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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I don't know anything about these, except a girl in High School was taking lessons on one, and I asked her if it was a "toy" cuz it was made of Plastic. Otherwise all I know is what has been written here, which ain't that much.
But, this is my Sudden Impulse Buy of the Day!
I saw it, and I emailed a question, then I said screwwit and bought it before it disappeared!
Since I still haven't heard from the seller I didn't get to ask any questions... I'm not even sure, but that don't look like an aluminum fingerboard and frets...
So, did the hippie do good? :D |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | First of all, it's not a classical guitar as described by the seller, it's a 12-fret, slot-head steel string. And apart from the rosewood 'board over an Ali/foam neck, it's basically a Folklore with a plastic top. They sound way better than they have a right too. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | Wow, Arthur. That may be the best of your many great deals. I don't think that one has the aluminum fretboard. Looks Rosewood to me. |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Thanks PT, I kinda figure that...[everything you said]
It has a 1 3/4" nut, which is just a tad bigger than the normal 1 11/16".
I saw that and I figured that I better get it before y'all got to work and on the company computer. :p
I figure I can take it out in the rain. |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | OMA,
Good Grab!
That one is a Mahogany neck and is a twin to mine.
Only difference is that mine can be seen in an Exploded View
If USPS pays the damage claim (looks promising) only then will I be getting a better deal than you did.
Enjoy the heck out of it! |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Damn Woody... I didn't need to be reminded of that! :mad:
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | Shipping happens... |
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Joined: April 2006 Posts: 972
Location: PDX | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
I saw that and I figured that I better get it before y'all got to work and on the company computer. :p
I figure I can take it out in the rain. Or snow, as would be the case this morning.
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408
Location: GA USA | Wow! I think you're today's winner! |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969
| Way cool, OMA! Congrats. |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996
Location: Phoenix AZ | There's two kinds of saddles, I can't tell from the photo which yours has. One is height adjustable with two screws. Was advertised as "easily convertable from steel to nylon strings". Woody's is/was like this. Mine has a more traditional fixed saddle. Best hundred bucks you'll ever spend. |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408
Location: GA USA | BTW, "exploded view" is a good one. |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4821
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Wow! The CASE is worth about what you paid.
Great get. |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | I came home tonight and after last night's gluing did some assembly and stringing up on the KA17.
Oooooooooh yah! What a vibe!
Some reassembly and shimming is in order but I can see (hear/feel) what you're talking about. |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3605
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yessir, Arthur, you have snagged the-best-grab-in-recent-memory. There oughta be some registry for that accolade, y'know?
Anyrate, my Academy is the same as Woody's, with the adjustable saddle. OMA's looks like it has a wide saddle on it. Possible electronics?
Was playing mine tonight. Still amazes me. Plastic top. Go figure. What's really cool- how much you can fine-tune the action on these critters. Neck-set, alignment, and saddle height. Incredible. And, the braces will never come loose! Check the water in that Beetle, willya? |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | I'm still jealous of the case... |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | It has arrived. I survived UPS. I think it is a 1973 model (017616). It is an FRG.
It has some ugly cracks in the binding that someone repaired at home...
It also has some cracks in the "A" tuner pin/roller...
Are these things that I should be overly concerned about? BFLG help!
Otherwise it sounds alright. It sounds different, I think that I wanna change the strings. But I'm impressed with what it is, for what it is... If you know what I mean. :p
More photos here..... Advice always appreciated! |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | Those should be huge concerns, Arthur. Sell it to me for the $95 you spent on it. I'll even reimburse your shipping and come over and pick it up. |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay... Now I am in trouble!
I just decided that I like the Wide Neck! :eek: |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394
Location: East Tennessee | OMA,
You got a great guitar for the money. You will like the "Manly" neck. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | and he bought that Trekker yesterday that was gone by the time I finished looking at the new listings on ebay. |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Whoa... MIB? How did you know that was me? Have y'all computer-literate types figured-out how to get past the evilBay anonymity thingie? :eek:
(I miss being able to keep track of which jerks were buying the bargains and re-listing them!) |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | "Have y'all computer-literate types figured-out how to get past the evilBay anonymity thingie"
Location, location, location!
Then gander at their Feedback items... |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12750
Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm not nearly so clever. You said you bought it on another thread. Doesn't take a p.i. to figure that out. |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 608
Location: Caribou, ME | Here's my KA-14:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/acad.html |
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