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Outrageous! Help me source neck binding, pls....

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:28 pm
by long standing member
went to Stew-Mac b/c I need to put some new binding on an acoustic neck.

The binding costs about $5, but there's a $37 hazmat fee!!!!!!!

So, I'm sure that Stewmac is just collecting for the govt, but how can I get around this?

OK, I found it on eBay from China, but I"m still pissed for $37 for a piece of inert plastic called hazmat!

Re: Outrageous! Help me source neck binding, pls....

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:39 pm
by duncan
https://nextgenguitars.ca/categories/gu ... nding.html

It's in Canada, but I'll be your go-between if need be.

Re: Outrageous! Help me source neck binding, pls....

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:45 am
by long standing member
duncan wrote:https://nextgenguitars.ca/categories/guitar-bass-parts/inlay-binding.html

It's in Canada, but I'll be your go-between if need be.


thank you, sir!

I got pissed off at the hazmat fee.........

I'll prob order from China.

Re: Outrageous! Help me source neck binding, pls....

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:25 am
by _ej_
use LMII or Philadelphia Luthier Supply. They're great.

Re: Outrageous! Help me source neck binding, pls....

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:43 pm
by long standing member
_ej_ wrote:use LMII or Philadelphia Luthier Supply. They're great.

thanks for the clues!
LMII has the same hazmat fee, and although I couldn't find binding/purfling/etc on the PLS site, I'm sure they're also going to have to charge the outrageous hazmat fee.

I'm going to shop in China