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Testimonial by: Evans Stamataky Date added: 12/02/2004 Title: Evans Stamataky A few years ago, I purchased a top of the line bogu set manufactured in Korea. I made the purchase with the expectation that there might be some slight sizing differences, but that by adding some padding here or there would allow for sufficient adjustments. Worse than I expected, the men was loose along the sides of my head, and no amount of additional padding added could correct the problem. Also, the monomi position was not at the right level. The combination of these factors made the men uncomfortable to wear, and painful to receive strikes with. Having decided to purchase a new men, while in Japan, I took the opportunity to visit Chiba Budougu’s shop in Katsuura. Suzuki-san, their bogu-builder, volunteered that my men was still in good condition and that instead of purchasing a new one it would be possible to rebuild the men for correct fit. I decided to take the chance and try to salvage my men with the reconstruction. I've received my corrected men. They not only altered the men to fit my face perfectly, the workmanship was excellent and the cost was reasonable, certainly much less than buying a new men. I can now see out of the monomi without craning my neck, and receiving strikes is no longer painful. It is like I am wearing a completely different men. The entire transaction, from the time I left the men with Chiba Budougu, to when I received it by post to my residence in the US, took only a few weeks. My experience with Chiba Bogu was pleasant and went smoothly thanks to their extensive experience with custom service. The fact that they can conduct communications in English made the entire process possible without any fear of mis-communications. From now on, I’ll rely on Chiba Budougu for all my repairs. -Evans Stamataky, USA Click to email the author Click to view all testimonials