PragueBuzz!

Most of you probably want to shop at stores where you can choose, play and feel your guitar. Also, it’s easier to return the guitar to the shop for repair. Three weeks ago, I started hunting for my first guitar and indeed had a hard time locate shops and online stores. Maybe you did and will too. But worry no more, I have compiled a list of stores and sites.

Stores

* Muziker.cz: You can buy online or at the store too. They have hundreds of guitars for sale together with other instruments and gears. In deed, I bought my SX acoustic guitar there. The guys who work there are very helpful too. Take tram number 5 and get off at “U horou”, 3 stops after Vlatava. Turn left at the street and you will see Meca Club, the store is located in building 5/827. There is no sign, just a name on the building door, so you might miss it.
* Kytary.cz: This is another store where you can buy either online or at the store. They have stores at Nusle and in Chodov Centrum.
* www.harfa.com : Have a small collection of used guitars. I almost bought used guitar there before opted for a new one.
* Liskapiana.cz

Online

* www.aukro.cz : This is similar to Ebay; however, you don’t have to link your bank, credit card because you can pay upon delivery or in person in which you and the seller meet up. But remember, Aukro takes 14 days to verify your account and address, so if you consider this route, please register before hand. You can try to contact the seller and agree on the price without going through the bidding process.
* www.muzikant.cz
* vyhledavani.hyperinzerce.cz : Sold directly by the seller (Czech only).
* www.eorchestr.cz
* www.a-znastroje.cz
* www.music-city.cz
* www.hudebni-dum.cz
* hudba.inzertal.cz (2nd hand)
* www.bachmusik.com : Out of Prague. It’s a guitar maker and distributor. But I think you can get a guitar from them too.
* www.super-bazar.cz : Not a guitar shop, but you can find a few used guitars.
* www.humlmusic.cz
* www.vecerekinstrwuments.com

Bazaar

It’s not easy to find a cheap (money-wise) guitar. I notice that guitars are more expensive sold from Bazaar sites. Additionally, pawn shops are other options.

If you want a guitar lesson, you can try cool American Rob at 420 775 566389

The website is in Czech, but you can guess your way around. For rental price list, click Pujcovna -> Lyze a snowboardy (cenik). There are 4 rental categories: weekend (viken celkem), a day during the weekend (viken na 1 den), all week (tyden celkem) and a non-weekend day (tyden na 1 den). You can either deposit in cash (vratná záloha) or by credit cards except Master Card. They charge double for deposit by credit cards.

The rental price is decent, plus the equipments are fairly new.

In addition to selling new merchandise, Harfa Sport has a medium-size underground bazaar of used skis, snowboards, shoes and snowing gears. The prices look reasonable to me. I would probably buy a snowboard there if they had my size.

Harfa Sport
address: Ceskomoravska 41 190 00 Praha 9. Metro B (Vysocanska) + Bus (177, 195 or 136) to Chodov and stop at Nadrazi Liben.
site: www.harfasport.cz
phone: +420 284 811 212

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I signed up for a membership at the National Library in Prague in order to use the free Internet service there and to borrow some English books, which apparently not many.

The National Library is located at Marianske Nam, together with the Library of Prague. It costs 110 CZK (National Library) for the annual fee. However, to have an account is even more difficult as opening a bank. You will need a passport and proof of a Czech address.

Ah, if you need internet that bad, you might as well go to the coffee shop or the British Council.