Re-painting An Adamas Top
stellarjim
Posted 2012-06-01 8:06 PM (#455199)
Subject: Re-painting An Adamas Top


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Location: Louisville, OH 44641		Can the factory repaint an Adamas top without hurting the tone. My old 1681 sounds fabulous but the top looks kind of old and faded. And perhaps it's my imagination, but I feel like there aren't very many sparkly metallic flecks on it anymore. Do the metal flecks fall off over the years?

Jim
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bburg
Posted 2012-06-02 2:35 PM (#455216 - in reply to #455199)
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh)		Hi Jim, I think Yes!! I've an Adamas 1685-5 which I think was in it's formerly life not black, but it is sounding still fabulous!!

Bernie
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TAFKAR
Posted 2012-06-02 5:42 PM (#455220 - in reply to #455199)
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stellarjim
Posted 2012-06-02 7:43 PM (#455222 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: Re: Re-painting An Adamas Top


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Location: Louisville, OH 44641		Bernie:
Wow, you sure do have a great guitar collection! And thanks for the comment about the re-paint. If I think I'm going to move forward with the new paint job, I'll talk with customer service first and see what they have to say.
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Standingovation
Posted 2012-06-02 8:30 PM (#455224 - in reply to #455199)
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Location: Phoenix AZ		I would just strip the paint off and leave it naked !!!
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stellarjim
Posted 2012-06-02 10:19 PM (#455227 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: Re: Re-painting An Adamas Top


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Location: Louisville, OH 44641		Dave:
I'm sure there is a reason (and probably a very good one) that they paint these in the first place. My guess is that the Carbon fiber material is rather ugly in its natural state. I just didn't know if multi layers of paint would hurt the tone.

Do you still have an extensive Ovation collection?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2012-06-03 2:12 AM (#455229 - in reply to #455220)
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richard.parker - 2012-06-02 3:42 PM

Must ... resist ... making ... joke ... at .... OMA's .... expense .... GAH!

Y'know...
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TAFKAR
Posted 2012-06-03 5:00 AM (#455230 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: Re: Re-painting An Adamas Top



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Location: Sydney, Australia		If you want to see what the carbon fibre looks like unpainted, check out an Adamas 1680 or one of the export-only Adamases on Al's website. Not sure about stripping the paint off - how would you propose to do that?
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aaronharmon
Posted 2012-06-03 6:29 AM (#455231 - in reply to #455199)
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Location: Ohio		I want to see this guitar that OMA repainted. Link to the thread?
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guiguite
Posted 2012-06-03 6:51 AM (#455232 - in reply to #455199)
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I did it myself with my older 1687-8, which is now 1687-X, name "the lilac 2"the lilac 2

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muzza
Posted 2012-06-03 8:14 AM (#455233 - in reply to #455231)
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aaronharmon - 2012-06-03 9:29 PM I want to see this guitar that OMA repainted.

No! You don't! Seriously...

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Darkbar
Posted 2012-06-03 10:39 AM (#455234 - in reply to #455199)
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Standingovation
Posted 2012-06-03 10:39 AM (#455235 - in reply to #455227)
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stellarjim - 2012-06-02 9:19 PM

Dave: Do you still have an extensive Ovation collection?


Depends on your definition of "extensive" ...

I still have quite a few Adamas but have given up most of the Ovation models in favor of wooden guitars.
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guiguite
Posted 2012-06-03 11:25 AM (#455236 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: RE: Re-painting An Adamas Top


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I really did it !!!! and play now ! it's N° 189, may 78 adamas !

 



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TAFKAR
Posted 2012-06-03 4:14 PM (#455238 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: Re: Re-painting An Adamas Top



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Location: Sydney, Australia		Here's the thread: http://ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27715&...

And here's the result: http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t59/arthurseery/2078T%20with%20c...

How do you make a picture show up?

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stellarjim
Posted 2012-06-03 4:53 PM (#455239 - in reply to #455199)
Subject: Re: Re-painting An Adamas Top


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Damon67
Posted 2012-06-03 5:40 PM (#455241 - in reply to #455239)
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In case you wanted to see more...

 

 

 

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Standingovation
Posted 2012-06-03 6:30 PM (#455243 - in reply to #455199)
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Darkbar
Posted 2012-06-03 6:57 PM (#455244 - in reply to #455243)
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aaronharmon
Posted 2012-06-03 7:05 PM (#455245 - in reply to #455199)
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stellarjim
Posted 2012-06-03 8:10 PM (#455246 - in reply to #455199)
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641		So....was that brushed on or applied with a sling shot?...lol.
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stephent28
Posted 2012-06-03 9:06 PM (#455247 - in reply to #455236)
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guiguite - 2012-06-03 10:25 AM

I really did it !!!! and play now ! it's N° 189, may 78 adamas !

 



 

I remember seeing that before and thought it was a cool color.

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muzza
Posted 2012-06-04 8:22 AM (#455250 - in reply to #455245)
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aaronharmon - 2012-06-04 10:05 AM Oh my!

I DID try to warn you...

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WillaMuse
Posted 2012-06-06 11:22 PM (#455329 - in reply to #455236)
Subject: RE: Re-painting An Adamas Top



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Guiguite!

I love that color!  You painted that yourself?  I thought it was a custom order.  I remember seeing it on Jerome's site, yes? PRETTY!

 

 

willa

 



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