Frank started importing guitars in about 1989. His first shipment was from DAVE'S GUITAR SHOP in Wisconsin, USA. He received a shipment from there or other dealers in the USA almost every week eight DAVE ROGERS owner of DAVE'S suggested Frank visited USA guitar shows. Frank's first show was the ARLINGTON GUITAR SHOW, just outside DALLAS, TEXAS in 1997. Frank visited 150 GUITAR SHOWS in 19 years. Including a downtown DALLAS show, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, SPARTANBURG in SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE in NORTH CAROLINA, NASHVILLE, NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, MINNESOTA, AUSTIN, TEXAS. FRANK cannot visit the USA now due to ill health. However, he still works in the shop 50 hours a week. Frank was the most frequent foreign visitor to AMERICAN GUITAR SHOWS from WORLDWIDE except for one or two JAPANESE dealers.