Well, the time has come everyone! The first draft of the 2015 OFC Calendar is off to the editors. Of course, in order for this project to fly at all, I need to know how many to order. So here's the deal:

The cost for the calendars in the continental United States will be $20. This includes the calendar, shipping fees, and Paypal fees with the exception regarding international shipping detailed immediately below.

I know many of our overseas members have inquired about shipping, but I can only provide a ballpark figure based on the U.S. Postal Service website. I can estimate the size and weight of course, but beyond that it is pure guesswork. From what I can tell, shipping to Europe and Australia will run about $12 extra to send it via First Class mail. Of course I can try to combine orders and ship for those who can easily get them around to each other. So when you order, please be sure to remind me if you are overseas so I can budget everything accordingly.

I do have one uncomfortable confession to make. Because I waited for the reopening of the factory, I am going to be cutting it close to get them to you for Christmas. I promise that I will move them out promptly once they have been printed, but I am being told it's a four week turnaround. 'Tis the season I guess

What this means is that the sooner I receive payment the better, so I can have the envelope/box addressed and ready to go the minute I pick up the calendars.

This is important! The spreadsheet I use to track everything is sorted by your OFC user name. Please be certain to include it however you contact me so I can keep records straight. This is especially important if you communicate via email.

Payments can be made via Paypal to:

ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com

I would prefer not to post my address on an open internet forum. So if you prefer to send a check or money order, please contact me via email and let me know. Email is best; as last year I could not empty my PM box fast enough to keep up with the orders. Again, use ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com.


Be certain of course to include your shipping address when you order

Paypal sent Patch.

Bernie, I am travelling right now, but will get back k to you Monday.

Thanks to all for the many compliments, but we are not out of the woods yet. We need more orders placed. Every year we tend to cut it pretty fine to breaking even. We have quite a ways to go to get there for this year, so please keep those orders coming.

Thanks 360. We've ordered about half the number needed to pay for the project. Hopefully others will keep chiming in.

Bernie, check your PMs.

Thanks Bernie.

Keep the orders coming everyone. We are slowly but surely climbing the "Break Even" ladder.

This is my early-in-the-week reminder to order more calendars. At present, we have not covered enough ground to pay for the printing, much less the shipping. So for those of you that are putting it off until the last minute, please be aware that you are shortening my life span a little bit....

Thanks guys. Keep'em coming folks! We have a little ways to go yet.

I am presentaly waiting to hear from the proofers, which should be anytime now. Based on what they say, I will make any necessary revisions and off it goes to print.

With this week's orders added in, I estimate that I can now pay for the printing, which leaves packing and shipping costs yet to cover. (The hidden costs in there are the Paypal fees, which can be reasonalby impressive with this many orders.) I try to price things so as to break as close to even as possible because I want people to be able to afford these. Based on the last couple of years, we usually move about 100 calendars. So this year, I have ordered 110. The betting man in me says we'll make it, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

So does anyone want to order some more Christmas presents?

This is your weekly reminder to place orders now if you want them by Christmas.

Whoops! Double post. Sorry 'bout that...

I hope to be shipping calendars some time next week.

Anyone else want one....hint, hint....

This is Saturday.

If all goes as planned, I should pick up the calendars on Tuesday and with luck, have them shipped by Wednesday night. (Cross your fingers AND your toes....)

If you want them by Christmas, try to order before the 15th.

In the meantime, thanks to all who have helped make this possible. I hope you all like what you see.

They were not ready today. The printer says tomorrow, and I hope to put a bunch in the mail as soon as I pick them up.

Any last minute orders before I get in my car tomorrow morning?

A whole bunch went into the mail today, including all international orders. (Man can you get stuck at a post office forever at this time of year or what?!)

Just a few more boxes to pack and send tomorrow.

Much like last year, if you ordered fewer than four copies, it was cheaper to ship them individually, and I'll never understand how the USPS figures out its pricing....

I hope everyone likes 2016. As always, I've thought of about a dozen different things I'd like to add, now that it's too late.

So now that things are almost wrapped up for Christmas and just for fun, feel free to take a look at the last year's calendar gallery.

2015 OFC Calendar Thumbs

PHEW!!!!!!

All orders that have been paid for are on their way. And yes, there are still a few left, although I have not done a final tally.

Thanks again everyone and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Hopefully all that have been shipped thus far will get where they are going in the next couple of days. Please remember that if you ordered fewer than four that they were mailed in separate envelopes as it was less expensive, and this little project usually comes darn close to breaking even as it is.

I started another thread about leftovers, but will post those comments here as well just in case someone misses it.

People keep asking via PM's and emails, so I'll lay this out here.

I do still have some calendars left, and I am keeping a few in reserve, just like every year, just in case some do not get where they are going for some reason. But for now, I am comfortable saying we have at least 10 left that can be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

I will mail them as quickly as possible, but can no longer guarantee them by Christmas. (Although you never know.)

Also, it is worth mentioning that I will be travelling from Christmas through the New Year, so if you want one (or more) shipped before then, get your order in before Christmas Eve, and I will make every effort to get it out before I leave.

And once again, thank you to all who sent pictures and of course all who bought one or more.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Got it Saturday Patch. Awesome job (once again).   2016 is lookin' purdy good!

Now you all know the reason I cut it so close to Christmas. I had the project nearly done by the end of September, but when I heard what was going to be happening in October, it did not take long to make up my mind about waiting and putting it in for next year, even if it meant delaying the print until the Christmas crush. But in a roundabout way, Ovation's 50th Birthday gets celebrated for two months instead of one. It certainly seemed fitting to me anyway.

Just so everyone knows:

You can still order a calendar, but I will be on the road and unable to mail any more of them until January 4th. If you want one, please send payment as they are first-come, first-served. (That really is the only way to be fair about it.) In the event that we run out, I will use the time stamp from Paypal to decide who wins out. (Again, that seems the only fair way to go about it.)

Thank you everyone, and Merry Christmas once again!

Keep me posted Standing. If nothing shows up in a reasonable time  let me know.

Holy Cow!  Look at Miss November!!!  Dan did a kick @$$ job on a guitar that was becoming unplayable for the last time in her life. The 485th Ovation made, that had passed through many hands, that had been triaged in so many ways, so many times, underwent a beautiful restoration. She is beautiful, easy to play and has a voice that most Ovations would die for. Thank you, so very much, Dan...and thank you Patch for showcasing her in your calendar...it is quite the honor.

Back to work today after an unpaid forced winter vacation, so VERY HAPPY to have my OFC 2016 Calendar sitting in my office!! Now I can count the days to my next time off - while drooling over guitar porn... THANKS PATCH !!

Several people have asked me to hold calendars over the holiday for them, and I have been happy to do so. But now there are very few left. If you have not paid yet, please do so soon. If you have changed your mind, please let me know as I want to post a number available for those who may still want one.

FWIW, there are fewer than ten still hanging around. (Get it? ).

I think I can safely assume that all orders have made it to their destinations, some admittedly with more hiccups enroute than others. There are five left, and they are now available. Please see my new thread for details:

Just a few calendars left...