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Location: Vancouver, BC | My Ovation Ultra fell over the other day after being attacked by an over aggressive vacuam cleaner (or operator). Cracked the heel piece.
I'm not generally handy with building things, but thought I might try to fix my neck on my own if it simply a matter of gluing and bracing.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | can you post a picture of the damage? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I'd look at guitar player repair guide by dan erliwine. Never did such a repair myself. You can get it on ebay for $20 US or less. A must for your book shelf. |
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Location: Vancouver, BC | How do I post a picture? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | click on 'Member Acccess' in the green bar on left side of screen.
click 'continue'
click 'photo gallery'
click 'photo utility'
click 'upload photo'
follow directions from there as prompted |
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Location: closely held secret | Jeff, you're cruel. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | the photo upload utility is still offline ... perhaps a fellow OFCer can allow the pictures to be e-mailed, then post it in gitrman's behalf? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'm Snidely Whiplash. :D ;) |
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Location: Keller, TX | E-mail them to me and I can host it. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Thanks, Big Money
And Gitrman, feel free to email me with one or two... |
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Location: Vancouver, BC | Thanks for your interest.
I use Macs and I was wondering everytime I tried to post the pictures and got error messages. Thought maybe it was just an incompatiblity issue with Macs. Thanks for the clarification.
I emailed a couple pictures. Hope this helps. thanks again
Ashley |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Responded.
It's better you didn't post these pics on the board. It ain't pretty. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Here are the photos.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm never leaving my guitars on stands again. Hope my wife doesn't knock them off the wall. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Owwwch!
That one looks hard.
If SWMBO was the vacuum Operator I would seize the moment (pronounced guilt trip) and justify the purchase of new/used Ovation.
If you were the Operator I would mope around the house, unbathed and lost until she says "Why don't you replace it".
Epoxy does wonders, might be salvageable.
And may I suggest a wall hanger as well! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | OOOO00000ooooo!
That's like watching someone fall on a bicycle crossbar!
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Excuse me, I have to go cuddle my guitar now. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Those pictures got me thinking. The last couple of guitars had hangers waiting for them before they arrived, so they spent very little time in the stands. I have 3 stands set up all the time, however and noticed awhile ago that one of them was seriously bent. I asked my wife about it (she is the only other person in the house except during holidays) and she denied any knowledge or responsibility. I may have to take the TV and all her aerobics tapes out of that room and set them up somewhere else. That will piss her off. |
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Location: Orange County, California | I'm going to get a cello stand. it should hold a 9158 with a guitar in it pretty well. :D |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Hey Gitrman,
You should check-out WilliamFriggle's 1777LX in the for sale section as a possible replacement for your busted Celeb. |
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broken neck