My sister bought something from him this past December, as a gift for me, on eBay.
I can say it was a very positive experience. Especially since I didn't have to pay for the merchandise
I had just started to read about building guitars, and that is when I found this forum also.
In fact, I believe I opened a thread inquiring about Carpathian Spruce at the time.
She bought me 12 sets of Carpathian Spruce tops.
I believe she paid something around $140 plus some shipping charges.
It was an auction item, not a fixed price.
I assume these sets are worth at least a little bit more than $140.
My sister knows as much about tone woods as I do, which is not much
She contacted him and asked questions, which he answered promptly and thoroughly.
I think it is a 'he' but I could be wrong.
They arrived fast, and as far as I can tell, are in very good condition.
Again, I am a beginner, so I know very little about tone woods.
From my personal experience, I would recommend him.
Also, check his eBay feedback. I believe he has a high feedback count, with a perfect, 100% feedback.
Now, what to do with these 12 sets of Carpathian Spruce?
It'll take me a lifetime to get to them - today it took me two hours just to pencil in the shape on my new headstock in the Challenge.
Good luck.
Particularly a 5 pack of Honduran rosewood parlor sets that came out to $350 with shipping, so $70 a set. And the sides are plenty big for anything, so with center wedges they'll work for any size guitar. Also some great redwood tops for about $15 each. My coral snake build in doc-u-build is using sets from both of those bundles.
, and his shipping is very reasonable.
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