All items must be paid for in full before shipping.  You have a 24 hour approval period on all purchases unless otherwise noted.  Items returned for refund must be received back here in the same condition as originally shipped.  You are responsible for all shipping charges.  Local pickup by appointment.  All prices subject to change without notice.

Payment: postal money order or bank wire.  Personal checks will be accepted and the order shipped after the check has cleared.  Paypal accepted for orders totaling less than $100.  Buyer to pay all fees for wire transfers.

Shipping : Continental US orders totaling less than $100 will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail with delivery confirmation.  All orders over $100 will be shipped via USPS registered mail service only.  At the time of order an actual shipping cost  will be determined and added to your total.  I will ship internationally if registered mail is available to your location.  Minimum shipping charge is $5.00.  There is no carrier's insurance coverage available for vintage parts.  You or your agent can pick up in Ventura if you prefer.

Pricing:  it is my policy that all items for sale have a price.  Since I have some items you don't see often, in some cases research was a little difficult.  So, I may be low on some things and I'd appreciate hearing from you if that is the case, but I don't mind if you snap them up!  I may also be high on some other items and I'm sure I'll hear about it.  Talk to me!  All prices are subject to change without notice.

I come from an era in the American vintage guitar scene when it was fairly commonplace to actually find vintage guitars in great condition.  Back then when we said mint, it meant mint and near mint meant the same thing with perhaps some shop wear or a very small ding or 2 (or 3).  Excellent meant used but functionally intact and cosmetically appealing.   Very good or good meant that the instrument had significant wear, structural alterations, changed parts and so on.  Then, as now, NOS meant new old stock, which means it has never been put into use.

Today of course many people have taken to abusing these description terms.  I've seen instruments described as excellent which have been refinished and have severe structural problems.

However I see no reason for me to change the way I've described parts and instruments for the last 30 years. Accordingly,  on this site the "old school" adjectives will still have their original meaning.