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Location: New Hampsha | What's an 1132? This number is not covered in the reference section. (Unless I missed another link, again.)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Ovation-Model-1132-1-Acoustic-Made-USA-...
Is the aluminun fretboard replaceable with a normal one, or is it a throw-away neck? The neck itself looks to be wood? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It's a Matrix model. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by Mitzdawg:
The neck itself looks to be wood? The "carving" on early Adamas 1 headstocks looks like wood too, but it's the same material as matrix necks, high density urethane foam. Ovation called it Urelite. Unless you need a slide guitar, I'd steer clear of any Matrix, Medallion or Applause with an Ali neck, unless you can get it in your hands to check it out first.
There was a short-lived later version of the Matrix with an ali/foam neck and a regular re-fretable rosewood board. These are decent guitars, which later became the Baladeer special then the Ultra. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The problem Paul alluded to is that if the frets are worn, there are no replacement necks available. I seem to have the only one that's still in good shape because I hardly played it for 30 years. Do a search for Matrix. Someone recently posted on how they replaced the aluminum frets with regular frets. The frets are actually part of the cast aluminum fretboard. |
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Location: New Hampsha | Thanks!
This bottom feeder will move to other pastures. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'd pay $100 for one, especially if it came with a better case, but the $50 shipping would put it over my limit. |
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1132 = ? Bottom feeding...