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seoulhiker
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:47 am Post subject: Musical Instrument Stores in Seoul? |
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Hello,
I'm seeking to buy a new keyboard. Any suggestions?
Many Thanks. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| Nakwon arcade near Insadong should be your first stop. It's the musical instrument area of the city |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| World Cup Stadium (I forget the name of the precise store) has keyboards and horrendously expensive elec pianos. There's not much choice though, although you can go along and play them. I'm gonna get an accoustic guitar from there. I play keyboard myself and the keyboards they do have are standardly-good and reasonably-priced IMO. |
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Red
Joined: 05 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| Casio keyboard man! $20 and you can play "Axel F" all night long |
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seoulhiker
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Seems rather pricey to me, at least on the basis of what it looks like. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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One of the crappy things about Korea is that all local music stores died and went to Nakwon.
It means, as in my example, if you want a simple guitar string retainer, price 300 won, you have to get on the frickin subway and travel to Nakwon to get one!!! Curses!!!
When my wife searched on the internet for a store that sells guitar strings she got one hit for the whole of Gangnam!!! It's pathetic.
This zoning of stores hurts the customer and allows unabated price-fixing. |
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seoulhiker
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="eamo"]One of the crappy things about Korea is that all local music stores died and went to Nakwon.
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What subway station is Nakwon at? Where are the stores once you get there? Thanks. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="seoulhiker"][quote="eamo"]One of the crappy things about Korea is that all local music stores died and went to Nakwon.
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What subway station is Nakwon at? Where are the stores once you get there? Thanks. |
Do a search for "nakwon". There have been many threads about the place. |
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seoulhiker
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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How about TechnoMart?
Thanks. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulhiker wrote: |
| What subway station is Nakwon at? Where are the stores once you get there? Thanks. |
I'm assuming this is the big music market by Insadong, in which case you can get off at Jonggak (Line 1) or Anguk (line 3) or Jongno 3-ga (lines 1,3 & 5). It's right in between those three... though I think Jongno 3-ga is the closest. |
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Harpeau
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="seoulhiker"][quote="eamo"]One of the crappy things about Korea is that all local music stores died and went to Nakwon.
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What subway station is Nakwon at? Where are the stores once you get there? Thanks. |
Here is a map of Nagwon:
http://harpo.ca/guitars_for_sale.htm
Go out Exit #5.
Eamo, there is a music shp at Yatap Station just east in the big dept store building before you go up the hill. It's on the first floor. Friendly people. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Harpeau"][quote="seoulhiker"]
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One of the crappy things about Korea is that all local music stores died and went to Nakwon.
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What subway station is Nakwon at? Where are the stores once you get there? Thanks. |
Here is a map of Nagwon:
http://harpo.ca/guitars_for_sale.htm
Go out Exit #5.
Eamo, there is a music shp at Yatap Station just east in the big dept store building before you go up the hill. It's on the first floor. Friendly people. |
Thanks Harpeau. I may use it in the future.
Last time I went to Nakwon though, I bought 5 sets of guitar strings!!! That's enough to do me for years......I don't play much these days....shame on me.... |
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