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Location: Boise, Idaho | There's a Book Elite on ebay that was listed before and the subject of a thread a couple weeks ago. The starting bid dropped by $200. It didn't get any bids last time. Might be worth it this time.
I'll see if I can do a link:
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Location: North Idaho | Okay, I got it started. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was going to bid when I got home, but my wife asked me what this email was about. It was a shipping notice from the Calman/Christensen adoption agency. She doesn't believe that anyone would be sending me a guitar that I haven't paid for. There's no explaining the weirdness on this board.
Hope you get it Tim. Maybe we can swap back and forth. My wife knows I don't like to let go, though. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The really significant news is that after 1200 posts in only 10 months on this board I finally learned how to do a link. This is very educational. |
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Location: North Idaho | I have wondered if some kind of 'time-share' plan could be feasable. It would be nice to have a different guitar coming by every three or for months.
Mark, your prolific posting amazes me. You're a great communicator. |
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Location: SoCal | Mark, I mailed you a couple sets of heavier strings that I picked up :confused:
I thought I'd be surprising you. I even made sure that the box for, "notify recipient via email", was NOT checked. So much for USPS Online Postage. I guess I didn't clear-out the "sender's" field either, from the last time I used it... so... hey Mark, Tony and I are sending you a couple sets of strings.
I am sorry for any excitement I might have caused. What if I make it up to you by loaning you the U681T for a while? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | That's OK, Noah. I can use some excitement. Linda was sure suspicious, though. Now I'll have no excuse to change strings, but, although I try to play all my guitars, the 1537 gets played more than all the others put together. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
The really significant news is that after 1200 posts in only 10 months on this board I finally learned how to do a link. This is very educational. Congratulations, Mark.
Time for the next lesson. If you do it like this it doesn't make the page so wide. |
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| But how do you do it like that O Wise One?
BTW - You're a quick learner Mr Attorney. It took me 16 months to work out the quote thing and 17 months to work out how to link a picture. Plainly Idaho has more than potatoes to offer. Kent is famous for fruit and beer. I only fit into one category. |
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Location: SoCal | Mark, what did C&C,A send you? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by noah:
Mark, I mailed you a couple sets of heavier strings that I picked up :confused:
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by schroeder:
But how do you do it like that O Wise One?
It's a age-old secret shared only by certain shamans and mystics, all of whom have taken a vow of death before we would reveal it. But since you asked, I'll tell you.
Copy the link address to the clipboard, then use the 'Full Reply Form" at the bottom of the thread page.
At any point in a sentence, or by itself, click on the 'URL' button. Paste the link address. The next box is for whatever text you want to appear as the link.
For example,
I plan to study up on British Etiquette so I can behave properly in London. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My page isn't wide, so I'm happy with what I accomplished. Waskell can figure out how to make it narrower. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | hee hee..."French Embassy" |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Book Elite
So that's how it's done! :)
Thanks Waskel. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'll try that next year. |
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Location: closely held secret | Very good, Mitchell. You get extra points. Perhaps you could tutor Mark and Schroeder until they catch up with the rest of the class. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mitch is a plaintiffs' lawyer. That means he's smarter than me. |
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Location: closely held secret | Now, Mark. Don't be bitter. I'm sure, given enough time, you also will master this ageless mystery known as... UBB.classic... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sorry, Waskel, there are things I'd rather do.
Tim, let me know if there is anything on my list you'd like to borrow for awhile. I'm afraid you'd get the short end of that deal. |
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Location: North Idaho | Mark, You adding a Porsche to the list? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | How about a week in McCall, or a very unused boat? There are just too many guitars I'd like to buy. I'm still thinking about that 1624 and bid on a Viper that's going pretty cheap. I think I could get by for awhile on a guitar budget of only about $1000 a month. That's lunch money for the big city boys. |
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Location: North Idaho | I know where your coming from. For the price, I don't think you could go wrong on the 1624. Stephent28's Book End caught my attention, but it whent by in such a hurry I was saved from the buy bug. I am a bit concerned on this one because of the gig bag. Who would put a guitar like this in a gig bag? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I noticed that, too. They have another O for sale without a case. I wonder if they sell the cases separately. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife was relieved to find out that the package from the C/C Adoption agency, alias Noah, alias Bruce arrived today in the mailbox.
She was relieved that it fit in the mailbox. She suspected that I bought another guitar from Noah. I never asked her what other suspicions she may have had when she got the shipping notice from an adoption agency. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Congrats, Tim. That's another one I'll have to borrow from you. I threw in a bid at the end when I noticed someone outbid you and I was wondering if you were watching. I missed out on the 1624 and gave some serious thought to getting this one if you didn't, but I'm glad you got it. |
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Location: North Idaho | Whew..Just about gave up. I didn't notice you had come in. I should have emailed you. This one will probably spend a lot of time on HW55. I hope it will sound close to the 1547. I wonder if the fretboard could be unglued from the top like the 1537/47? 'The Book' has AAA top and maybe the same bracing. Should be very interesting to play with XLR electronics on a mixer. If the weather is as nice your way as up here, we will have to meet up in McCall in Feb. I am also working on aquiring some USB microphones, mixer, and Sonar 5. |
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Location: North Idaho | Just got off the phone with the seller making shipping arrangements. This is a NOS. The 'small chip' is a mark in the wood, not a scratch or ding. As they are an official O dealer, supposedly has full warranty. The so called 'fretware' in the original post was simply tarnish on the frets, as it has not been played for sometime. Seller said he has been playing this last week by his desk, and if wouldn't have sold, was going to keep it for himself because of the 'unbelieveable sound'. It has a $2600 price tag on it. BTW, 44 confirmed watchers and I did not have it marked. Thanks guys for allowing this to come my way and add to the OFC family. The seller stated that was an unusual number of 'watchers' for an item. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | I need to get to Florence, KY and see what else has been laying around that shop! I'l prbably be through there in teh next month or two. Great Grab! I didn't even consider it because I figured it go for much more. I guess the description scared off the competition. Good for you. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nice grab. Dispite the sellers assurances that it is a "deep bowl", the Book Elites had a mid-depth bowl.....at least mine does!
Dave, am I dreaming here? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Book Elite is indeed Mid depth bowl. Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Tim, isn't it time for a review? Did it make it to your place in one piece? Pictures? |
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Location: North Idaho | I've been having troubles posting lately, but here goes--hopefully posts in less than five minutes.
Hope to have more details and pics by tomorrow. This is definitely a 5 3/4 deep bowl. I just restrung both 1547 and book with exp16s. The 1547 has more bass, the book has ringing mids and trebles. Both play equally well with the book having a satin finished modified oval neck similar to an adamas w. I still probably prefer the gloss modified V 1547. The action is very low with less that .080" on the 6 string 12th fret. Definitely a remarkable piece with fantastic sound. The voicing is a bit more 'woody' than the 1547 but still very close. I would be hard pressed to choose a favorite. Another great O that's hard to stop playing. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Something is not right here.
CWK2....can you chime in.....were some of the "Book" elites made with a deep bowl?
Tim, regardless, you got a very nice guitar at a great price. I am just curious about this since Dave and I both definately have mid-bowls. |
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Location: North Idaho | Stephen, it's identical size to the 1547. I did notice that this one has a much earlier serial number than yours or Dave's.
I was also looking back at some old posts and this does not have the underside birch veneer like the 1537/47 and 87 C. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | CWK2.....got anything to add here? |
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