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To: Joseph Romano <josephromano1234@gmail.com>
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Hi Joseph,
Thanks for getting in touch again.
I think as a rough figure we would want to offer you around £700 ish for
each of your classical guitars.
Let us know what you think.
Kind regards.
Tim (Harriet's off today!:-) )
On 2024-11-27 20:37, Joseph Romano wrote:
> Addendum. Both include Hiscox cases.
>
> On 27 Nov 2024, at 20:35, Joseph Romano <josephromano1234@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello Harriet. I am curious about a possible trade. Hope you all had a
> nice holiday recently. It must be busy season now. I have two
> classical guitars that I may be interested in trading toward the
> Atkins O12s. What might they be worth towards it?
>
> Here are links to the models I have-a Hanika and a Yamaha. Both are
> spotless, but the Yamaha has one small dink under the bridge, treble
> side, where a string snapped. Ugh! Links to each below. Joe Romano,
> Kenilworth
>
> <421397.jpg>
>
> Hanika 56AF-N [1]
> thomann.co.uk [1]
>
> https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/GC32-Grand-Concert-Classical-Guitar/pidGC32-GTR-SUPER
>
> On 19 Apr 2024, at 11:04, hello@expressmusic.co.uk wrote:
>
> Hey Joe, no worries, and sorry to hear you're not feeling too good,
> but thanks for letting us know.
>
> Kind regards.
> Tim.
>
> On 2024-04-19 08:06, Joseph Romano wrote:
>
>> Good Morning Harriet, I am not feeling well today and don't feel up
>> to
>
>> a visit. A bug my wife brought home from her recent doctor visit I
>
>> guess. So...Please do not keep the items on hold. I will take my
>
>> chances, but you were more than kind to take them off the site.
>> Please
>
>> don't keep them reserved. If someone wants them, fair enough. I am
>
>> sorry for the inconvenience to you, though. Best, Joe
>
>> On 18 Apr 2024, at 11:51, hello@expressmusic.co.uk wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> It is your lucky day. We have just had a second hand BT1 arrive. We
>
>> will get it ready today for you to view tomorrow.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2024-04-17 22:30, Joseph Romano wrote:
>
>>> Harriet, I have just seen you have a new BT1 in as well, and would
>
>>> like to compare the two if possible. One of them will come home.
>>> Joe
>
>>> On 17 Apr 2024, at 15:03, hello@expressmusic.co.uk wrote:
>
>>> I took it off sale for you to try. Don't panic if you see it
>>> has gone.
>
>>> No joke. Someone walked in the door 30 seconds later asking about
>>> it!
>
>>> On 2024-04-17 15:00, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Thank you. Just wanted to be respectful of the policy for trying
>
>> guitars. See you soon.
>
>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 at 14:59, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Yes of course, we open at 11am.
>
>> See you then.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2024-04-17 14:56, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Harriet, I may be able to get there on Friday morning when you
>
>> open,
>
>> if that'd work out. I won't need long. Joe
>
>> On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 at 14:44, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> Good to hear from you.
>
>> This guitar was originally sold by us. Action is good, nice and
>
>> low.
>
>> It
>
>> does have a few small dents around the edges but overall a well
>
>> looked
>
>> after guitar. Minimal fret wear and a clean neck. The fingerboard
>
>> has a
>
>> nice unusual grain to it.
>
>> It has a suprisingly clear and balanced tone for a small bodied
>
>> guitar.
>
>> You are more than welcome to pop over and give it a play at some
>
>> point.
>
>> Let us know if we can do anything to help.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2024-04-17 12:54, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Dear Harriet, I hope you've been well. I see on your website
>
>> that
>
>> you
>
>> have a Taylor BT2 Baby. What can you tell me about this guitar?
>
>> Is
>
>> the
>
>> action good, for example, does it have many dings? How does it
>
>> sound?
>
>> I had one once upon a time and it was a decent guitar as I
>
>> recall
>
>> with
>
>> a decent sound. Anyway, I'm curious and anything you might offer
>
>> would
>
>> be appreciated. Many thanks.
>
>> Joe Romano, Kenilworth
>
>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 15:32, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Perfect, see you tomorrow :)
>
>> On 2023-11-28 15:29, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Just to confirm, I'll see you tomorrow around your opening
>
>> time....11.
>
>> Thanks. Joe
>
>> On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 11:41, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk>
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> Yes that's good with us, if it's just to sell the amp you can
>
>> come
>
>> anytime. If you would like come time to try anything in our
>
>> showroom
>
>> please let us know an approximate eta.
>
>> Enjoy your weekend.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-25 11:37, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Wow, awesome. Thanks Harriet. I will pop in Wednesday, then,
>
>> if
>
>> that's
>
>> ok. Joe
>
>> On Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 11:21, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk>
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> I've had a little look online and some places have these
>
>> new
>
>> for
>
>> £180. I
>
>> think a realistic list price would be around £130.
>
>> With this in mind, we would offer £80 store credit or £70
>
>> for
>
>> cash.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-25 11:16, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Dear All, I think I have found one more item to trade,
>
>> perhaps
>
>> for
>
>> credit or whatever you think best. Since I no longer have
>
>> the
>
>> silent
>
>> guitars, I no longer have a need for an amp. I have a
>
>> Yamaha
>
>> THR
>
>> 5A in
>
>> nearly new condition with its own Yamaha case, sort of
>
>> like
>
>> a
>
>> gig
>
>> bag
>
>> for an amp. It's this one:
>
>>
> https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Yamaha-THR-5A/art-GIT0025890-000?campaign=GShopping/GB&ProgramUUID=HADAqJarPzAAAAFlea9yjI.G&campaign=BShopping/DE&ProgramUUID=0oHAqJarcl4AAAFlQQx58M3j&msclkid=eb7bce5de4b51f8c67a2ab3c326b3e59.
>
>> If it's of interest, I'm happy to ride the bus on in one
>
>> day
>
>> next
>
>> week, perhaps Wednesday.
>
>> Best. Joe Romano, Kenilworth
>
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 14:41, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk>
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Yes is sounds like there are special memories attached to
>
>> that
>
>> classical
>
>> guitar.
>
>> Well, now you know how to can find us, you are welcome
>
>> any
>
>> time.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet, Phil & Tim
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-21 14:24, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Thank you, and I'm glad you can hear your own thoughts
>
>> now.🙂
>
>> I
>
>> will
>
>> think on that other classical, I have an ambivalent
>
>> relationship
>
>> with
>
>> it as it was the only guitar I brought with me from the
>
>> US,
>
>> but
>
>> it's
>
>> just too much for me. I happily play a Yamaha, made in
>
>> Japan,
>
>> classical and enjoy it more than the concert one. So,
>
>> perhaps
>
>> I
>
>> need
>
>> to get it back out there for someone who might use it
>
>> properly.
>
>> Nonetheless, I need to visit again just to look at all
>
>> the
>
>> cool
>
>> stuff
>
>> you have. Enjoy the rest of your week and thank you
>
>> again
>
>> very
>
>> much.
>
>> Joe
>
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 14:21, <hello@expressmusic.co.uk>
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joe,
>
>> Thank you for coming by this morning. Apologies for the
>
>> noise
>
>> when
>
>> you
>
>> got here, it has only just gone quiet again so we can
>
>> finally
>
>> hear
>
>> ourselves think again!
>
>> The StreetMaster is a really popular model, for good
>
>> reason.
>
>> Have
>
>> fun
>
>> and let us know if we can help you reduce any more of
>
>> your
>
>> collection in
>
>> the future.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet, Tim & Phil
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-21 14:16, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Harriet and Tim, what a delight to see you shop today
>
>> and
>
>> many
>
>> thanks
>
>> for your kindness in accommodating my early visit (the
>
>> taxi
>
>> surprised
>
>> me!) and the trade allowance. I've been playing this
>
>> new
>
>> Martin
>
>> since
>
>> I've gotten home and it has given me many giant grins
>
>> with
>
>> each
>
>> new
>
>> thing I discover. A fair exchange, I would definitely
>
>> say.
>
>> Thank you again.
>
>> Joe Romano
>
>> Kenilworth
>
>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 13:32,
>
>> <hello@expressmusic.co.uk>
>
>> wrote:
>
>> We will all be here and know the details. A big
>
>> benefit
>
>> of
>
>> a
>
>> small
>
>> team.
>
>> : )
>
>> On 2023-11-17 13:30, Joseph Romano wrote:
>
>> Thanks so much. See you then and if I need to ask
>
>> for
>
>> anyone
>
>> specifically please let me know.
>
>> Joseph
>
>> On 17 Nov 2023, at 13:29, hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Yes of course, we have booked that in for you.
>
>> Have a nice weekend and see you Tuesday at 2pm.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet, Phil & Tim
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-17 13:25, Joseph Romano wrote:
>
>> Would 2 pm be possible for Tuesday?
>
>> Joseph
>
>> On 17 Nov 2023, at 13:04, hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joseph,
>
>> Our pleasure, we will do our best to help.
>
>> We are open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-5pm.
>
>> Shall we book you in our diary for Tuesday at 3pm?
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet, Phil & Tim
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-17 13:01, Joseph Romano wrote:
>
>> Dear All, Thank you so much for your fast reply. I
>
>> appreciate
>
>> this.
>
>> Perhaps I could come by next Monday morning or
>
>> Tuesday
>
>> afternoon
>
>> if
>
>> that’s better and I’ll bring the Yamahas and
>
>> the
>
>> Dowina.
>
>> I
>
>> agree with
>
>> you on the other classical. It’s a bit exotic.
>
>> The Dowina is a hybrid with a skinny neck and
>
>> might
>
>> work
>
>> well
>
>> for
>
>> jazz
>
>> and such. Let me know what might work best and
>
>> thank
>
>> you
>
>> again
>
>> for
>
>> writing back. And yes the folks at Nuffield have
>
>> been
>
>> wonderful.
>
>> Joseph Romano
>
>> Kenilworth
>
>> On 17 Nov 2023, at 12:52, hello@expressmusic.co.uk
>
>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Joseph,
>
>> Thank you for getting in touch. We are sorry to
>
>> hear
>
>> about
>
>> your
>
>> current health complications. Hopefully the
>
>> Nuffield
>
>> has
>
>> the
>
>> specialists you require.
>
>> We have looked into the values of your guitars and
>
>> while
>
>> the
>
>> Yamaha's
>
>> are very simple and easy to work out prices on.
>
>> The
>
>> other
>
>> two
>
>> are
>
>> slightly more difficult as we have no history of
>
>> selling
>
>> these
>
>> brands
>
>> before. They would obviously sell for considerably
>
>> more
>
>> than
>
>> the
>
>> Yamaha's but they would also be more of a risk for
>
>> us
>
>> to
>
>> purchase.
>
>> We do offer a commission sale service for higher
>
>> ticket
>
>> items
>
>> to
>
>> enable you to get as much as possible for your
>
>> instruments.
>
>> We
>
>> have
>
>> done this quite a bit recently with more
>
>> specialist
>
>> classical
>
>> guitars
>
>> and had good success. For this service, we get
>
>> your
>
>> guitars
>
>> ready to
>
>> sale and take care of the marketing, sale and
>
>> shipping
>
>> etc.
>
>> We
>
>> charge
>
>> 20% of the sold price for this service excluding
>
>> any
>
>> costs
>
>> associated
>
>> with getting the guitar ready for sale like new
>
>> strings
>
>> etc.
>
>> Please see the prices below for a part exchange on
>
>> your
>
>> Yamaha's.
>
>> Yamaha SLG130NW £250 or £200 for cash
>
>> Yamaha SLG 200N £300 or £240 for cash
>
>> Yamaha CG162S £150 or £100 for cash
>
>> If you would like to come over and try out the
>
>> Martin
>
>> at
>
>> some
>
>> point,
>
>> please let us know. Maybe at the same time we
>
>> could
>
>> take
>
>> a
>
>> look
>
>> at
>
>> the
>
>> higher priced classicals and work out potential
>
>> prices
>
>> for
>
>> them.
>
>> I'm
>
>> sure we can work something out where both parties
>
>> are
>
>> happy.
>
>> Kind Regards,
>
>> Harriet, Phil & Tim
>
>> Express Music
>
>> On 2023-11-17 11:49, Joseph wrote:
>
>> Dear Phil, Tim and Harriet, it has been a while
>
>> since
>
>> I
>
>> was
>
>> last in
>
>> your shop when it used to be located in Coventry.
>
>> Lately,
>
>> I
>
>> have
>
>> been
>
>> nearby, but, unfortunately, to attend too many
>
>> medical
>
>> appointments
>
>> at
>
>> the Nuffield Hospital. But, in so doing, I have
>
>> realised
>
>> that
>
>> I
>
>> don't
>
>> need all of the guitars that I have and I want to
>
>> consolidate
>
>> what I
>
>> have so that, at some point, my wife won't need
>
>> to
>
>> deal
>
>> with
>
>> them.
>
>> Therefore, I am wondering if I might be able to
>
>> interest
>
>> you
>
>> in
>
>> trading some of the ones I have either for you to
>
>> purchase
>
>> outright,
>
>> or to apply toward a single guitar I buy from
>
>> you.
>
>> The guitars I have are:
>
>> **Yamaha CG162S, which I purchase from your
>
>> Coventry
>
>> shop.
>
>> It's
>
>> in
>
>> excellent condition and has a great sound.
>
>> **Dowina Master Series Cutaway Hybrid with strip
>
>> pad
>
>> auk
>
>> wood.
>
>> More
>
>> on
>
>> this guitar can be seen here, it is nylon
>
>> strung:https://www.dowina.com/kytara/strip-padauk/
>
>> **Yamaha SLG130NW, this is a silent guitar in
>
>> nearly
>
>> new
>
>> condition,
>
>> with the wider, classical style neck, and
>
>> includes
>
>> the
>
>> original
>
>> gig
>
>> bag.
>
>> **Yamaha SLG 200N, in a burgundy mahogany wood-a
>
>> very
>
>> pretty
>
>> finish,
>
>> it is also nearly new and has one tiny dink on
>
>> the
>
>> body,
>
>> but
>
>> it's
>
>> barely noticeable and includes the original gig
>
>> bag.
>
>> I would be interested to know what these might be
>
>> worth
>
>> if
>
>> you
>
>> purchased them from me, or if I applied them to
>
>> the
>
>> purchase
>
>> of
>
>> a
>
>> single acoustic guitar you have, a Martin 0015 UK
>
>> version:
>
>>
> https://www.expressmusic.co.uk/products.asp?code=255486&name=martin-00-15meuk-uk-exclusive-electro-acoustic-guitar
>
>> I have another guitar I am interested in
>
>> trading/selling
>
>> as
>
>> well,
>
>> but
>
>> it's a concert level classical, and I'm not sure
>
>> that
>
>> it
>
>> would
>
>> be of
>
>> interest. I purchased it from a shop in the US,
>
>> Guitar
>
>> Salon,
>
>> and
>
>> the
>
>> actual guitar can be seen at this link:
>
>>
> https://www.guitarsalon.com/product/2007-dieter-hopf-manuel-adalid-artista-membrane-cd-pf
>
>> It has acquired a couple of dinks since I've
>
>> owned
>
>> it,
>
>> one
>
>> just
>
>> below
>
>> the bridge as sometimes happens with nylon
>
>> strings,
>
>> and
>
>> one
>
>> on
>
>> the
>
>> binding.
>
>> Thank you for taking the time to read this and
>
>> for
>
>> any
>
>> consideration
>
>> and response you could provide.
>
>> Sincerely,
>
>> Joseph Romano
>
>> Kenilworth
>
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1]
> https://www.thomann.co.uk/hanika_56af_n.htm?glp=1&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20UK%20Fallback&utm_term=4576236143901315&utm_content=Fallback