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Arash -> Unbelievable Guitar buying story !!!!!! (Apr. 1 2009 2:57:41)
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i still can't believe that this happened to me.
So, there is this local newspaper with classified ads section in my Region.
And there is also a section for musical instruments.
I was looking over it and came across a little private advertisement with these words:
"spanish guitar, 300 Euros"
That was all. No more info. Just these words and a Phone Number from which i saw that
the city must be somewhere near me.
Somehow intuitively i called the number.
A woman (from the voice i guessed that she must have been quite old) picked up the phone.
I said "Hello, i am calling for the spanish guitar", could you please tell me what
guitar this is?
she said: "Hello, what do you mean? ...it is spanish"
I said: "could you please look at the Lable and tell me the name?"
she said: "what do you mean with Lable?"
I said: "please look into that hole in the middle of the Guitar and read the name which is written on that little white
paper, if there is such a little white paper"
she said: "ok, wait a minute.................ok, i am back.....yes, there is a paper.........
Herrmaanoss Coonndee...Sobri.........do you mean this?".
Then there was a few seconds of silence! (YOU GUESS WHY!!)
After the Shock, i said "yes yes, thats what i mean." .... do you have time NOW Madame? I can be there
in about 1 hour."
she said: "hm, yes, ok"
i said: "I will be there in one hour"
So i jumped into my car, drove to the bank, draw 400 Euros (100 more to be on the safe side) and drove to her like
a Formula One racing driver.
To make the long story short , it is a 1985 Conde Hermanos Felipe 2. It has many dings and dongs but seams to be
completely OK. And it sounds fantastic. I have to change the strings though. Seams like they are several years old.
Also i have to clean the guitar. It is totally covered in dust.
It was a guitar from her husband who passed away some years ago and the guitar was wasting away somewhere in the basement.
Am i a Monster? I dont know. Maybe, but what would you do if you were me?
She asked for 300 bucks and i paid that.
I will make some photos as soon as the batteries of my Camera are charged up today afternoon.
I am so excited.
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