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I just got these in the mail:



It's only some of it... what I got so far:

5x EIRW fingerboard (classical size)
5x coffee estate rosewood fingerboard
3x West African Ebony fingerboard
5x West African ebony bridge blanks
10x EIRW bridge blanks (and it's LONG, enough to make 2 bridges)
5x Madagascar RW bridge blanks

All of this for 187 dollars including shipping.

Aliexpress wasn't so bad...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Hi Tai,
Sounds like you made out O.K.
Aliexpress is kind of the "Wild West" of online shopping. A coworker several years back decided to buy some "knockoffs" of a Cort guitar. After receiving the low quality copies he advertised them as copies, but pulled his add after being told by interested parties the consequences of selling such. On You Tube there are all sorts of videos of people buying and reviewing knockoffs they purchased from Aliexpress. That Aliexpress knowingly permits the sale of counterfeit goods makes them complicit in these transactions and casts a shadow over the legitimate dealings they facilitate. Intellectual property rights seem to be more important to the "haves" than the "have nots" so counterfeiting is easy to understand. For every person with an original idea there are a dozen willing to copy it.
It sounds like you got a good deal on the wood you purchased and quite likely from a legitimate seller (as I think most are). But as they say - a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch.

Yea I’m not trying to buy anything with brands... I think it’s generally accepted you dont buy branded goods from aliexpress. I just buy collets, tool holders and I have been satisfied so far. I bought a NT 40 drill chuck and it’s very good quality, runout if only .002”

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

I haven't used Aliexpress, but I have had good luck using the eBay vendors in Asia. As you say, non-branded stuff that doesn't pretend to be something it's not. I've always been amazed at the free shipping many of them offer.