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Comment by Bo Siddley (aka Stuart) on December 22, 2009 at 9:21am

I don't know whether anybody is finding it a pain to get piezo's but I have been struggling to find smaller one (less than 20mm diameter). Finally found a UK supplier who has shit loads of different sizes and freq responses so you can pick something that is more suited than just using Maplins stock. URL is:

https://uk.farnell.com

Comment by Bo Siddley (aka Stuart) on December 21, 2009 at 12:53pm

James

Things have changed now on the value of RHD in the states. On my last contract out there my company would have paid for me to ship a vehicle back so I looked into a postal RHD. The contract had been with Subaru (Legacy) and then with Jeep (Wrangler) and those vehicles were fetching more in the USA than I would have paid in UK the for the same model ? Funny how things change.

Comment by james batten on December 21, 2009 at 12:48pm

just before the days of small suzuki jeeps I was offerd ex us mail jeeps from a mate in chicago for $300 dollars a pop right hand drive so low value in the us
import duty would have been up to 40% of uk decided value regardless of what I paid could have brought them in via Antwerp but gave up couldnt be arsed it all got very complicated if I get anything from over the pond in future im going to get a mate in the us to middle and send on as a gift

Comment by Sherb on December 21, 2009 at 12:40pm

I knew a man in manchester who shiped in Harleys from the states as spares this involved taking off easily removed bits, wheels handle bars . that sort of thing. Then sending them over in two different shipments. My Man in Manchester would then marry the two bits together again thus beating import duty. Bet you couldn't do it now

Comment by Bo Siddley (aka Stuart) on December 21, 2009 at 12:08pm

BIgbog - I believe the actual rules are that customs can sting you for what THEY believe the value is. I was caught by this a few years ago. I was in the RN and organising the ships raffle. Bought a shitload of electronics goods from a shop in Dubai. When I purchased my video camera they gave me a very hefty discount. Kept the receipt and and the customs mans reaction was "I don't care what the receipt says - I reckon this would cost about £300 in Dubai and that is what the duty is being charged on !" - Bastard

Comment by BigBog Cigar Box Guitars on December 21, 2009 at 12:01pm

Just a note about shipping etc, I use to ship racecars in from the states and got stung only once big time as I'm sure you can emagine when we are talking thousands for a racecar. I was told by someone that the only way around this was to have the shipping paperwork read a lower price hence the duty and vat is calculated on a leser amount, Apparently ?

Comment by BigBog Cigar Box Guitars on December 21, 2009 at 11:54am

chickenbonejohn,
Please let me know about any festivals, getting to gether etc. I've just got round to reading some older posts and found some details about 2010 you posted in November.

Comment by james batten on December 19, 2009 at 11:49am

Thanks smojo my son has a lot of fangle dangle effects type stuff which im yet to play with regarding my cbg will have a look at the Akai but have heady memories of the wem

Comment by james batten on December 19, 2009 at 11:46am

Sherbs t.shirt design is a good shout it would be good to have a british shirt or badge or bumper sticker, If anyone wants to develope the idea I would buy one ,hats off to anyone who might afterall there is over 100 now althougth a printers min run maybe 500
anyway good stuff good design serb union jack not that popular in wales though lol

Comment by smojo on December 19, 2009 at 7:40am

James - a cheaper and pretty good version of the copicat is the Akai Headrush e2. Just bought one new off Ebay about £130

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