Author: hautbois francais
Date: 2010-06-19 03:07
Like everyone else, I go to Midwest Musical, Forrests to buy supplies. For the first time, I went to the source, in Paris, for cane, staples and other supplies. Now that Eur/USD has tipped in favor of the greenback, so prices are more favorable.
But, I am trying their cane for the first time too. The owner speaks and writes only French, and little or essentially no English, recommended everything "moyen" meaning medium for their cane, and I did say, I wanted the American gouge. I havent received the shipment of cane yet, so I hope I get what I want.
The only worry, is the medium has a thicker gouge than what I am used to for the American gouge.
Yes, i saved abt 40-50% buying from the source, but dealing with them was a real challenge. Sometimes, u make long distance calls, they dont pick up and leave the answering on for hours during work hours. Goes on vacation when they feel like it. Email doesnt get responded to for questions. Just to buy some cane, took me about 2 weeks to get just the info for what I want. If you dont "parlez" at least some basic french, you'd probably give up pretty damn quick and not hassle with the ordeal of overseas transactions. And there is a no refund policy, even if u got bad cane.
Post Edited (2010-06-19 03:19)
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