accepted–just like cash. Personal checks are accepted, but must clear our bank before we will ship an instrument. We recommend that customers check with their state’s Department of Revenue to learn their obligations for reporting and remitting sales tax. Otherwise, for shipments to other states we collect sales tax for instruments as required. Thus, shipments to PA destinations are subject to the Pennsylvania + Philadelphia sales tax of 8%. Pennsylvania is an “Origin” state as regards sales tax obligations. If you can’t phone us, please start a conversation by email. There are some instruments we feel absolutely require this kind of dialogue, and you will see that they are not enabled for click & ship purchase. We are happy to take order details over the phone at the same time. We accept payment by VISA & MASTERCARD, Check, Wire Transfer and other forms of legal tender.īecause vintage instruments are each so unique, we want to have a conversation with you to answer questions, discuss the individual characteristics of an instrument, and your specific needs or concerns.
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