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Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
Established in Cardiff 1851 - gone in 2017.
I blame PMT - had to pre-order me PRS SE Floyd 24 (2017) there.
And Gamlins is the personification of customer indifference.
And that's all I have to say on the subject
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
A piano tuner from Cranes used to tune my grandad's piano every year.
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Established in Cardiff 1851 - gone in 2017.
I blame PMT - had to pre-order me PRS SE Floyd 24 (2017) there.
And Gamlins is the personification of customer indifference.
And that's all I have to say on the subject
I always blame PMT. :biggrin:
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
Our local Stationary Shop has moved too.
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Originally Posted by
Steve R
Our local Stationary Shop has moved too.
I see what you did there :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by
MacAdder
I see what you did there :thumbup:
Well. I didn't.
Doesn't make sense.
There is no such thing as a Stationary Shop.
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Well. I didn't.
Doesn't make sense.
There is no such thing as a Stationary Shop.
Where do you buy your train tickets then?? :donkey:
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Well. I didn't.
Doesn't make sense.
There is no such thing as a Stationary Shop.
Okay, I get you think you had to spell it out for others who mightl not have got the joke, the grammatical "mistake".
Actually most shops are stationary, except perhaps those on a train.
BTW, I was under the impression that you and Steve R are one and the same person :sherlock:
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Originally Posted by
bobh
Where do you buy your train tickets then?? :donkey:
On line @ Trane Lion
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Originally Posted by
MacAdder
Okay, I get you think you had to spell it out for others who mightl not have got the joke, the grammatical "mistake".
Not totally convinced it was a grammatical 'mistake'. :-)
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I think Cranes is coming back into the centre of Cardiff. Possibly in one of the arcades. Don't shoot the messenger if I am wrong though
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Not totally convinced it was a grammatical 'mistake'. :-)
Oh :biggrin:
Now that IS funny :hehe:
..and there was me thinking you and Steve R were co writing your own material
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
Stationery / Stationary.
Writing materials / Not moving.
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Originally Posted by
ninianclark
He once sold me a guitar and a bike in my lunch hour - when all I wanted was a set of drum sticks .........
Strange place to shop for checkin....:-)
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I hope they do set up in Cardiff again. Love their Caparison line (spelling! :-) ) and always thought they were a friendly bunch of guys.
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Originally Posted by
Steve R
Our local Stationary Shop has moved too.
:hehe:
So I said to the woman at the Post Office 'do you keep stationery madam? '
'No' she replied - 'I like to wriggle about a bit'.
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
:hehe:
So I said to the woman at the Post Office 'do you keep stationery madam? '
'No' she replied - 'I like to wriggle about a bit'.
Least you had the noose to correct it :hehe:
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
Also on my town travels, I was also astonished to see Ribbles Cycles - with a scattering of bikes and room to ride 'em in the shop.
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Originally Posted by
ninianclark
I wondered WTF you were talking about - until I finally got the drum sticks joke :hehe:
Getting more and more like Steve (the My-stro) every day....:frown:
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Originally Posted by
MacAdder
Okay, I get you think you had to spell it out for others who mightl not have got the joke, the grammatical "mistake".
Actually most shops are stationary, except perhaps those on a train.
BTW, I was under the impression that you and Steve R are one and the same person :sherlock:
:hehe: :hehe:
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From experience, Cranes were never able/wanted to compete. They only stocked selected brands - for a music shop of that size in the city centre to not check off all of the big boys is madness. Roland is the one that comes to mind.
If you could get, say a pedal for £150 in Cranes and PMT were selling it for £130, were willing to price match and they also offer interest free loans who are you going to go with? I've also experienced much better customer service in the 10 mins I spent in PMT than I ever did in the many years I visited Cranes or Gamlins.
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I always like to support local businesses wherever possible, but it was never the most welcoming of shops.
On one of the rare occasions where I did manage to spend some time trying a few guitars out in that little 'testing room' , I emerged, handed back the Tele that I'd tried out to a member of staff. I mentioned that I had spotted a little ding on the finish. Voluntarily. Being helpful.
But he grilled me about it, and then got two other members of staff involved to comment whether they had seen the ding before.
Oooh no, none of them had etc etc. FFS .. ;)
All felt very accusatory. I never set foot in there again.
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
I always like to support local businesses wherever possible, but it was never the most welcoming of shops.
On one of the rare occasions where I did manage to spend some time trying a few guitars out in that little 'testing room' , I emerged, handed back the Tele that I'd tried out to a member of staff. I mentioned that I had spotted a little ding on the finish. Voluntarily. Being helpful.
But he grilled me about it, and then got two other members of staff involved to comment whether they had seen the ding before.
Oooh no, none of them had etc etc. FFS .. ;)
All felt very accusatory. I never set foot in there again.
They were always up their own arses in there from as long as I can remember. It's a wonder they lasted this long.
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My lad bought his recent Bass from PMT, a Fender USA Job, it recently let him down during a recording session, he took it to Dave Dearnaley for the repair he's not impressed with PMT. or with Fender!!!!, he has 3 older Fenders that haven't let him down and an Ibanez model circa 1984 which has never gone wonky on him. Bring back the Sound Centre :-)
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
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Originally Posted by
Steve R
Our local Stationary Shop has moved too.
Was it a paper shop that blew away?
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Originally Posted by
Nelsonca61
My lad bought his recent Bass from PMT, a Fender USA Job, it recently let him down during a recording session, he took it to Dave Dearnaley for the repair he's not impressed with PMT. or with Fender!!!!, he has 3 older Fenders that haven't let him down and an Ibanez model circa 1984 which has never gone wonky on him. Bring back the Sound Centre :-)
Good to hear that Dave D. is still doing the do.
Now there is a bloke who knows his stuff. :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
Good to hear that Dave D. is still doing the do.
Now there is a bloke who knows his stuff. :thumbup:
I think back to when i used have a few guitars but could never afford the £350.0 Les Paul and Strats and had to settle for the £50.0 Avon and Eros copies, a little investment in a few early 70's Les Pauls :-) grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Do you have Guitar Center (or an equivalent) over there?
http://www.guitarcenter.com
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Originally Posted by
NYCBlue
Not really.
Mainly independents, though some quite big - e.g. Andertons and the like - but dotted around the country, and usually just one main outlet.
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
Not really.
Mainly independents, though some quite big - e.g. Andertons and the like - but dotted around the country, and usually just one main outlet.
So what's left in Cardiff if you're looking for a music gear.
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
Not really.
Mainly independents, though some quite big - e.g. Andertons and the like - but dotted around the country, and usually just one main outlet.
I think for PRS guitars for example, PMT are as good an outlet as any. The local branch get an order number from their HO and raise the order. The price for the model I pre-ordered seems to be be fixed for the moment wherever you buy, so I welcomed the chance to support my local store. And I had the chance to check out the playability of a similar guitar without feeling I was using the shop. When it's ready for collection I'll have a chance to play it and check it over for dins - something I worry about when buying blind. So far, all good - and there was a guy in there who obviously loved PRS guitars.
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Originally Posted by
NYCBlue
So what's left in Cardiff if you're looking for a music gear.
Nobles is still trading. They shifted from Llanishen (where I bought my Washburn Hawk a long time ago) to Crwys Road and thence to Old Church Road at Whitchurch. Different Noble now behind the counter to 1979. That luthier at Dinas Powis seems to have disappeared.....
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Nobles is still trading. They shifted from Llanishen (where I bought my Washburn Hawk a long time ago) to Crwys Road and thence to Old Church Road at Whitchurch. Different Noble now behind the counter to 1979. That luthier at Dinas Powis seems to have disappeared.....
Personally I'd take the Washburn Hawk over a PRS SE any day of the week. I do have a soft spot for that lovely old Jap stuff
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Originally Posted by
Veg1960
Personally I'd take the Washburn Hawk over a PRS SE any day of the week. I do have a soft spot for that lovely old Jap stuff
I still love playing the Hawk - it's my instrument of choice and cost me about £750 in 1979. I'm buying the PRS for the Floyd Rose whammy bar - and the neck dimensions are very close to the Hawk; so the playability is almost the same. The pick-up configuration is also similar to the Hawk, and a selling point of the PRS SE Floyd is its 85/15 pick-ups
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I love those old Washburns - never had one of the Hawk Series but have an A15 and A20. The A20 is killer! Those EMGs may take a bit of getting used to, with the Floyd should be very different from the Washburn
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I bought a Hohner 335 copy in blonde from Nobles on Crwys Road in about 1990. It was a surprisingly good guitar. I think my son has it now.
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I've never had a decent semi, so not really familiar with them. I once passed over a Cherry Red Edwards 335 in Cash Converters for £125.00 - I didn't know what it was. Doh! By the time I hit google it was gone
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Re: Cranes in Cardiff has gone, I see
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
I still love playing the Hawk - it's my instrument of choice and cost me about £750 in 1979. I'm buying the PRS for the Floyd Rose whammy bar - and the neck dimensions are very close to the Hawk; so the playability is almost the same. The pick-up configuration is also similar to the Hawk, and a selling point of the PRS SE Floyd is its 85/15 pick-ups
I'd never seen a Washburn Hawk, or at least I had forgotten if I had - I had to google it.
Looks like it comes from the same factory or 'gakki' (Matsumoko I guess) as the venerable Westone Thunder.
But yeah, it's much prettier ;)
I like old late 70's - 80's Japanese guitars too, mainly the F style.
I've bought and sold a few over the years, Greco, Fernandes, early Tokai, Antoria , early Ibanez etc . Early JV Squire's too.
Not kept any. Doh...
My Strat still has an old Tokai body though ;)
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Originally Posted by
Veg1960
I love those old Washburns - never had one of the Hawk Series but have an A15 and A20. The A20 is killer! Those EMGs may take a bit of getting used to, with the Floyd should be very different from the Washburn
I've got a Floyd on an Ibanez so I know what I'm getting. Although the Ibanez has a thinner neck, I find it harder to play than the Washburn because of the jumbo frets. The up-side is when I go back to the Hawk, it feels so fast!
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Got an old Greco Strat - Lovely! Not as nice as my battered old JV Squier though -Had that for 25 years and still my main squeeze