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Location: Northwest Florida | My son borrowed my Model#1111 to perform and while he was waiting to be called to the stage the strap came loose and guitar fell resulting in a broken neck. My question is can I get a new one installed, where and is it worth the cost. The guitar is one of my most prized posessions, it was in mint condition and my son is devastated. Please advise. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Send it to the factory. John and Kim will work their magic on it, be good as new...
Email them (john.budny@kaman.com or kkeller-kmc@kaman.com) get a RG# and send it in, they will give you an estimate before performing work. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I'd secound that.
also I believe they still on vacation.
They close for last 2 weeks in july. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | John Budny emailed me that they would be gone until the 30th, so to wait on sending my 1115.
Now I'm not sure if I will do it, cuz everyone (well, a bunch of people) tells me...
"It's a 12-string, what do you expect?" (an OLD 12-sting too!)
Perfection! :cool:
edit-- In my email convestion, I heard a new neck estimated around $450. [ouch!]
But that is a slot-head 12. I don't know if that was what the neck woulda been... |
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Location: Tennessee | Sorry about that.
The question is: Did your son get to borrow a guitar from someone and do his set? Those are the true moments and memories to cherish.
I have boys who grew up around my guitars. Yes, there were some bumps and bruises along the way. But today I look back on the dents and dings with fondness ... they are treasured memories of time I spent with the boys sharing things together and hopefully passing along some life lessons.
The factory can put your guitar back together again. It won't be cheap, but what good memories are? It will be worth it. Call them when they get back from vacation and when your 1111 comes back you and your son will have a bonding moment. It's not the end of the world ... it could have been him that wound up with a broken neck. Count your blessings.
And welcome. Stick around. This is a good place to hang out from time to time. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | and...ask the factory to send the old neck back. It would make a great memory wall hanger. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | where is the neck broken? maybe luthier can fix it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yes, that's the question. If it's the peghead they can sometimes put those back on keeping the integrity of the original neck joint. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Done several repairs, in this regard. Done right, send it to The MotherShip. You will get a new neck, most likely. Repaired, you have an old warrior, with battle scars. You choose. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | my neck has more battle scars than any other in this fanclub (i think) and it was broken, deformed etc. and now it plays well and guitar sounds great.
if you don't mind look, i'd invest in repair. |
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Location: Northwest Florida | Thanks for the help. Both my son and I feel better knowing it can be repaired. I know that its not a big deal too many but the instrument has been a staple for my family. |
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Location: SoCal | If it's been a staple in your family, then it's very important. Get it fixed. You'd be amazed at what the factory can do. |
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| In any kind of an English accent you would get your lights punched out in a pub if anyone asked your name.
In fact you would sound just like Temp. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Bear in mind, though, that all guitar necks are not the same.
I have an 1111, too, and her neck feels very different to me than the newer ones do--so when I ordered Jewel from the factory I asked them to replicate the older one's neck for me. It's very close, but not exactly the same.
Having said that, I would still advise you to send yours to the Mothership hospital; the surgeons there are the best.
--Karen |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by schroeder:
In any kind of an English accent you would get your lights punched out in a pub if anyone asked your name. I knew you'd be the one to mention it! I'm glad it's been said, so I no-longer have to contemplate just how I was going to pull it off... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | I agree that the critical question here is exactly where the break is located. If its around the headstock, then you will probably have good luck working with a qualified local luthier. If the break requires that the entire neck be removed and or replaced, then you are better off shipping to Ovation. It is unusual to find an independent luthier that is comfortable working with Ovation neck joints.
Frank Ford from Gryphon Stringed Instruments in San Francisco runs a web site called Frets.com. It is a wealth of knowledge on anything and everything repair related. You can see some photo essays of repairs to some pretty nasty headstock breaks here , here , here and here . The things those guys can do are amazing! |
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Location: NJ | Factry. |
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