………..and in the UK, try Bridgewood and Neizert, 0207 249 9398, Stoke Newington, who stock a huge array of strings by different makers are very competent to give advice and send out very quickly too. Chris (Hi Mitch !)
On 30 Nov 2012, at 16:43, [email protected] wrote: > For anyone in North America (or pretty much anywhere I imagine) who insists > on Savarez gut strings but has been frustrated trying to buy them, I have > found a great source in the Netherlands. It's a shop called Bert Boon > Violins, and their website is www.carbonbow.com. > > Here's the link to the Savarez gut strings on the site: > http://www.carbonbow.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=39_54&zenid=11d55efec11acbe0962e6c7ceb27058f > > What is really nice about ordering from their shop is that their prices are > reasonable and their website is easy to use (yes, there is paypal, and yes > it's in English, and yes, the US is actually provided as a valid shipping > destination option) -- but best of all, their shipping charges are next to > nothing. I paid 3.50 Euros for Bert Boon to ship a recent purchase of 5 > strings to me. From my usual French sources, the shipping would have been 30 > Euros or worse, which is absurd. > > Turnaround time on the order was about a week and a half, including the > shipping. > > I am so glad to have found these folks!! > > Mitch Gordon > Guerneville, California, US > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
