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Location: Wisconsin | Okay guys...here they come. My family and I are moving in the next month or so and I need to trim the fat. It has been a very, very difficult decision to sell these guitars as I love each and every one of them. But in the interest of paring down and simplifying, I am letting these friends go. Each guitar is in very good shape. I can email pics upon request. I hope that these can stay in the OFC family, but If they don't sell here, I am going to put them up on eBay within a couple weeks.
87 Collector's -- excellent shape with only 1 finish crack running from cutaway down to under the strings. No wear at all on frets, looks and plays like a dream. This is the collector's to have. Of course the original case is included. $975 shipped to your door.
1624 Country Artist -- wonderful sounding and playing nylon string. This one is in excellent condition with no cracks in finish or wood at all. Only very light pick scuffs that can easily be buffed away. No wear on frets. No other chips or blemishes. Includes original case in excellent condition. $450 shipped to your door.
1681 Adamas -- blue in excellent shape. This is one of the original 2 knobbers. Very little wear on frets. Looks and sounds awesome. No dings or scrapes or scratches. This baby is in awesome shape. Serial number 2072. $1250 shipped to your door.
1537 -- natural finish, low action, plays like butter and sounds like, well like a 1537. Just awesome! Its in great playing shape but has some cosmetic issues. It has a finish crack running up from the lower bout and a couple of other dings. This has been the guitar that I have kept by my desk at work to pick up when I have a few minutes. Just a great guitar. I really wouldn't be getting rid of this one except that I have another 1537 that I will be keeping. Of all the wood-topped Ovations that I have owned, the 1537 is the cream (in my opinion). $600 shipped to your door.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Location: Parrish, FL | Please see your PM about the 1624.
Some questions that have come to mind: What finish and what year built.
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Location: East Tennessee | Blues,
You will love a Country Artist. |
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Location: Wisconsin | The year is 1981. The finish is natural. Hope this helps. |
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Location: big island | aloha!
pm sent re: your 1681 |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy, the 1681 is my favorite. A great playing and sounding guitar. Make a nice match for your new baby. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Lanaki! Somebody STOP THIS GUY!! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Did I miss a memo somewhere? Is everyone selling their best guitars now? :eek: |
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Location: closely held secret | Weas, he needs a six string textured top... |
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Location: big island | well...i have decided to forego getting the takamine. as much as i would like to have one, it is impractical for me to get an all-wood guitar to do hawaiian gigs with. for acoustic gigs, i also need something with more volume. that's why i am inquiring about the 1681. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Whyis it that "good timing" is always followed by "bad timing"? |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by colt357:
Whyis it that "good timing" is always followed by "bad timing"? what is often considered as "good timing" in human understanding does not always coincide with God's timing, which is certainly the better of the two. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I thought that I should check to see if someone broke into the basement and stole my guitars, until I saw the 1681. I don't have one of those. My 87 Collector's also has a finish crack running from the cutaway to just under the strings.
These really are the cream of the Ovation crop. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by colt357:
Whyis it that "good timing" is always followed by "bad timing"? is it "good timing" (read: God's timing)that a 1681 shows up for sale just as i decide not to get the tak? we'll see... |
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Location: closely held secret | It would be even better if it was a 1581. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | That 1581 is still hanging in the rafters at the local GC... lonely... collecting dust... so sad. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Weas, he needs a six string textured top... Sorry...everytime I start to follow what's going on around this place lately, my head starts to spin... |
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Location: closely held secret | That's the biggest problem when the universe revolves around you. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Randy, Get the 1581 or 1681. You will be very happy. Dave
PS - They won't match the headstock on your 1688, but I understand ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Tupperware:
They won't match the headstock on your 1688 Another good reason to get one. ;) |
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Location: big island | there's $500.00 difference in the price between the 1581 and the 1681. a guitar with a matching headstock will cost almost twice the price of the 1681. hmmmm...
incisions, incisions...whoops, i meant decisions, |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Lanaki:
there's $500.00 difference in the price between the 1581 and the 1681. The 1581 is $1750? :eek: Is it a reissue?
Randy, it really comes down to whether or not you'd rather have the cutaway. If you don't spend a lot of time at the 12th fret or beyond it doesn't matter. The 1681's are beautiful guitars. |
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Location: big island | stephen's re-issue 1581 is $1750. it is mint, i believe. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | The 1581 at GC is $1000 w/o a case. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Randy,
You need a UTE to fill that string hole.
(Trust me!)
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Just personal thoughts but the 1581 ReIssue blows away the original 1581 because of the better 2-knob electronics. That said if you only care about the acoustic sound there is probably not much difference.
1681 is a sweet guitar and I have owned a couple but I really prefer the sound and flexibility of the cutaway models. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I would buy the 1581 at GC for $1000. Complete new 2-knob electronics from the RI is about $300. For that price you would have your self one hell of a guitar for the money.
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Location: big island | dave,
i had already contacted that GC earlier today. i got them to add a new case to the deal. crimsonlake is going to photograph it and check it again tomorrow for me before i commit. thanks! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Blues, you sold the 1681?? :eek: |
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Location: Wisconsin | Hi guys....
Well, the 1624 is SOLD. The others are still available. I am happy to send pics to anyone who has an interest.
Peace. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Jim,
The 1681 now resides in Florida.
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Tupperware:
I would buy the 1581 at GC for $1000. Complete new 2-knob electronics from the RI is about $300. For that price you would have your self one hell of a guitar for the money.
Dave i'm fairly handy at working on guitars, installing pickups, yada, yada, yada. if i got the 1581 from GC and decided to put the new 2 knobber system in, is that something i could do at home or should it be sent to the mommyship?
also, i read on a post here recently from someone who contacted the factory, that there really aren't any "new" 2 knob electronics, that the original has not been updated. true or not? |
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Location: Up North | Hi Randy.
I had asked John Budny to give me a quote on installing the "new updated" two knobber from the Adamas reissues, and he told me that there is no difference between them and the originals (but he would do it if I insisted, for $150) |
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Location: big island | mahalo grif!
hey, any sign of the package yet? |
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Location: Up North | Not yet, but I'm at work at the hospital right now. 4 month contract, I MISS MY MAC!! |
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Location: big island | some canadian customs people are probably enjoying some fine kona brew and a few other goodies. they are probably also getting a good ovation education! |
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Location: Up North | Randy.
I'm sure it's waiting at home for me right now, I'll definitely let you know when it arrives. Of course, some drug sniffing customs dog could have torn it apart. I've heard that drugs are sometimes smuggled in bundles of coffee, So I've heard. :cool:
Thanks again for passing on the Ovation history book with such style. I think you've started a tradition, I'll have to think of a regional delicacy to include with the book when I pass it on. |
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Location: big island | i like that idea, grif. let's just send this book on to parts as yet unknown and i won't concern myself on whether or not it makes it back to the big island. there are others here in hawaii, on other islands, who have probably not seen the book yet either. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Randy - I tried to stick a cheesesteak in with the book but apparently that's frowned upon :rolleyes: |
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by the time it got here, that cheesesteak would have made a decent bookmarker. |
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