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{"id":8120761352418,"title":"ALVAREZ BLUES51 ARTIST BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR - TOBACCO SUNBURST","handle":"alvarez-blues51-tsb-artist-blues-acoustic-guitar-tobacco-sunburst","description":"\u003ch1\u003eARTIST BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Built in 1927, US Route 51 has a history forever linked with Jazz and Blues music. It was the road that many travelling musicians used to make their living, playing gigs between cities such as Jackson, Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, which were hotbeds of the American soundscape at the time. Our Blues Series flat tops are vintage all the way, with back shifted, scalloped bracing and traditional rosewood bridges. The neck profile has a soft V profile and string spacing is tailored towards fingerpicking. Tonally these guitars harbor the compression usually associated with smaller bodied guitars, but due to our bracing design they are a little more “Hi-Fi” and dynamic for a more modern style projection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Alvarez Says...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"webtext-block webtext-block--mixed-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively soundbox. This caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience. We believe our multi award-winning Artist Series is one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today and demonstrates our commitment to design. The term “solid top” of course refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood, rather than being laminated. However, just because the top is solid, it does not necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this. Each model is designed to get the best out of its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tonewoods and thin finish. FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the soundhole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops. The Artist Series sound and personality is open and powerful. FST2 also creates very good balance so both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other. Artist Series feel right and are exciting to play; no matter if you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For power, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top. All of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we won’t use it. Top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models but all are stiff and finely grained. Along with a more angled headstock, our bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angel of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to our sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles. Artist Series also demonstrates our great finishing capabilities; the gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible, again to help optimize tone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6-string Acoustic-electric Artist Blues 00 Guitar with Solid A+ Sitka Spruce Top, Indian Rosewood Back and Sides - Tobacco Sunburst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-string Artist Blues Series Parlor Shadowburst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayered Rosewood back and sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear-sounding solid\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolid African Mahogany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Top\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLR Baggs VTC Element System Pick Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfortable dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlues51 Series\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eString Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNumber of Strings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlues 00\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Style\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone Cutaway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLeft-\/Right-handed\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-Handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTobacco Sunburst\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGloss\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTop Wood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid A+ Sitka Spruce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBack \u0026amp; Sides Wood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eIndian Rosewood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Bracing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFST2 - Forward Shifted, Assymetric Tone Bars\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHerringbone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNeck Wood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMahogany w\/Semi-Gloss Finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNeck Shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlvarez\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFingerboard Material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIndian Laurel\/Rosewood w\/12th Fret Inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFingerboard Inlay\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbalone \u0026amp; Mother of Pearl\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNumber of Frets\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eScale Length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 13\/16\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTuning Machines\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium Open Gear Chrome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBridge Material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBi-Level Indian Laurel\/Rosewood\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNut\/Saddle Material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReal Bone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNut Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 3\/4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNeck Joint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDovetail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e374mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Depth Heel\/Base\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e82\/102mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOverall Length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1012mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eElectronics\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStrings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eD’Addario EXP16\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCase Included\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-07-24T09:25:11+02:00","created_at":"2023-07-24T09:25:11+02:00","vendor":"ALVAREZ","type":"ACOUSTIC GUITAR","tags":["Price_R5000 to R15000"],"price":899500,"price_min":899500,"price_max":899500,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1059900,"compare_at_price_min":1059900,"compare_at_price_max":1059900,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44180174962914,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"Blues51\/TSB","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"ALVAREZ BLUES51 ARTIST BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR - 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It was the road that many travelling musicians used to make their living, playing gigs between cities such as Jackson, Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, which were hotbeds of the American soundscape at the time. Our Blues Series flat tops are vintage all the way, with back shifted, scalloped bracing and traditional rosewood bridges. The neck profile has a soft V profile and string spacing is tailored towards fingerpicking. Tonally these guitars harbor the compression usually associated with smaller bodied guitars, but due to our bracing design they are a little more “Hi-Fi” and dynamic for a more modern style projection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Alvarez Says...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"webtext-block webtext-block--mixed-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively soundbox. This caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience. We believe our multi award-winning Artist Series is one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today and demonstrates our commitment to design. The term “solid top” of course refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood, rather than being laminated. However, just because the top is solid, it does not necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this. Each model is designed to get the best out of its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tonewoods and thin finish. FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the soundhole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops. The Artist Series sound and personality is open and powerful. FST2 also creates very good balance so both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other. Artist Series feel right and are exciting to play; no matter if you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For power, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top. All of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we won’t use it. Top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models but all are stiff and finely grained. Along with a more angled headstock, our bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angel of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to our sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles. Artist Series also demonstrates our great finishing capabilities; the gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible, again to help optimize tone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6-string Acoustic-electric Artist Blues 00 Guitar with Solid A+ Sitka Spruce Top, Indian Rosewood Back and Sides - Tobacco Sunburst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-string Artist Blues Series Parlor Shadowburst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayered Rosewood back and sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear-sounding solid\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolid African Mahogany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Top\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLR Baggs VTC Element System Pick Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfortable dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlues51 Series\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eString Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNumber of Strings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlues 00\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBody Style\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone Cutaway\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLeft-\/Right-handed\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-Handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTobacco Sunburst\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGloss\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTop Wood\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid A+ Sitka Spruce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBack \u0026amp; 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ALVAREZ BLUES51 ARTIST BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR - TOBACCO SUNBURST

Product Description
R 8,995.00 R 10,599.00
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ARTIST BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR

DESCRIPTION

The Built in 1927, US Route 51 has a history forever linked with Jazz and Blues music. It was the road that many travelling musicians used to make their living, playing gigs between cities such as Jackson, Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, which were hotbeds of the American soundscape at the time. Our Blues Series flat tops are vintage all the way, with back shifted, scalloped bracing and traditional rosewood bridges. The neck profile has a soft V profile and string spacing is tailored towards fingerpicking. Tonally these guitars harbor the compression usually associated with smaller bodied guitars, but due to our bracing design they are a little more “Hi-Fi” and dynamic for a more modern style projection.

What Alvarez Says...

After 50 years of making guitars, continual improvement through the use of emerging technologies, processes, and materials is still at the heart of our culture. Alvarez guitars are constructed correctly in every sense, from raw material preparation to construction and manufacturing processes. Our tone woods are carefully cured; our components such as neck blocks and wood joints are carefully designed. The painting, sanding and polishing techniques we use are continually researched and developed, and our tone is impeccably crafted and married to a stable, consistent and lively soundbox. This caring approach to development comes from one simple goal: To deliver the best guitars in the market at every price point, instruments that are truly amazing value and offer a fantastic player experience. We believe our multi award-winning Artist Series is one of the finest solid top guitar lines in the world today and demonstrates our commitment to design. The term “solid top” of course refers to the soundboard of an acoustic guitar being made of solid wood, rather than being laminated. However, just because the top is solid, it does not necessarily mean the sound automatically benefits from this feature. The tone of the instrument only improves significantly when the whole guitar is built correctly to optimize the energy a solid soundboard can generate. Artist Series is built to do exactly this. Each model is designed to get the best out of its components, and for them to work together to produce balance, lively projection and great response. These components include our FST2 bracing system, bi-level rosewood bridge, real bone nut and saddle, great quality tonewoods and thin finish. FST2 is a forward shifted X brace design, this means the axis of the X is closer to the soundhole and therefore creates a larger soundboard area allowing for more energy and vibration to be harnessed. Both the X braces and asymmetric tone bars are carefully scalloped. The scalloping design was the result of years of continual development in our Yairi workshops. The Artist Series sound and personality is open and powerful. FST2 also creates very good balance so both the treble and bass registers are clearly present and balanced in relation to each other. Artist Series feel right and are exciting to play; no matter if you are strumming hard or picking lightly, the guitar will do what you ask of it. For a more focused sound with fewer overtones, choose a mahogany top. For power, go for Sitka. For warmth and response to a lighter touch, choose a Cedar top. All of our tops are selected by our team and graded independently of our suppliers. If it isn’t worthy, we won’t use it. Top quality improves as you move up the Artist Series models but all are stiff and finely grained. Along with a more angled headstock, our bi-level bridge increases string tension by making the break angel of the strings from the saddle to the top more acute. Improved string tension adds to our sound, feel and response, which are also heightened by the use of real bone nuts and saddles. Artist Series also demonstrates our great finishing capabilities; the gloss models have a clear deep shine from a finish that is applied as thinly as possible, again to help optimize tone. 

6-string Acoustic-electric Artist Blues 00 Guitar with Solid A+ Sitka Spruce Top, Indian Rosewood Back and Sides - Tobacco Sunburst.

FEATURES

  • 6-string Artist Blues Series Parlor Shadowburst
  • Layered Rosewood back and sides
  • Clear-sounding solid Solid African Mahogany Top
  • LR Baggs VTC Element System Pick Up
  • Comfortable dimensions

SPECIFICATIONS

Series Blues51 Series
String Type Steel
Number of Strings 6
Body Shape Blues 00
Body Style None Cutaway
Left-/Right-handed Right-Handed
Color Tobacco Sunburst
Finish Gloss
Top Wood Solid A+ Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Wood Indian Rosewood
Body Bracing FST2 - Forward Shifted, Assymetric Tone Bars
Binding Herringbone
Neck Wood Mahogany w/Semi-Gloss Finish
Neck Shape Alvarez
Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel/Rosewood w/12th Fret Inlay
Fingerboard Inlay Abalone & Mother of Pearl
Number of Frets 21
Scale Length 24 13/16"
Tuning Machines Premium Open Gear Chrome
Bridge Material Bi-Level Indian Laurel/Rosewood
Nut/Saddle Material Real Bone
Nut Width 1 3/4"
Neck Joint Dovetail
Body Width 374mm
Body Depth Heel/Base 82/102mm
Overall Length 1012mm
Electronics None
Strings D’Addario EXP16
Case Included None

 

Sku: Blues51/TSB
Vendor: ALVAREZ

Are you buying multiple items or perhaps not finding what you are looking for? Send us an email now and we will gladly send you a quotation. If you find the same product more affordable somewhere else, send us proof and we will gladly work at beating that quotation. And of course friendly service and after sales peace of mind is part of the package! Mail us now: online@HGMW.co.za

 

DELIVERY

Harry Green Music World offers FREE  delivery to all *main distribution points within South Africa for orders above R1000.00.

Harry Green Music World will only make use of their couriers if a fixed address such as a personal/business address is provided.

For areas that are not considered to be a Major Distribution Point, as per our "Major Distribution Centre List", Harry Green Music World will gladly cover up to R250.00 of the courier fee, after having received a quotation from our delivery company.

*As per our "Major Distribution Centre List"

DELIVERY TIME

Normal delivery time is 3-7 working days. We will always try and give you the best possible ETA on your order together with your Waybill Number. It remains your responsibility to give as much special information on the delivery and address as possible.

In the events of natural disasters, strikes etc. that delays the process, we will notify you as soon as possible.

Sometimes you may receive your order in more than one delivery if you have purchased several items that consist of different brands. When it comes to guitars that have built in electronics, we always do the necessary checks beforehand (which takes a day) to ensure that you get a good working guitar. Any other items, including amps, speakers, drums etc. is not part of this pre-check system. It may also be required of the client to assemble his own piano with few simple screws. Alternatively we can arrange for a setup at an additional cost. Larger Piano's will need more man power which means we will include setup fees in our quotes always.

We deliver from Monday to Friday during our business hours, excluding public holidays. If you require an emergency delivery please contact us at 013 752 7725 and we will do our very best to accommodate you. This may require an additional delivery fee.

INSURANCE

You can be rest assured that your items are insured in all cases including theft, fire, or damage. Our trusted and dedicated delivery company will notify us immediately if this happens and we will call you as soon as possible. We will then take you through the steps of refunding or replacing your lost item(s). Should you receive a damaged product upon delivery, please notify us within 2 hours after signing the waybill. It remains your responsibility to send us photos of the damage caused together with the signed waybill.

FORCE MAJEURE

Neither party shall be liable for any loss suffered by the other Party arising out of delay in or prevention of performance of that Party’s obligations in terms of this Agreement if such delay is directly or indirectly caused by an event beyond that Party’s reasonable control, provided that:

  • the onus be on the Party alleging the occurrence of such an event to immediately notify the other Party of such event;
  • the Party delayed or prevented from performing its obligations by the occurrence of such an event shall do everything that could reasonably be expected of it in order to remedy the situation . 

DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA

FOB “FREE ON BOARD” TERMS:

Harry Green Music World does not deliver outside of South Africa. If you would like for your item(s) to be delivered to you in a area outside of South Africa, you would need to organize and pay for your own transport.

Any additional transport costs will be the buyer’s responsibility, such as:

  • Delivery in an outlaying area is subject to the terms and conditions of the seller’s couriers and will be payable in advance prior to delivery by the buyer.
  • In the event that the buyer wants to export goods, the buyer is financially and administratively responsible for costs to transport to the port/border, if applicable, and for costs such as custom taxes and fees. We will not be held responsible for any duty costs arising from exporting goods by the buyer.
  • As mentioned on Shopifys blog post: “…as soon as the shipment of goods leaves the seller's warehouse, the seller records the sale as complete. The buyer owns the product on route to its warehouse and must then pay any delivery charges.”

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this FOB terms.

Thank you.

Contact information:

Telephone number(s): (013) 752 7725 / (013) 752 4766
Email: online@hgmw.co.za

 

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