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Location: Texas | I have a very few and very minor finish cracks in my 1975 model 1112-4 Balladeer. Should I just enjoy these as part of her character or should I get them fixed? If I get her a face lift, should she be sent back to Ovation or someone else?
Since I'm thinking about a face lift for my girlfriend, should I consider a boob lift for my wife? I play with both everyday but I just need to limit my expenses. Any advice? Advice on the girlfriend is really what I need.
-Shaft ;) |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | You picked a helluva place for that kind of advice, I would be willing to bet that a high percentage of the posts on this board originate from a second rate computer snuck in to a dog house with a surruptitious web connection from a bunch of guys who sleep with their guitars and depend on their long suffering wives (girlfriends) for groceries and rent. Arf, Arf. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | There have been lots of discussions about cracks on the board. You might do a search and see what comes up.
Now about your guitar, Likewise, the topic has been discussed many times. Some of us have had our guitars fixed some have left them as they are. A good repair shop should be able to fill the cracks. The factory is also a great place to have work done. The repair guy I took my guitar to said it will keep dirt and moisture from getting to the wood and they should be repaired. Do a search for finish cracks and you'll probably find lots of opinions. |
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Location: Scotland | Unless the cracks are structural leave them alone. Fixing minor finish cracks is difficult to do well, especially with polyester finishes and isn't worth the hassle or expense.
As for the boob job, a cheaper way for most women is to rub tissue paper between them daily & see if they get bigger. It certainly works for their asses. (sorry, "arses") |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Dang Paul
It was remarks like that that got me posting from a dog house on a 1982 IBM XT. That was about as "superficial" a crack as I've heard. This web surfing at 1200 baud is really tough. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Speaking of cracks...
What about minor scratches. Does anyone know a good way to "buff out" just minor surface scratches? I have a few guitars, especially black where you can't even feel the marks, but you can see them, and they really detract for the looks. I've heard of folks "buffing out" these small blemished, but I have not had any luck. I just end up with really shiny scratches. |
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Location: NJ | Miles;
You might wanna possibly look into this stuff called NOVUS. We use it to polish out tiny surface scratches in plexiglass and lexan panels on exhibits. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I think it was Kim that told me the night of the jam session that if I had asked in the morning, they could have buffed out the scratches in my Legend during the tour. I can't wait till next year. Maybe someone from the factory could "log on after hours" and answer this question. |
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