Andy
Honorary Member
I hope Bernhard & the mods won't mind this slight bending of the rules, but it's under unique circumstances, & I need a bit of help. It's also potentially a great opportunity for someone here too.
Here's the issue: I'm looking to enter a snare into the Snare Drum Olympics in Nashville. Not just any snare, a real beauty. I was torn as to wether to enter the snare, because I could really do with displaying it at the London Drum Show in November, but alas, the timing is all wrong.
I'm sending the snare by Fedex direct to Nashville - all duties paid. Once there, it will go on display at the Nashville Drum Show, then go onto blind testing & the video review in October. The cost of returning the snare to the UK is high, & anyhow, I'd rather those fees translated into a saving for someone. So here's what I'm proposing. The snare is offered for sale after the event to a customer resident in the USA. I'm prepared to offer the snare at way less than the cost of crafting it. If someone wants the instrument, it will be shipped to them directly after the judging/video in October. It will have been played by the judging panel & a demonstration artist, so will have some mild marks on the batter hoop. It comes C/W a Protection Racket AAA rigid case too.
The snare (actual drum pictured below) is a 14" x 7" In-Tense series super light thin shell segmented English ash & ovangkol with Guru signature segmented ovangkol hoops. In other words, top of the line Guru. "Street price" of $1,824 plus shipping & duties. Production cost (labour & materials only) of $1,460. Offered this one time only to a USA resident, all duties & transatlantic shipping paid at $950. Effectively, way under half price.
Hope someone can help out here, plus snag this very special instrument.
Cheers, Andy.
Here's the issue: I'm looking to enter a snare into the Snare Drum Olympics in Nashville. Not just any snare, a real beauty. I was torn as to wether to enter the snare, because I could really do with displaying it at the London Drum Show in November, but alas, the timing is all wrong.
I'm sending the snare by Fedex direct to Nashville - all duties paid. Once there, it will go on display at the Nashville Drum Show, then go onto blind testing & the video review in October. The cost of returning the snare to the UK is high, & anyhow, I'd rather those fees translated into a saving for someone. So here's what I'm proposing. The snare is offered for sale after the event to a customer resident in the USA. I'm prepared to offer the snare at way less than the cost of crafting it. If someone wants the instrument, it will be shipped to them directly after the judging/video in October. It will have been played by the judging panel & a demonstration artist, so will have some mild marks on the batter hoop. It comes C/W a Protection Racket AAA rigid case too.
The snare (actual drum pictured below) is a 14" x 7" In-Tense series super light thin shell segmented English ash & ovangkol with Guru signature segmented ovangkol hoops. In other words, top of the line Guru. "Street price" of $1,824 plus shipping & duties. Production cost (labour & materials only) of $1,460. Offered this one time only to a USA resident, all duties & transatlantic shipping paid at $950. Effectively, way under half price.
Hope someone can help out here, plus snag this very special instrument.
Cheers, Andy.
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