The Old Europe, founded in 2011, is a restoration shop located in Hamburg, Germany.
I specialize in the restoration and sale of affordable and neglected vintage guitars, basses, lutes, mandolins and other musical gear.
I have been restoring old an neglected guitars since 2009.
If you buy an old, used guitar from ebay, craigslist, even reverb or any other platform (flea market!), chances are that in 99 out of 100 cases it is in unenjoyable, even unplayable condition. And still, a lot of merchants on reverb and elsewhere nowadays take top dollar for these unrestored, unplayable attic and basement finds. Missing parts, grimy frets, bowed necks - you name it. Not to mention you have no clue what it sounds and plays like.
That's what I can guarantee you is not the case in my offerings, and still they come for fairer prices than most other sellers on reverb.
The restoration process includes a disassembly and inspection for damages, then a general clean-up of all parts within reasonable limits, polishing the frets and oiling the fretboard, replacing and fixing broken parts, and in many cases putting a vintage guitar back to as original state as reasonable and possible. Electronics are checked and restored if need be.
I even make many affordable vintage guitars more enjoyable than they ever were!
Last but not least every guitar is set up as good as possible with a set of new strings. The setup might not always mean that playability is up to modern (shredding-comfortable) standards - which is quite normal with vintage guitars.
Unlike most other sellers of affordable vintage guitars we deliver the guitars in cleaned, complete, fixed, restored and immediately playable condition (unless sold as broken or with known issues).
Please read the description carefully, we are proud to provide one of the most extensive descriptions in the internet. Look at all the pictures closely and if there is a video, please watch it - we are putting in a lot of effort and hope that you have an enjoyable experience. Please subscribe to the youtube channel and leave a like whenever you liked it!
If not, we generally take back any guitar with no bickering if the buyer doesn't like it for whatever reason within 14 days after delivery.
If you want, please check out my band, too: https://haector.com/
Politiche di spedizione
I have been shipping guitars to all kinds of remote regions of the Earth for 15 years now - rest assured that I know how to pack a guitar safely. Should there be a damage, you are fully covered as I offer a very generous return right. I have no interest in unhappy clients.
Shipping within EU usually takes about 7-10 days with DHL and the local partner of DHL.
Shipping to the US and generally overseas:
I have the option to use Fedex, which delivers within about one week - but it is very expensive. I am slowly migrating back to DHL and USPS, which means shipping prices can go down - but also shipping might take a bit longer than just one week. If you are on a deadline and or generally don't want to wait longer than 1-2 weeks, please get in contact immediately after buying or even before that and we'll figure something out.
Politica di reso
Articoli nuovi
Restituibile entro 14 giorni dalla consegna.
Articoli usati e vintage
Restituibile entro 7 giorni dalla consegna.
Termini generali
Gli articoli devono essere restituiti nelle condizioni originali di spedizione, con tutti gli imballi originali e senza segni di utilizzo. L’acquirente è responsabile per tutti i costi di spedizione del reso a meno che l’articolo sia stato ricevuto in condizioni diverse da quanto descritto.
Politiche fiscali
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