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Location: South of most, North of few | Before the 1581 goes to Serge (country artist) I thought I'd take a couple of pics. By the way, the 1681 may be up for sale soon. PM me if you're interested....
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Location: Cincinnati | You broke up the brothers? Of course getting another Martin is a good enough reason. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by kotadawg:
Of course getting another Martin is a good enough reason. Blasphemy I say!!! 
<Pssst TJ, can hardly wait for a 'test drive'!> ;) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Tell the truth...it was the outie, wasn't it... ;) |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
Tell the truth...it was the outie, wasn't it... ;) I just have to ask, what's an outie?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Note the double eppis are pointing 'in'. The single eppi is an outie; a disputed 'no-no' on the OFC. 
Just a 'string tube' type of OFC diversion... ;) |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | There you are again, Johnny, answering my questions.
BTW what's a 'string tube'?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Anita,
Think of sending someone out on a snipe hunt. Or in the Air Force, having a new airman fetch a bucket of prop wash or maybe hundred yards of flight line. In our electronics shop, we'd send a newbie out for a fallopian tube.
BTW, you're beyond 110 posts... :D |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | You guys!!!!!
Being the only female patrol cop on my shift I could tell you some stories, funny ones cause the guys knew me, respected me and my engineer husband. But we all got the newbie crap.
I know I'm beyond 110 posts but your still the one (isn't that a song?) answering my questions right away.
You do know I'll be in Fort Walton Beach this weekend for my granddaughter's birthday? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Ah yes the "newbie" tricks :D
Might make a good OT
Great pics Jim
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Location: los angeles | Ah yes, the string tube. I don't know if you want to go there. I did - unfortunately. :o |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by enders UKII:
Ah yes, the string tube. I don't know if you want to go there. I did - unfortunately. :o Ahhhhh, now I have to know!!!!!
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Location: South of most, North of few | If you notice, when you restring an Ovation and pull the wrapped strings through the bridge, they make a sound akin to a file or rasp on wood. This loads the grooves in the string with microscopic pieces of wood that deaden the sound of the string. Some enterprising person designed small plastic tubes that slide into the holes of the bridge so the string will pass through without touching the wood, thereby eliminating the possibility of clogging up the string with wood fragments. The result is a perfect restringing without the loss of tone. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | These are string tubes. Invented by an OFC member ,,,
http://www.bigbends.com/stringsleeve-info.html |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | You've GOT to be kidding! ... Microscopic pieces of wood that deadens the sound of the string? If someone is concerned about microscopic wood pieces they should try this stuff ...
Microscopic Wood Piece Remover |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yes Vince, I am kidding... :rolleyes: Domon man, play along. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | And I thought I would need my hand magnifier and a pair of tweezers............ :eek:
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | You fellows scoff at string tubes, but SRV did use them. (Personally, I don't use 'em) |
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