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Location: Hong Kong | Hi all, first post!
A guy I know has a Korea-made Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CS-257 for sale and I hoping it'll become my first Ovation! It has a beautiful tobacco sunburst finish, and the binding is yellowing nicely with age.
My question is, how much is a fair price to pay? I think it's around eight years old. Also, the action is kind of high. How would I go about lowering it?
Thanks a lot! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | A good way to get an idea of price is to check completed eBay auctions. You can download an owner's manual which will have instructions on neck adjustments. You can also use the Search function for this site and find threads discussing it. If the action is more than just 'kind of high', there may be a more serious problem.
By the way, welcome to the club. You'll find friendly and knowledgeable friends here. |
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Location: Texas | Hi BP - I am not an expert on the Celebrity but I would assume a used one - 300 to 400 max - and that might be pushing it. You might look at the USA made Elite - a little more money but might be worth it. There are some on ebay that are close to the price you are looking at -some have "make an offer." Check them out on Harmoney Central, you might like them. IMHO :p |
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Location: Texas | and I forgot to say - not sure about the celebrity but some have shims under the bridge that can be taken out to lower the action. |
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Location: Hong Kong | Thanks for the pointers, I'll check out prices on ebay.
I don't think the high action is a serious problem -- the neck looks fine and the bridge seems to be lying flat on the soundboard. Hopefully there are some shims that can be removed. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | If you're going to spend 3-400$$ I would definitely look for a usa made Ovation. I'm sure you can pick one up for that, in really nice shape too. |
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Location: NJ | I just got new pricing on the 1577 ultra. it has the op pro and uSA pickup assembled in USA. if interested contact me. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | What Al said. I played an Ultra last night. They are pretty nice. I wouldn't spend much on a CS 257 or any other shallow bowl. I bought 2 CS247s, which I think are better guitars, since they have mid bowls, but paid $200 to $300 for them. I like to think I got good deals on them or I wouldn't have bought them. Prices vary a bunch, subject to availability, location and taste. |
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