I needed some advice on how to go about repairing a 1117-4. I posted here previously in search of a luthier in Virginia Beach, but had no luck finding anybody willing to work on this beautiful Ovation. With the Mother Ship gone, I really had no other choice, so the guitar is now in Japan with me, but I know there is no way I'm going to find anybody out here to work on this Ovation for me. It looks like I'm going to have to hack at this thing myself...

 As you can see, she's a beauty...