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Location: Northwest Arkansas | It's an '83 model and it's cheap. The owner has shipped a corner off the headstock. Thoughts on the guitar? He lives 6 miles from me. NO body cracks and it looks like a couple of dings. 30 yr.-old guitar. Somebody please tell me what it's worth! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | If it is 6 miles from you, call him and go visit.
If it is a nice playing guitar with good "action" go for it.
When you ask "What it's Worth"... Resale? How much should you offer? What?
Want a number? $300. Does it have a case? add $50.
If you are a cheap bastid like me... Offer $100 and go from there.
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I might be able to get it for $100.
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | mymartind35 - 2013-06-22 2:08 PM
I might be able to get it for $100.
The last O I bought I got for $100. It was a Glenn Campbell with a top crack I repaired in a half hour. I put it on Craigslist and two days later a woman flew in from Washington state to Dallas and rented a car to come over and give me $225.00 for it. Top cracks are radically easy to repair. You can do a search here for instructions I posted on how to do it flawlessly.
OOPS! just noticed you didn't say it had a top crack! I've seen the "ears" broken off on them too. I could carve a replacement piece for a broken one with a Dremel tool in about an hour if I had one that was broken like that. Glue it on, stain to match and clear coat up to the glue joint with a brush and you'd be good to go.
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I got it for $125. Just a little bit of ear missing and a couple of small dings. NO cracks anywhere. This is one sweet sounding guitar. As soon as I can get a good camera, I'll post photos. My camera sucks. I put new 12-54's on it and man does it ever sound great. I think I'll keep it. They put some kind of pickup in it. I'm gonna pull it and put a new saddle in it. That makes 12 guitars. Why? LOL! |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | Dave. I may have you give me a few tips on fixing this. I'm not kidding. This is the best sounding Ovation I have ever heard. 30 years does a lot to a soundboard. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | DaveKell - 2013-06-22 2:01 PM
OOPS! just noticed you didn't say it had a top crack! I've seen the "ears" broken off on them too. I could carve a replacement piece for a broken one with a Dremel tool in about an hour if I had one that was broken like that. Glue it on, stain to match and clear coat up to the glue joint with a brush and you'd be good to go.
Or knock the other ear off so that they match.  |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | If you troll back through the postings and photos here you'll find photos of an ear repair on my Adamas 1685 done by a Brisbane luthier, (The Wizz) who is a member here. Every now and then I have to look really hard to see which ear he repaired - it's that good! He also did a neck reset, fretboard repair and re-fretting at the same time.
Dayum - can't seem to find them (they were posted before the forum was updated) I'll have a look on my computer and see if I can find copies and upload them.
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | mymartind35 - 2013-06-23 11:30 AM I'm not kidding. This is the best sounding Ovation I have ever heard. 30 years does a lot to a soundboard. Not trying to rain on your party, (Well... maybe just a LITTLE bit) but wait until you hear a 40 year old Folklore. |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | Thanks Tafkar. I really appreciate it. It's fine Muzza. You're too far away to come hear it. I'll take your word. They really do sound great, though. I apologize to all you guys who told me to get an old American one. I understand now. I'm hard-headed that way. But I apologize nevertheless. Oh, by the way, OMA I think I'll try and repair it first. LOL.
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I took the 1111 to my luthier and had him pull that cheap pickup out. He also installed a new bone bridge. He did great. It sounds 100% better and it plays like bacon smells. I had never heard an Ovation that sounds this good. I'm gassing again. Just vintage American's from now on. One happy guitarist here!
p.s. I still need someone to explain how to fix the broken ear.
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | mymartind35 - 2013-06-27 9:47 PM
p.s. I still need someone to explain how to fix the broken ear.
Don't know how much help this will be to you. I would take my Dremel tool and flatten the area of the break on the headstock. With a small grinder attachment I would visually carve a replacement piece and glue it in place, wrapping it with rubber bands to "clamp" the glue joint until it hardens. Then, I'd stain/paint to match the rest and use a clear coat brushed on up to the glue line. If it were me, I know I could do a reasonably passable repair that nobody would notice at a casual glance. I like projects like this. I don't know how "crafty" you are, but it's a small piece to sculpt and fit. |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I'm a retired jeweler. I have attention to detail, but I've never really worked that much with wood. The piece that is gone really isn't that much. I'll take a look at it. |
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