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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OK, now I understand.
The "new" critter arrived today. Besides a minor finish fissure below the bridge (ubiquitous, to be sure), and the need for a BIG dose of Fabreze & baking soda, its sound-as-a-dollar (current world economics, notwithstanding).
The tone is, assuredly, "woody". Totally different voice than any other "O" I have, or remember hearing in Portland, @ gh1's OFC-NW shindig.
Immediately removed the original strings (they looked that old, anyway). There's a bunch of white crap inside the bowl, and no, I'm not going to snort any of it!
The electronics work great. The frets are moderately worn, with some divots in the fretboard, in the first position. I may need to contact The Wizards about a refret/resurface job.
Can't wait to get back home, do a thorough cleaning, and restring the critter!
I will post some photos, and register at Tup's place.
Way too cool. |
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Location: big island | welcome seesquare to the 1537 Newbie Club. i'd show you around the place but i'm new here too.
congratulations and i look forward to photos of your cleaned and re-strung new critter. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | When I grow up and join will you show me around Chris?
Congratulations!
I was kinda in the Club but mine was broken and shouldn't count. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | As Bill Shakespeare installed in his protaganists a "tragic flaw", yours is obviously Magnaminity. You keep sending that positive energy out into The Void, and it will find its way back, eventually.
My story (& delusional system), and I'm stickin' to it.
This critter may need a road trip your direction, anyhoo.
Keep the faith!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was a new member about 18 months ago. I thought all Ovations should sound like that. Now I realize how boring that would be. After playing my 1537 last night, I still think it plays and sounds better than anything I have. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | And, in the interest of full disclosure, my 1115 is headed to Ohio soon, to help out another OFC Brother. This latest acquisition takes away much of the grief & bereavement. Y'think?! |
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Location: PDX | I must of missed it -- how did you come by the 1537?
Nice grab BTW.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | FleaBay, out of a pawnshop in Missouri. Flew under the radar, quite successfully. Serial #301992, so birthday in late 1983. Rather filthy, at the moment. Yes, its already disassembled. "Hey, Bubba, watch this!" |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | congrats...phil |
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Location: Orange County, California | Nice!! We are all waiting for the report once you get 'er cleaned up and fitted with some fresh strings. :D :D :D |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OK, recent developments. There WAS a hairline fracture through the top, below the bridge (saw a sliver of light from the porthole-side). Put the body into my homemade jig, pressed the top back into the proper plane, and slathered some cyanocrylate from the backside. Seems to be working. Put a thin ribbon of the stuff on the top of the crack, and will do some judicious scraping this evening with a single-edge razor blade & Scotchtape. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by seesquare:
will do some judicious scraping this evening with a single-edge razor blade & Scotchtape. When you get done shaving your legs, show us some pictures of the geetar. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I have washed, shaved, strung & plucked. The photos are in the Gallery. I am a happy camper.
No, I have the ultimate "O" woody......guitar.
Geez, this critter has a "full-figure" tone profile- fat bottom & broad top. Maybe I oughta call this one "Marilyn"! |
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Location: closely held secret | EXCELLENT! What a beautiful finish!
Nice grab! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | nice going, Chris. It'll make that 1115 a good friend. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Jeff, I am sending my SECOND 1115 out, within the week. Now, I'm not saying your scenario is impossible, but I have some serious infatuation to process with this acquisition. So, don't hold your breath! |
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Location: big island | seesquare,
is that a tobacco burst? whatever it is, i really like it. quite the "critter" ya got there. you are apparently still alive and well so i assume the white powdery stuff inside the guitar was not anthrax. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yeah, the ease of removal leads me to believe someone was "de-skunking" the critter with baking soda. At least it wasn't tomato juice!
I guess tobacco burst is the color scheme. It refinished rather well, anyway. Going after a 1537 with clamps, Superglue, scratchpads, electronics cleaner, razorblades, & rubbing compound is, admittedly, a bit ballsy & audacious, but it had to be done.
BTW, the floating fretboard is a novel piece of engineering, with an aluminum insert in it, no less! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | In 1983 I had No Idea that nr.1537 would become famous (among insiders) Like Chuck Berry says.."U never can tell".. ;)
Vic :cool: |
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