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Location: Brighty in Blighty | OK, I lied!
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | 
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Removed a shim, new strings (agh I hate Elixars), wax, polish, and oiled, new strings, added a shim and a load of playing...
YES, it produces some lurvy tones, tried my Open C, D, E tunings, DADGAD, dropped D, double dropped D and regular. Happily takes it all. It really seems to have a sweet angelic, singing voice and makes you play with more accuracy and control.
Thanks to all the OFCs that made me do it.
Now a Ebony fingerboard Adamas - hmm.... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Dweez... Please....
Please get those pics (in full size) to Designzila.
Awesome pics. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | what the c*ck is Designzila?
BTW the pics do not express the quality of the tone ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Designzilla... aka: Steve
Puts together the OFC calendar.
I'll send you a PM later. |
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | So beautiful. Let me know when you're ready to forward it and I'll send you my address. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | (gasp)! |
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Location: Chicago | Mouth-watering pics there Dweezil1 |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Beautiful guitar! I wish Ovation still did wood binding on guitars, to me it just adds so much to the look of the instrument. :) |
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| Wood binding is a nice touch very well suited to this one for sure. Nice guitar there mister! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Nice |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
Nice I'll see Beal's nice, and raise it to a very nice.
I've been playing mine all weekend. First time my fingertips have been sore for some time. THey are wonderful guitars. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | It looks about 50 feet tall!
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by an4340:
It looks about 50 feet tall!
Don't be silly! It's taller than that! |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Mike tells me...
"have you noticed inside the bowl is attached with wood curfing (curfling- i forget what it is technically called). I believe you have the only 1537 attached that way. Most other bowls are attached with glue"
not too sure what this means and whether its a good or bad thing. I do know this though, the more I play it the more I like it, getting used to it's character, it really is a lovely warm woody sound and sometimes just produces a kind of angelic note or two... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Even on new guitars, my frets don't look that good. Wonderful pics. I'm glad I made the calendars in '07 and '08 because now that the pros have arrived, I doubt I could make it in '09. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
now that the pros have arrived I can assure you I am no pro photographer, used my 3 mega pixel pocket camera and just snapped away. I guess the guitar makes the photos look good :)
Would be honoured to be included in the calendar! |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by dweezil:
Mike tells me...
"have you noticed inside the bowl is attached with wood curfing (curfling- i forget what it is technically called). I believe you have the only 1537 attached that way. Most other bowls are attached with glue"
Like this?
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | from what i can see thru the holes yeah |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | CAUTION: OFC members do not fall for this sham posting! 
There is NO WAY that England has skies that blue! It's a backdrop just like the studio produced lunar landing debacle.
dweez, seriously, that's a beaut captured with some great pics! Play that puppy...
BTW, I hoped you enjoyed your day of spring. Just think, both days of summer are just around the corner...  |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I intend to check the wood-topped Adamas prototype tonight to see if it has a similar top attachment design. It looks very similar to a 1537 except it has a super shallow bowl and, of course, an Adamas headstock. It appears to be the prototype for the 1537 which came out a year later, but with a deep bowl and an Ovation headstock. The wood tops on these beauties have aged wonderfully. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mine is glued. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Created a nice gallery here...
http://www.boiledsweets.com/gtrs/1537/ |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Yep, the '82 Adamas wood top proto has the same wood attachment system inside the bowl as that depicted in Fred's photo. None of my other Adamai have this. I thought maybe the 1547 proto might also have this system, but it does not. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | That is one sweet looking wood topped O.
I like my O's simple and that one just sings to me. I look at my 1768 which I love, (pre 'book' - no bling) and yours just makes me want to take a router to the purfling and cut the white plastic off. After looking at yours, the white on mine stands out like dogs balls. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I thought my callous's were pretty well established.
But the 1537 has shredded them! Damn that thing is good.
Looking forward to the arrival of the Adamas :) And I have been pretty good, 2 of my guitars are on Ebay and a 3rd and 4th are soon to join them. |
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| Originally posted by dweezil:
...2 of my guitars are on Ebay and a 3rd and 4th are soon to join them. That Taylor one of 'em? :D |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | D'ya know what? The Taylor ain't come out of it's case since I've had the Os :(
I might get it out today and show it the respect it deserves. I would be unhappy to part with it as it's a killer but if it isn't going to get an love then perhaps yes...
I need to get some pics of it to show y'all as it's a Koa fest. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I wouldn't do that if I were you!  |
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1537 - A load of crap!