Mahelcaya Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I just got a reply to a inquiery on a small wood order: a 110 $ zebrawood one piece body blank (beautifull) and a $ 20 Striped ebony fingerboars To ship it in Italy they would charge me 230 $ ok 100$ shipping !!!!!!! Its a shame i loved that wood, but I thinks it's way off the hook (for me at least...!) It's Gilmes tonewoods, nice and kind people, but what do you think about that charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I guess, it makes sense, wood is pretty heavy.... If I was you i'd look for a good wood dealer in Italy, i'm sure you can find something if you look hard enough. You might not easily find american wood, but probably will find some good african wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Quite common price and ok shipping cost. I usually pay a little less for shipping costs for a body blank from the USA to Germany. The cheapest shipping method from USA to Germany is USPS. You can check what you'll have to pay via an online calculator here. HTH, Marcel Knapp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I think the wood is worth that money, but I spent about 30 $ shipping fee , from stewmac ( Alder body , neck and fingerboard wood blanks , plus tools and hardware ) the package was quite big......just sounds strange the amount of difference between the two. Well there is a big wood supply warehouse , in Milan, but they have only Mohogany , Maple , Rosewood , and Ebony. I was seeking something different, but I kind serching the net for suppliers, but no one has Zebra , Cocobolo, Bubinga,and that nice striped ebony....:-( Guess I'll ask around Anyway for now I have a mohogany blank waiting to be glued for a 4 string bass, so that will keep me busy for a wile :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdog Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I shipped a strat to Switzerland last year and it cost @$200 via UPS....so the $100 shipping figure probably isn't outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 The biggest problem I've had when it comes to shipping to Italy via the post is you either have the high end which is EMS (Express Mail Service, the fastest way) or Standard Airmail Parcel because the Italian post never agreed to sign up with Global Priority mail with the USPS so you either get stuck with the expensive or the super slow or UPS and FedEx which are expensive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I use that USPS shipping calculator site all the time, and it's always perfect for USA domestic shipping, but it screwed up pretty bad when I used it to calculate shipping to another country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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