Monday afternoon in Toronto?

[dermot]

I find myself on a rush trip to TO this evening, and expect to have all the fires put out by Monday noon.. my return flight is booked for 9pm.. what's a boy to do in the big city?

Kill time @ 12Fret?

wank on a LSV11?

hummmmmmm?

idea's and company welcome!

Ta,

d.

[NewStrings]

Lucky Dog!!!  It's been a few years since I moved away from Ontario so I've haven't made the pilgrimage to The Fret for a while.  On my last visit, a Collings D-1h followed me home and it truly is one of a kind.  Enjoy the afternoon!!!!  Give us a bit of feedback when you get back --- always nice to hear different impressions of their fine instruments.

NewStrings

[Tycho]

Kill time @ 12Fret?

That would be my choice!

wank on a LSV11?

you won't be able to do that, though.  I was there on Friday (in accordance with Ronmac's instructions), and they don't have one right now.

They do have a baritone, quite a few small-bodies and an older 12-string, in addition to all the usual stuff.

If you're looking for interesting fingerstyle guitars, check out the Andrew White guitars.  They have two or three in now.  I played this one on Friday and was really impressed:

http://www.12fret.com/new/white_andrew_guitars_redwood.html

They're not cheap though.  :EM>

[Larravette]

   If you do end up at the Fret,  check out the two cutaway OM Bourgeois guitars.  If you're into jazz guitars,  ask them to bring down the Benedetto Fratello and the Triggs as well has the Harrison.  They are some of the best jazz guitars I've played.   I hear that they have their Limited Edition Larrivee guitars for this year too,  but this may be just a rumour.

[Randy_R]

Limited Edition Larrivee guitars for this year too

If so, be sure to ask, and lets end the rumor mongering... :rolleyes:

[Tycho]

No sign of those yet, as of Friday....

Unless Dave's hiding them in the basement, to be unwrapped with great fanfare this week....

[dermot]

Unfortunatly no easy rainy day afternoon in TO for me today... a quck pit stop in NYC by noon hour is in the cards now....akkkkkkk

And then back to Vancouver tonight.......

Oh well.. i have my OM19 waiting for me at home ;-)

Ta,

d.

[Tycho]

Drat.

I guess you won't have time in NYC to swing by Rudy's.

[Blue in VT]

This is awsome info....I'll be in toronto this coming weekend for a conference and hope to make it there myself for some window shopping...I was very dissapointed to see that they arn't open on sunday!!  oh well...

Blue

[Tycho]

Almost no guitar stores are open on Sunday around here.  (The exceptions are Steve's Music, which is not a place you'd go to check out high-end acoustics, though they do have a few) and The Arts Music, way up in Newmarket and Aurora, both of which are distant suburbs.

My theory is that it has nothing to do with being religiously observant and everything to do with the fact that guitar store owners are also players.  Players are slackers by nature, and so they close the store whenever they can get away with it.  Also, they'd rather be somewhere playing than at the shop working. 

[Blue in VT]

I can dig it...Sundays are sacred....and I don't mean in the religious sense...So I'll have to try to get there Fri day afternoon after the 8-9 hour drive from VT

Blue

[Tycho]

Just to make it even more complicated, note that the Fret is only open till 7 on Friday (not 9, like Long & McQuade), and they start winding down by 6:30.

It occurs to me that there's something sort of pathetic about the fact that I've memorized the hours of every guitar store in Toronto.

[ronmac]

Just to make it even more complicated, note that the Fret is only open till 7 on Friday (not 9, like Long & McQuade), and they start winding down by 6:30.

It occurs to me that there's something sort of pathetic about the fact that I've memorized the hours of every guitar store in Toronto.

When you get to know what all the guys take in their coffee, that's when you can start questioning your obsessive behaviour...

[Acoustickler]

Well I certainly hope 12th Fret does better with service in person than they do with e-mail.  I sent them an e-mail during their April Fools Week sale because they had 30% off preamp tubes, which I needed.  I asked for a price quote and shipping estimate.

No reply at all...three weeks later...still nothing...

Cheers,
B.

[ronmac]

Certainly not typical, from my previous experiences.

[Randy_R]

Well I certainly hope 12th Fret does better with service in person than they do with e-mail.  I sent them an e-mail during their April Fools Week sale because they had 30% off preamp tubes, which I needed.  I asked for a price quote and shipping estimate.

No reply at all...three weeks later...still nothing...

Cheers,
B.

Not normal. They've always been very responsive to me, by email or phone.

[Acoustickler]

Not normal. They've always been very responsive to me, by email or phone.

Thanks for response Randy R and ronmac.  Maybe I'll follow up with them...I usually don't have the inclination to chase after retailers in a competitive marketplace.  But every now and then I guess even the best ones drop the ball once.

Cheers,
B.