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Location: Utah | Available locally is a damaged nylon string Adamas. I've been over to look at it for another forum member who found something else instead. This guitar is significantly damaged and requires a lot of work.
A competent luthier could probably attach a new wood top to the bowl. Otherwise it will require major rehab at the Mothership.
It is a nylon string center hole Adamas, OpPro with 1/4" and XLR outputs.
The seller says he bought it at auction along with a Martin with a broken headstock, also damaged in shipping. He doesn't seem to know anything at all about guitars but seems a decent guy.
The guitar appears to be in unplayed condition. Not a scratch or wear mark anywhere other than the shipping damage. It looks as if something heavy and pointy was dropped onto the box that the case was in, flexing the case lid into the guitar and breaking the top. The top of the guitar is pushed in and broken. There are bits of the top and a brace bouncing around inside the guitar.
The bowl appears undamaged. On the neck there is a small dent in the treble side at the 18th fret just as shown in one of his pictures.
The neck is 19 frets total, 12 to the body, 1-3/4" nut. The fretboard is flat, not radiused like a steel string guitar. The nut would have to be replaced for steel strings due to the fat notches for the nylon strings. The tuning machines are definitely for nylon strings and I think would likely have to be replaced for steel strings. The neck isn't really a good candidate for steel strings.
The case does have some damage. The top was dented and slightly bent inwards. It doesn't look too bad, but it may not be usable. The lid is definitely a bit sprung, requiring a little twist to get it to latch closed. My concern is that where it was dented it is pushed inwards. I am not 100% confident that it would be safe to put an undamaged guitar in there. This guitar's top is pushed in, so the case closes tight. But the lid may press on an undamaged guitar top due to the slight depression in the lid. The mothership may be able to heat and press the lid out, or maybe just replace the lid. The only way to tell would be to put a guitar in there and gently close the lid to see if there was unusual pressure.
So the neck may be the only salvageable part of the whole deal. If you want to make a nylon Adamas, or perhaps put this onto a wood topped Ovation bowl, it looks to be a good neck.
Local ad on ksl.com
He's asking $375. I am not affiliated with the seller in any way. | |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I'm the other forum member Flysig was playing the go-between for. I agree with every detail he listed, including the seller being genuine but uninformed regarding guitars. The neck is salvageable, but as stated is really only suited to nylon strings. (Since I just got a custom nylon, I have no real use for it. I was personally thinking steel string myself. :cool: ) John Budny said you might be able to trade out the nut and put steel strings on it, but it would feel pretty strange to play. As far as the cost, a similar neck made at the factory would push four figures cost-wise because of the abalone inlays. (Now you know why I was interested eh? ;) )
The pre-amp and neck alone are probably worth what he's asking, provided the pre-amp works of course. There is obviously no way for him to tell.
Someone could make a very unique instrument with this. Since most people don't touch the 18th fret anyway, you have a choice aesthetically: leave it as is, try to fill/match/shape it, or put a symmetrical notch on the other side of the fretboard. :p
I'd love for someone to snag this and lead us down the custom path, preferably with before and after pics. :) | |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | That's the second time today I've seen those tuners. The other was the Redwood guitar. Are those simply steel-string tuners with nylon sleeves on them? | |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | They are regular slot head nylon tuners | |
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PSA, damaged Adamas nylon string guitar, needs work