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Location: Huntington Beach, CA | Hi all,
I have a 30th year Anniversary Custom Legend that I am noticing has indentations, probably where wood joins or is braced on the soundboard. These are not cracks (yet) and you can't feel them, but at the right angle, you can see them running from top to bottom on either side of the soundhole rosette and another one mid bridge down. In sunny CA where the humidity is never at the extremes for guitars, I didn't expect to have this kind of problem. Is this a normal phenomenon or should I be concerned? What could be done, if anything, to prevent further damage. Thanks. |
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| I'll give you my two cent worth. This seems to be pretty normal, and has been discussed recently here. Your guitar should have the A Bracing, and I would assume that that is what your seeing. If you can't feel them when you run your hand across the top, I would say there's nothing to worry about. May'be someone more experienced will chime in here. |
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Location: SoCal | I, personally, think your guitar is falling apart. I'll be nice and give you $200 for it and I'll even come over and pick it up. Just to be nice..... |
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Location: big island | somewhat normal. if it gets worse, the guitar is probably too dry. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | It's normal. I've heard some folks (like you) voice their concern when they hadn't experienced it before, but never heard of anyone for whom it became a problem.
I once had an '82 Custom Legend 12 string where the bracing had "telegraphed" through like that. I called the service dept at Ovation and they reassured me there was nothing to worry about.
John <>{ |
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Location: SoCal | I've got a 25 year old 1537. If you really look, you can see the creases, but you've really got to look.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It's kind of like looking at the paneling in your family room and being able to "see" where the studs are. That's just the way it is. Dave |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
but you've really got to look.... Kinda like Raquel Welch in a sheath evening gown! |
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA | Thank you Mr. Moody. Will you be deducting your gasoline cost? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Eman:
Thank you Mr. Moody. Will you be deducting your gasoline cost? Well yeah...... |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
but you've really got to look.... Kinda like Raquel Welch in a sheath evening gown! |
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| I can't stop thinking about it. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Kinda like Raquel Welch in a sheath evening gown! or not...
Cropped to remove the hips due to possible younger viewers. Just take a glance at your favorite Ovation to continue the fantasy...
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Location: SoCal | You know, she's in her late 60's now and is still hot..... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Rachel, Sophia Loren and Lena Horne absolutely amaze me with their 'matured' beauty.
OK, we hijacked this thread in an appreciative way but now...
Back to our regular programming! My bad... |
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Location: SoCal | Ok, to hijack this thread again, where does the expression "my bad" come from? I assume that it means "my fault", but it seems to have popped up in the last year or so. Anybody know? |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | I've been hearing it for 20 years in my (computer geek) circles. Not something you want to hear your customer support representative say. ;-) "Yeah, I typed the command that you told me to, and now it's saying something about formatting /?!?!?!" "Uhh, my bad." |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | This is just one link I *found* .
It's been only within the past 10 or so years that I heard it locally. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
You know, she's in her late 60's now and is still hot..... that's because you're over 50, Paul |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
You know, she's in her late 60's now and is still hot..... that's because you're over 50, Paul
And old Raquel has become more refined...
Like a classic car or an old guitar...
[sounds like a line for a song...] |
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA | Thanks to all for your responses. Is it possible to delete all entries except for the pic of Raquel? I think she can actually remove the creases in my soundboard! (My Bad... M. Bol) |
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Location: ms | I`m the only stud in my living room..... |
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