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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I think I may have stumbled onto a "rare bird" here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=2...
Here is some other info, & speculation:
http://thejetmedic.com/carlosguitars.aspx
I was just looking for a cheap deepbowl case (got it, too!).
I'll post more info, after it arrives.
The BFLG rides agin!! WAH-HOO!!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Somebody overpaid |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Not for the case, anyway. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | But, you & PT Barnum may be right. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My bid was in there... And I was thinking of You Too.
All I wanted was the case for my Academy, or 1114...
I would sold the Ovation clone to you or Woody. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OOPS!
Sorry, I needed something to put MY Academy, & newly-minted C2C4, into, also.
Next time...... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Carlos was an old KMC music brand. Wonder if it still is? From San Carlos, Ca where there was a warehouse once upon a time. |
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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | Ah Seesquare! You are the one that beat me out! LOL. I too wanted the case primarily, but the Carlos would have been a good beater. Enjoy. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Interesting bit of trivia, Beal. The thejetmedic.com website dude didn't know where the name originated from.
I have the hope the guitar is worth refurbishing. I just invested in fretting tools, so I could turn the critter into a real player, possibly. |
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Location: closely held secret | Is that an Ovation bowl, or real plastic? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I don't know,
I suspect that this was built after 1998.
I really wouldn't get too excited about it, but you never know. It should have been a giveaway when you look at the peghead, looks a lot like a Jasmine. I'd bet this was made at that factory.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Like, maybe, some of the factory workers were just foolin' 'round that week? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Asian workers don't fool around, they do what they're told. No I'm sure the orders came from some sort of marketing person somewhere.
The best definition of rare I've heard recently was a quote from George Gruhn who said "Well, the plague is rare but I wouldn't want it"
I'm sure your new guitar is better than the plague.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Not that I'm all that religious, but "from your lips to God's ear".
Thanks for all the info, Beal!
Also, I'm always listening for good sound-bytes. That quip about The Plague is pretty good. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | "Carlos" has arrived. Vitually unplayed, and not because it is unplayable. Decent construction & tone. Action is about medium. Neck is straight, with good adjustment on the neck relief.
Bracing is standard Martin-X pattern. Smooth, enclosed tuners. Trussrod adjustment from the soundhole.
Except for the puncture (yes, it's through the top), it is in really good condition. I'd almost venture to say these are the original strings. The HSC is in real good shape, also. And, the C2C4 critter fits in it just fine, thank-you-very-much.
I think I got a good bargain.
The serial # sticker really looks like one from an Ovation guitar, too. The label does identify it as, "Carlos", "Made in Korea"
I will post photos, with some details, over at the ning site, later. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Pretty good call, Beal. There's a date stamped on one of the X-braces: 1997 11 18 |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | 3 hours of fretwork, and judicious bridge adjustment. Plays real nice. Pretty good-lookin' lipstick on that pig!
Installed as my office critter, for now. |
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