anyone in shanghai?

[bosone]

hi!
i will be in shanghai this summer for holyday.
i would like to buy a guzheng

i know it will be VERY complicated... so i'm looking for informations...

1) does anyone from shanghai know WHERE i can buy it?? is there some traditional music instrument shop in the city??

2) the trickiest part: how do i bring it home, without spending 1.000 $ i would also opt for a cargo shipment to italy, even if it takes months. but i'd like to be sure that it will come back home! do you know how to do it and a rough price? do you know any service in shanghai i could look for? i tried DHL and UPS websites but found no anwers!
the most practical option would be to bring it back by plane, as oversized/overweigth baggage. any ideas about a medium cost with the EU companies??

thanks a lot!

[davidmdahl]

You might ask your question at The Guzheng Forum:

www.chinesezither.net/forum/

The forum owner runs a guzheng business in California, and might have some practical advice.

Best wishes,

David

[carol]

You can try my friend's shop. In my opinion, that's the only place where you can find descent instruments without getting ripped off in Shanghai.

Here is the address and direction:
www.qinzheng.org/viewthread.php?tid=11875&extra=page%3D1

I think the oversize fee is about $200-$300. You can check with your airline to get a rate quote.
Don't go for cargo service, you'll end up paying more with the clearance fees and custom brokerage fees.

[gjlearner]

May 25, 2010 18:34:23 GMT carol said:

You can try my friend's shop. In my opinion, that's the only place where you can find descent instruments without getting ripped off in Shanghai.

I went to this place and the address was that of a normal apartment, and it was closed if it was even a shop. Are you supposed to call first and do you know if they speak English?

Anyone else bought a gu zheng anywhere in Shanghai?

[carol]

Yes, that's an office building. The shop is on the 9th floor. I think you supposed to call in advance or ring the door bell by luck. The guy there speaks some English.

[gjlearner]

I'd just like to add a note that if you are in Shanghai, a good street for musical instruments is Jing Ling Dong Lu. If you get out of the Subway at Nanjing East Road, and walk six blocks south, you'll hit it. There were numerous musical instrument stores there, and some even had English speakers.