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Location: NY | Hey guys!
Hope everyone well. Ok so here's a tough question: Does anyone know what year Ovation went to the more unfinished necks? Let me explain a bit further....My love for the ovation/adamas guitars has been sort of reawakened and I bought a few. A 6 string Adamas I bought has a super smooth matte finish. Feels glorious!! All the others (Adamas 1885-12, 2002 Collector, 2000 Collector and 1999 Collector have more of a completely unfinished neck. Can feel the grain and all. I much prefer the silky neck vanishes in my hand kinda feel. If anyone knows when they went to that more open grain vibe... it would be helpful to me as I continue to look to add to my collection. Thanks in advance! |
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | Somewhere in the 90s.
I had a Book Elite (1996) and a mid-90s Custom Legend that both had the open grain finish on the neck and headstock that you're describing. |
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Location: NY | Thanks Dan!!! I have two Adamas guitars... I just figured out how to date them. My 6 string is a 92 (baby smooth finish) my 12 string is a 94 (open grain kinda thing) so I'll guess 92/93 would have been the cutoff....
Thanks again!! |
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Location: Indiana | They called it a "Hand Rubbed Urethane Oil" in their brochures. I wasn't a big fan.
Don't think it completely replaced the gloss finish at the time. Started in the early 90's (93ish).
Since you aren't a fan of actually feeling the grain, this won't appeal to you... but I've refinished several necks with TruOil gun stock finish. A similar product but much darker... penetrates deeper and richer feel and look.
Personally, I love it.
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Location: When?? | I didn't think I would like the grainy finish (2000 was my first) since I was used to smooth, gloss finish, but after a short while it began to grow on me, and now the gloss finishes almost seem antique and delicate compared to the grainy that feels more rugged and.. for lack of a better term.. safe. It just takes more maintenance than the gloss. |
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Location: NY | Wow Jonmark... that looks cool as hell! Very rich! Gives me an idea... wonder if something is available to sort of fill the grain.... mmm.
Thanks to all for your responses! |
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Location: Indiana | One of those things you really have to see in person, CMP. Especially with Mahogany... turns the grain dark. Like you drew it all out in black sharpie. As I said, penetrated really deep like Tung Oil. I get the necks sanded/steel wooled smooth, apply this (super easy) with a rag, and build it up in multiple coats. Just so pretty. Feels great to my hand. TruOil is readily available online and at gun shops. What I haven't tried is applying this over the Ovation Urethane Oil. I have a couple with that finish I'd like to treat like this, but I assume Ovations oil penetrates like this stuff does, so, even with sanding, don't know if I'd get the same deep results. Dan Savage re-topped a parlor for me with one of these Urethane Oil necks. That's going to be my first test. Will let you know.
Edited by Jonmark Stone 2020-09-21 6:30 PM
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | According to the Tru-Oil MSDS, it's basically Stoddard solvent, (mineral spirits) linseed oil and some other 'proprietary' oil. This sounds like it has similar properties, i.e.: a drying oil that is similar to Tung Oil. It should work fine over the urethane finish on the Parlor.
Edited by DanSavage 2020-09-21 8:29 PM
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Location: Colorado | My original slothead adamas essentailly has no finish on the neck.... love it.... |
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