"RISKY BUSINESS"?????

hunter · Sep 13, 2007

Is there any risk buying a tokai from a private seller in japan and having the guitar confiscated by customs when shipping to the U.S.??...
Have been cautioned by a very reliable person this may be a problem

TOKAI JOE · Sep 14, 2007

for example..........not true always i guess but need to do a good enough research before we do importing tokais to the outside of japan........j

http://www.real-standard.com/home/for%20overseascustomer.html

TUNAFREAK · Sep 14, 2007

I have had six guitars from japan and never paid a penny or had any trouble. I'm in California.

MARK

TOKAI JOE · Sep 14, 2007

thanks tunafreak.......are those all 6 guitars all tokais?
and are you a really tunafreak? is living in monterey easy to get so much tuna? i am personally mountain dew addicted and a ricefreak....j 8)

Anonymous · Sep 14, 2007

Hi hunter!

I import Tokai's from Japan to Austria about 4-5 times a month. To avoid problems with customs there is a simple rule:

Make sure the seller puts the right Yen amount (i.e. what you paid for) onto the papers. Custom's people are not stupid. Also make sure that it's clearly marked as "used".

If you import a new one you might end up in trouble if it's violating US/EU copyrights. Again: customs people are able to read serial numbers and have internet access (and more).

I guess that's also true for the US of A.

Cheers! Rupert

hunter · Sep 14, 2007

Mark,Thanks for reassuring note...keeping fingers crossed.It left this morning,should arrive monday or tues.Will post pictures....she is a beauty!

hunter · Sep 14, 2007

Hello Rupert and thanks for the sound advise.Seller was willing to help in any way so not expecting any problems.will try and post pictures when she arrives

cheers!

TUNAFREAK · Sep 15, 2007

TOKAI JOE said:
thanks tunafreak.......are those all 6 guitars all tokais?
and are you a really tunafreak? is living in monterey easy to get so much tuna? i am personally mountain dew addicted and a ricefreak....j 8)

I catch them out in the ocean from 20 to 120 nm out! I have 5 Tokais that I got through Ishibashi and all made it her in 4 to 6 days in perfect shape.

Mark

hunter · Sep 19, 2007

Many Thanks to tokai joe

I now know the exact history of this guitar.It is a 1995-96 LS300 which was the prototype for the LS320 later becoming the LS380.After speaking with the head of the project at the time,Kunishi Furuhashi. Tokai Joe was good enough to pass on these facts to me.
Brazillian fingerboard
Freat edge binding
AAAA Tiger Flame top
Special custom PAFreplicas by Gotoh
African Mohogany one piece
Deep neck joint,lacquer finish
Japan high quality pots and 'black cat 'cond.
Only 1 of 7 made

Joe,thank you again for all the effort you put in.Will post picture below
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/myguitars009.jpg

TOKAI JOE · Sep 19, 2007

8) you are super welcome hunter guy, keep posting about your guitar
from time to time cause that guitar is just so rare and a gem..............
i personally think that guitar is one of the most valuable tokais that
all the tokai mania should know................................

really glad it found a good home now in the good old usa...........

later man, keep good tokai pickin !!!!!!!..........................tokai joe :wink:

candh · Sep 20, 2007

rgrafend said:
Hi hunter!

I import Tokai's from Japan to Austria about 4-5 times a month. To avoid problems with customs there is a simple rule:

Make sure the seller puts the right Yen amount (i.e. what you paid for) onto the papers. Custom's people are not stupid. Also make sure that it's clearly marked as "used".

If you import a new one you might end up in trouble if it's violating US/EU copyrights. Again: customs people are able to read serial numbers and have internet access (and more).

I guess that's also true for the US of A.

Cheers! Rupert

+1 marked used and no "shenanegans" on the real price. I've sent many (Tokai's included) with no trouble. Note though....the majority are lefties so maybe that throws them off a bit....lol.

TOKAI JOE · Sep 20, 2007

hunter said:
Many Thanks to tokai joe I now know the exact history of this guitar.It is a 1995-96 LS300 which was the prototype for the LS320 later becoming the LS380.After speaking with the head of the project at the time,Kunishi Furuhashi. Tokai Joe was good enough to pass on these facts to me.
Brazillian fingerboard
Freat edge binding
AAAA Tiger Flame top
Special custom PAFreplicas by Gotoh
African Mohogany one piece
Deep neck joint,lacquer finish
Japan high quality pots and 'black cat 'cond.
Only 1 of 7 made
Joe,thank you again for all the effort you put in.Will post picture below
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/myguitars009.jpg

8) hey hunter dont you think that that top is at least 5A grade??????

TOKAI JOE · Sep 20, 2007

an interesting reading here........j

http://www.terrain.org/articles/19/smartwood.htm

javelin70 · Sep 20, 2007

hunter said:
Many Thanks to tokai joe I now know the exact history of this guitar.It is a 1995-96 LS300 which was the prototype for the LS320 later becoming the LS380.After speaking with the head of the project at the time,Kunishi Furuhashi. Tokai Joe was good enough to pass on these facts to me.
Brazillian fingerboard
Freat edge binding
AAAA Tiger Flame top
Special custom PAFreplicas by Gotoh
African Mohogany one piece
Deep neck joint,lacquer finish
Japan high quality pots and 'black cat 'cond.
Only 1 of 7 made
Joe,thank you again for all the effort you put in.Will post picture below
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/

Nice! I love that color!

Mike

hunter · Sep 20, 2007

Thanks mike...posting more....

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/myguitars006.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/myguitars011.jpg
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc56/hunter11099/myguitars019.jpg

michaelp · Sep 21, 2007

On a slight sidetrack, great film, one of Tom Cruises best.

Anonymous · Sep 21, 2007

Is that the one where he drives his Dad's Porsche into a lake? The one with the Muddy Waters song on the soundtrack?

hunter · Sep 21, 2007

THATS THE ONE STRATMAN :wink:

stratmoto · Sep 21, 2007

stratman323 said:
Is that the one where he drives his Dad's Porsche into a lake? The one with the Muddy Waters song on the soundtrack?

Love the tow-truck driver, when they pulled it out,...."so,..who is the U-Boat Commander??"

It worked for me :roll:

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