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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3
Location: Brooklyn, NY | I have pics up at the ebay site. Check it out!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STR...
I'm selling it for my sister. She got it used from a guitar store in Gainesville, GA hoping to learn some classical guitar. She's decided to move on and sell it.
Let me know if anyone has any questions about it! |
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Joined: April 2004 Posts: 245
Location: France | Great guitar ! I like this colour...I bid ! great condition, no, dear Samuel ? and great sound ? |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1118
Location: NW Washington State | Looks like you're getting some bids and you should get a fair price if the reserve isn't too high. Presumably it's less than the $550 BIN you had in the earlier listing.
My understanding is that the 1114 is meant to be a steel-string guitar. People are often confused by the slothead. I've got an 1124 which is the nylon-string equivalent.
-Steve W. |
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Joined: February 2004 Posts: 80
Location: Tampa, FL | Hi and welcome to the OFC!
One question: Why not offer it for sale here on the OFC first prior to Fleabay?
You'll probably get more attention here than on the Fleabay and you'll be able to keep a beautiful guitar in the OFC family.
Regardless, good luck with the sale. Very pretty guitar!
Regards,
Mark |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3
Location: Brooklyn, NY | @guiguite:
Yeah, the condition is really good. No scratches or body damage. Some cracks on the enamel around the soundhole, but I'm led to believe this is extremely common on these older Ovations. The guitar has great tone.
@numbfingers:
As far as I know, this guitar has always been strung with Nylon strings. As you say though, the 1124 is the nylon Josh White model. Wish me (and my sister) luck then! |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12754
Location: Boise, Idaho | It was made for steel strings. The bridge would be rectangular for nylon strings. The nut may or may not have been changed to accommodate the nylon strings. I think the 1124 and 1624 also had a slightly narrower neck and they also had the shallower, artist depth bowl. Many people mistake these for nylon string guitars. That's how I got mine. The Folklores were the Josh White replacements. Great guitars. |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Lets get it right: The Folklore model numbers were 1114 and 1614, the 2nd digit indicates acoustic (1) and electric-acoustic (6) and the 3rd digit indicates bowl depth (HOW MANY TIMES DO WE NEED TO DO THIS? AAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) The Country Artists were 1124 and 1624, the "2" indicating the shallow bowl as opposed to the "1" of the Deepbowl. Nut widths were the same but the steelstring Folklore was cambered while the nylon string CA was flat. The CA had a 14 fret neck, Folklore was 12. Now you all need to go home and write this out a hundred times.
Folklores in -4 (sunburst) are not too common and very nice. Good luck with the auction. |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307
Location: South of most, North of few | Yeah, should have kept mine, but then Gway would have such a bad case of gas, he would probably have exploded by now. I think he offered to sell it back,....lets see, with his profit margin, retirement fund, and shipping and handling, it would have cost me double. Live and learn... |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12754
Location: Boise, Idaho | If I went home I could just look. I shouldn't have said anything about the width at the nut, I just remembered they felt different. How could I have forgotten the 14 vs. 12 fret neck, though? Should have just stuck with "there are a bunch of differences." |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | Sorry Mark, I sounded like some mad tyrannical school teacher there. I've just got home from a gig and I put it down to lack of alcohol. Now, where's that corkscrew.......... |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12754
Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm used to your mad tirades, Paul. I should have just waited till I got home to do a more thoughtful reply. |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1118
Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
Folklores in -4 (sunburst) are not too common and very nice. Is sunburst -1 or -4? Anyway, I'm easily confused, my Country Artist is a 1624, not 1124. |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Sunburst is -1, Natural is -4
Also 16-- is electric, 11-- is acoustic only.
But there are exceptions to every rule :p |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | I did that deliberately just to see if anyone would notice. ;) |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664
Location: SoCal | Jeez, Temp putting a smiley face on a post? The world must be coming to an end..... |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Technically, it's a "winky" face,
and it's probably only there because the corkscrew slipped and landed on the keyboard . . . |
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Joined: June 2003 Posts: 1792
Location: Rego Park, NY, | He's just making sure that we can all understand his accent. :D |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394
Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Jeez, Temp putting a smiley face on a post? The world must be coming to an end..... I thought that when I saw a picture of you NOT wearing a wild Hawaiian shirt. :D |
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Joined: April 2007 Posts: 318
Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Trader Jim say's....lets see, with his profit margin, retirement fund, and shipping and handling, it would have cost me double. Live and learn... "
Jim, when you stopped by work today and was kinda hinting around that you might like to buy the ole 1614 back, I said I'd sell it back to you for what I paid you for it. Why, I had no idea how much money I could lose that way, I mean with profit margins an such, so lets just call it a "storage" fee! ;) |
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Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2850
Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
He's just making sure that we can all understand his accent. :D I probably don't have to tell you how 'FOLKlore' in his post sounded in my head. :p :D |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 100
Location: Delaware | Samuel - thats a nice looking guitar - I guess it will go for more than I can afford - dang! Numbfingers, would the 1114 model that you say is meant for steel strings have the deep bowl? According to Templeman the 3rd digit 1 = deep bowl? I've heard that the Ovations with composite tops have the deepest tones - do you guys agree? I know they are out of my pricerange. Does anyone know of a decent deep bowl model around for $200 or so? |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307
Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Gway:
Trader Jim say's....lets see, with his profit margin, retirement fund, and shipping and handling, it would have cost me double. Live and learn... "
Jim, when you stopped by work today and was kinda hinting around that you might like to buy the ole 1614 back, I said I'd sell it back to you for what I paid you for it. Why, I had no idea how much money I could lose that way, I mean with profit margins an such, so lets just call it a "storage" fee! ;) Public apology: Gary did say he would sell it back at the price I sold it to him, which I thought was more than fair. There's only one problem... I'm broke! |
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Joined: April 2007 Posts: 318
Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Jim, ole buddy,ole pal, there is no need for any apology! At all. But thanx just the same. But if it would make you feel better...you could always give me your '97 collectors. :D :D :D
(the pretzels are still free,and I do offer financing for 1614!)
aka. guitar thief |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3
Location: Brooklyn, NY | Well, so obviously it didn't sell on eBay. Is anyone here interested in this guitar? I'm willing to take offers, but no trades please. PM me if you're seriously interested. Thanks! |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13987
Location: Upper Left USA | Samuel,
PM sent.
RE: "There's only one problem... I'm broke!"
Wow, I've never heard that before on this board... |
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Joined: January 2006 Posts: 1118
Location: NW Washington State | Samuel-
eBay has given you an idea what it's worth- it would have sold for $330 based on your listing. Again, the 1114 is NOT a nylon-string or classical guitar. It's made for steel strings. You might do better on eBay if you restring it with the correct strings and include some more detailed photos, particularly of the cracks around the soundhole. Or someone here might be interested- what's your asking price?
-Steve W. |
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