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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I don't know if my set up is original, but I'd like to know where I can get a replacement bone for what I believe is 1982, Ser #287472 CC057? Unlike what I've seen posted, in the bridge slot is just the pickup and the bone rests on top of the pick up. Please post reply. I'll check back. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm not sure what pickup you have (maybe the thinline). Best advice would be to contact the service department at Ovation. By the way, the "bone" is good old genuine top secret Ovation plastic (also known as the "saddle"). If you do install a new saddle make sure the botton is perfectly flat and flush with the pickup. Dave |
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Location: Scotland | Celebrities weren't around in '82, the published USA serial numbers don't work for the imports. The pickup may be an aftermarket addition, the current Celebrity thinline pickup/saddle is a single unit. Any good guitar store should have a bone saddle blank which you can cut to size, or if you must, a pre-cut plastic version. Try Umanovs in the village. Last time I was in Brooklyn I found an intersting dealer on North Sixth, Main Drag Music, if memory serves, they had some cool lap steels & mandolins and a few Ovations |
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Location: Scotland | Cliff, prostitue is a little strong, "guitar slut" maybe. |
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Location: NJ | A poke at an old Dan Akroyd/SaturdayNightLive character called Fred Garvin-Male Prostitute.
The transAtlantic joke probably "sank" about 10 miles east of the Statute of Liberty.
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Location: Scotland | Got a little further but flew right over my head. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Thanks for all your responses. Very much appreciated. I know my guitar is at least 10 years old, and I bought it used at that time. Thanks for the tip that the serial numbers don't match the website. The pick is slim though I don't know the type, but the whole thing looks original. There's no equalizer or tuner, just tone and volume control. I'll give ovation a buzz and see what they say first. Today I went to a place here on court street in brooklyn and they want to charge me $60 bucks to make a new bone .... phew! --- I'll make myself. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Sixry dollars to get boned on the street in Brooklyn. OK, we got that price point covered. Paul T, what's the going rate over on your side of the pond? Or Mr MoodyPI, got an LA price report? and Brother Russ for south of de Border? |
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Location: Scotland | My personal tech would do that job for me gratis, I could do it myself in an hour or so if I could spare the time, but my time costs more than than $60 an hour for jobs like that. Average going rate in the UK for what is actually a simple, but PRECISION job is probably around £45 ($70-ish) by a tech who understands the implications of fitting a saddle over a transducer. $60 is a very fair price. Oh, we were talking about getting BONED..... in the UK it's a lot less, as long as you aren't fussy. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Hey Paul T,
Your personal tech does that job for you?......Hummmmmmmm.......I just get my wife :D (It also only takes me about 2 or 3 mins. max to BONE myself)
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Location: Scotland | TR, You have a very tawdry little mind. He's a very nice boy, does a great job and doesn't leave any unpleasant stains. Or is that Fred Garvin? |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | TAWDRY???...I resemble that remark!! :D
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | This discussion seems to have veered off the highway into deep doo doo. However, I noticed that we didn't get a price report from Puerto Vallarta. I thought the price of a bone down there would be fairly reasonable. Converting from dollars to pesos might tax the capabilities of some. I guess 20 pesos.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I just want to report that I contacted ovation via phone and email. They responded to my email and will send me the plastic saddle (aka the bone) for free! Wow. I'm glad I posted here and thanks again for all your suggestions. |
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Just TRY to get an outcome like that outta' Martin or Taylor! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | This responsiveness from Ovation Customer Support does not surprise me in the least. These guys are THE best. Dave |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | "Just another testament to Ovation's OUTSTANDING Customer Service!!
Just TRY to get an outcome like that outta' Martin or Taylor!..."
...or anybody else for that matter, in ANY industry. Absolutely second to none.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | It's a good thing you're getting this good service on earth, most of you have given up any chance for a paradise in after life. |
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Replacement Bone for 1982 #287472 CC057