BTW this isn't my first Ovation but the first one I've messed with in about 15 years, I've had 2-3 other roundbacks over the years.. This early 1982 Black 1617 was aquired by my son @ a local pawn shop for two bills & is great shape & sounds fantastic unplugged & when plugged in it has some noise in the pot which I will try DeOxit on when I change the strings later tonight.. I plan on changing the 9V battery when I change the strings & have some new Lithium ones that I use in my Ibanez Bass..I will be very carefull with the battery cover & the mounting screw + hardware as I've read where they can/will cause trouble & might be kinda hard to come bye nowdays.. I bought a set of D'Addario .012"-.053"s Phosphor Bronze for it as that's the gauge it has on it now & the setup it pretty good & sounds nice & warm.. The concentric knob/s are both missing & for now I put two small peices of rubber tubbing on as to allow them to be turned for function, I wonder if these knobs can be aquired from Ovation any longer or if maybe one from a Fender Jazz bass might possibly work? There are also a few others that are used on basses & teles available if I can't get an original factory part.. The ebony fretboard needs to be cleaned really well & I will use 0000 steel wool then lemon oil & polish the frets with mothers polish, I'll tape each fret off with blue tape first.. The bridge has o lot of black grunge on it & it'll get the same treatment as well.. The body will get cleaned well & a fresh coat of guitar polish.. Tuner nuts are slightly loose & just needs a little love to bring it back to perfection.. |