I would like take this time to say I'm impressed not only with this Forum but one particular member that helped me out recently. The person is Harry Conway.
We have never met but have traded emails & information over the last few years - mostly about our common interest in drums - modern & vintage. Over the past week or so I was trying to buy a drum in the USA - I live in Canada. Some "trade regulations" & the particular store's software (sales & shipping) got in the way & there was no way for me to buy the drum from Canada. It's a long story regarding that so I won't get into it. but lets just say I tried every angle to get the drum to me - no dice. They could not ship the "new" Gretsch snare drum (yes another Gretsch for me) from their store to Canada. I said just ship it to Blaine WA. & I'll hop over the boarder & pick it up. No Go - the shipping address has to match the credit card address.
I was very disappointed because it was part of a Christmas gift from my wife & she knew how much I was looking forward to getting it.
In the meantime I mentioned it to Harry and asked if he could buy it and ship it to me - I would pay for everything involved of course. I felt awkward asking this favour because - like I said - we have never met other than trading emails. He shot me back an email and said "Lay the groundwork down and I'll buy that bad boy for you." Haha - what a guy! He told me yesterday that he bought it - it's being shipped to him and now we wait.
I would like thank Harry again via this Forum because this is where we 'met' and it goes to show how close the drum community can be. It's things like this that make it just a little more special to hang out with all of you here.
Thanks Harry
& thanks to Bernhard the founder of this Forum,
Cheers,
We have never met but have traded emails & information over the last few years - mostly about our common interest in drums - modern & vintage. Over the past week or so I was trying to buy a drum in the USA - I live in Canada. Some "trade regulations" & the particular store's software (sales & shipping) got in the way & there was no way for me to buy the drum from Canada. It's a long story regarding that so I won't get into it. but lets just say I tried every angle to get the drum to me - no dice. They could not ship the "new" Gretsch snare drum (yes another Gretsch for me) from their store to Canada. I said just ship it to Blaine WA. & I'll hop over the boarder & pick it up. No Go - the shipping address has to match the credit card address.
I was very disappointed because it was part of a Christmas gift from my wife & she knew how much I was looking forward to getting it.
In the meantime I mentioned it to Harry and asked if he could buy it and ship it to me - I would pay for everything involved of course. I felt awkward asking this favour because - like I said - we have never met other than trading emails. He shot me back an email and said "Lay the groundwork down and I'll buy that bad boy for you." Haha - what a guy! He told me yesterday that he bought it - it's being shipped to him and now we wait.
I would like thank Harry again via this Forum because this is where we 'met' and it goes to show how close the drum community can be. It's things like this that make it just a little more special to hang out with all of you here.
Thanks Harry
& thanks to Bernhard the founder of this Forum,
Cheers,