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Location: ranson,wva | theres a bunch of early bloomfield lable shinybowls on ebay.... im all over the one in the link http://cgi.ebay.com/1967-OVATION-BALLADEER-SHINY-BOWL-SER-1278-NR_W... jason |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | That's beautiful, Jason. I'm sure you'll work some magic on it |
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Location: ranson,wva | ed,ive longed for a shiny bowl since i was a wee little lad..lol if i get one of these ill probly play it till the top caves in then send it to mother for a rebuild. these here were from the first run of ovations at the first factory,if i read right in the book it was at the aerospace shop in bloomfield??
id like to find a josh white one of these days....jason |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by johnny cash 83:
theres a bunch of early bloomfield lable shinybowls on ebay.... Somebody needs to pay for their new Adamas I. |
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Location: ranson,wva | looks like it...if i can win it for a few buck and play it a while then send it to mother for a restoration ill be so happy ill piss my self..lol
dave, how do the early o's play/sound?? jason |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | ONLY $25 EACH!?! I'll take all four!
By the time anyone reads this, they will cost more... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | CustomLegegend is/was an OFC'er.
My guess is that those early issues aren't repairable using the same top so they were set aside rather than be demolished and rebuilt.
Extremely cool though.
I don't dare bring any more non-working guitars into the house myself. These are very cool though. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by MWoody:
I don't dare bring any more non-working guitars into the house myself. What?! She's not buying the "look what followed me home" excuse anymore. :p :D :p :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It's been over ten years and I've married her twice. There aren't too many viable excuses left.
My only hope is when the yard, garage, music room and my side of the bedroom is free of clutter can I bring in a new entry.
Note to my fellow BFLoG'ers - look for some Luthier Parts collections going up for sale if I get time this week... |
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Location: ranson,wva | mike, ive realy thinned my collection down the past few months. several of mine that had bad issues were stripped down to the bowls and are hanging in the shop...so ive got a few open hangers now....jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Thanks for the listing, Jason. The picture of that old Balladeer confirms it- my Ol' Faithful (1111- no suffix) neck was originally on a shinybowl. Thought as much. Probably why it is so sweet to play!
I will be tracking these offerings, with some intensity. |
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Location: ranson,wva | chris,ive let several of these slip past in the past year. i figure if i get a few months play out of this one before the top caves in its worth it just to get to spend some time with one of these old girls....then it will go to mother for a compleate restoration....jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I think I'd take any of them, price not terribly prohibitive. Ol' Josh needs a contemporary companion. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i was looking at the 12 strings, but this balladeer i bid on looks to be the most playable out of the 4 hes listed. plus i like the rosette on this one.....jason |
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| The saddle heigth on the treble side looks a little squirrley. I wonder if there's a twist in the neck and they tried to compensate for it. It's impossible to see in the photos. |
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Location: ranson,wva | the top is sunken in a bit, you can compensate with a taller saddle, my folklore is setup the sameway for that verry same reason....jason |
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| That explains it. The bridge on my 1612 came off when it was accidently left exposed to a heater in a pick-up truck. Had to have to have a split in the top repaired and the bridge re-installed. They did a similar thing to tweak it back into shape... |
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Location: ranson,wva | steve,heres a shot of the bridge/saddle on my 1114,  the taller saddle makes up for the dip in the top....jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Here's a tip for the not-so-faint-of-heart:
drown the soundboard for 1/2-hour, tie the critter down to the workbench, lay a rigid bar across the top, cram as many bridge clamps through the orifice as possible, cinch down on all the braces, warm it up real good with a heat gun, and let 'er dry out. Might just recontour the bridge dive real good! I have flattened tops & untwisted necks in a similar fashion. My bowl-bend method is equally odious, albeit effective.
Archimedes was probably right....... |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | sees - I'd like to see an Erlewine type video for that one! |
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Location: ranson,wva | i dont think dan Erlewine has the balls to take on some of the tasks chris has..lol i made a neck un twister as well...ive got tons of crap i dont use..lol jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The challenge is to have a final product worthy of a Stewmac video or a segment with Norm Abrahms.
I would be more likely to fill an episode of Tool Time. |
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Location: closely held secret | "Fill"? |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | The FCC would hang us all out, to twist in the wind.
Gotta admit, though, the idea of First Amendment is appealing......wonder if Ruth Ginsburg plays bluegrass or Delta blues. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i had to withdraw my bid on the balladeer...kinda sucks tho....jason |
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Location: Paris/France | My Balladeer shiny bowl was feeling alone at home so I decided to get her a sister... ;)
67-68 DELUXE BALLADEER
J :) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Jerome, You are out of control! Welcome to the club. NICE PICKUP. Dave |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Congratulations!
To Jerome and all others that took advantage of Custom Legend's cleaning house.
I was so tempted but had spent my candy money this weekend. |
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Location: France | Congratulations J.
Tom |
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Location: Paris/France | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Jerome, You are out of control! Welcome to the club. NICE PICKUP. Dave You've got a bad influence on me...
But I'm proud to be a part of this club and it's so good to have a GAS attack!! :D
Thanks.
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Location: ranson,wva | congrats jerome...you are getitng quite a collection there my friend....jason |
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Location: Paris/France | These shiny bowls are impossible to find in France that's why I'm always so grateful when a US seller accept to give us the opportunity to buy such rare models.
Ovation guitars were not imported here before 72 or 73 and I'm near to be sure that less of 10 (maybe 5) models are on the french territory.
I'll be glad to have one of each shiny bowl in the future.
Fortunately, I'm only 39, life is long and my banker is cool at this time!! :D
Thanks
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whole slew of shiny bowls on fleabay