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Lazar's Early Music
Bill Lazar 425 N. Whisman Rd.,
Ste. 200 Mountain View, CA
94043
(866) 511-2981 toll free
(Pacific Time Zone) (650) 938-5367 local/foreign/Skype
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Ordering Information |
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Email, call or write me to order or discuss your needs. You can't order from my web site--I like to discuss your order with you first.
Many people have
told me how much they enjoy my bringing my ‘store’ of instruments to
workshops so that they can try many different ones over the course of a
few days. This makes their
decision-making process much easier.
Obviously, when
ordering by mail, I can’t send you my whole ‘store’ of instruments
to try, but I do try to come as close as is reasonably possible.
All instruments can be ordered on approval.
I am happy to send out two or more instruments for you to
compare. For instance, I
could send out two or three rosewood altos, or rosewood, pearwood,
grenadilla and boxwood
altos for you to sample. Then
you can play them (please, no more than 15 minutes per day, just as
if you were starting the breaking-in process), let your friends try or
listen to them, and let a teacher try them.
This
I want you to be
satisfied with your instrument, and feel under no obligation to buy it
if you don’t like it. A
normal time for deciding is approximately one week.
I, of course, expect any returned instruments to be in like-new condition
(see below). Whether you decide
to buy an instrument or not, all I ask is that you pay for shipping costs
both ways. Once you have decided on a purchase, I will bill you. Email, call or write me to order or discuss your needs. You can't order from my web site--I like to discuss your order with you first. |
I
had an instrument returned that smelled of cigarette smoke. The customer
did not smoke, but a visitor did. I haven't yet succeeded in removing the
smell. I can't sell a smoky instrument, so I do not want to send instruments
on approval to households where people are allowed to smoke. If a
smoky-smelling (or mildew-smelling) instrument is returned to me, I will not accept it, and you will
have bought it, since it is no longer in like-new condition. In my experience, hardly any recorder players
smoke, so this should be a rare occurrence. So please, no smoke, mildew or
lipstick, and brush your teeth before playing--all things you should do if the
instrument were yours. I hope you
understand this policy.
RETURNS
For returns, please pack all wooden
instruments in a sealed plastic bag if shipping by air--priority services like
Priority Mail, Express Mail, FedEx express services, UPS express services, etc.
Instruments dry out under the low air pressure and dry air conditions of air
services. This causes instruments to change dimensions, often irreversibly,
resulting in tuning and voicing changes.
TERMS
I give you 30 days from the shipment date to
pay me for instruments or other items you keep. However, since I have had a couple of,
shall we say, recalcitrant payers, I've decided to institute interest charges
and late fees. The interest charges are 1.75% per month after the first 30
days. I also will impose a $25 per month late fee for each month the
payment is late. These charges will only be imposed on customers who abuse my
lenient policies and who are
blatant in delaying or refusing to pay on time. Ordering from me
constitutes an agreement to these terms. |
| I accept personal checks, money orders or cashiers checks, all in US denominations only. | |
| I accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. | |