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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Mary, Here is your 97 Collectors on Ebay.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47064&item=3718560372&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW |
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Location: SoCal | However, this one might get a little expensive. Not discouraging competition but I am planning on bringing this home for Suzie. This also had the wide neck. There was also a narrower neck offered as the '97 Collectors.
eBay: ascalman |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Tony, if it is the wide neck wouldn't the serial number have a W in it?
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Location: SoCal | Steve, I have been told by several on OFC that it is the 1 11/16" at the nut or wide neck. I have emailed the seller to make sure. The 1997-N has a 1 7/8" at the nut. |
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Location: SoCal | Got a response from the seller - it is the 1997-W or wide neck.
Although I like the 1763 Classic that I have (nylon, cedar, 2" nut), there are several members who got the 1763, then sold or traded and are now playing the Country Artist since the neck is smaller. |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Makes it a rarer guitar. Good Luck, it looks in beautiful shape. I wish I needed another.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Tony , reviewing this thread I got a little confused by your comment on nut size.
I have been told by several on OFC that it is the 1 11/16" at the nut or wide neck. I have emailed the seller to make sure. The 1997-N has a 1 7/8" at the nut.
1 7/8" at the nut equals 1 14/16" which is wider than 1 11/16" . Wouldn't the 1 7/8" be the wide neck and the 1 11/16" be the narrow neck?
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and now I am really confused because the wide neck 97 collectors on eBay now says that the neck size is 1 3/4" which would be the same as 1 12/16"
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Location: SoCal | Heck, I don't know...from Ovation:
Model 1997 Specifications:
Nutwidth: 1 11/16" & 1 7/8"
Wide neck = 1 7/8th or 1 14/16
Must have been too much Drambouie when I posted.
Anyway, ended up buying a 1997-N, not sure if this was the one. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Why was it taken of E-bay?
mmmm...Drambouie
Tony...let's hoist a Rusty Nail or two at the OFC tour. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Even though the auction is gone, I can still clarify the nut width question. Ovation makes 4 nutwidths: 1-11/16, 1-3/4, 1-7/8, 2. The 1-11/16 is called "standard", the 2 is called "classical, and the 1-3/4 AND 1-7/8 are BOTH called "wide". The 1-7/8 is found on the Folklore, Country Artist, Adamas Widenecks, Josh White, 1997-W Collector, and all 12-strings. The 1-3/4 is found on the FD-14 Folklore Deluxe and at least one other very special guitar. Dave |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Thanks Dave,
That helps a lot. I know that was an old thread I dregged up but it had the nut specs that had me confused.
The current 1997-W is at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3771454690
and that is where they say it is 1 3/4" when I guess it should really be 1 7/8".....
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