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Location: Boise, Idaho | The K1111 Balladeer reissue arrived this morning. I didn't expect it until after Christmas, since Bobbo's took 10 days and we've had all the snow around the country.
Anyway, it's only 2 days till Christmas and I could probably wait and make it my Christmas present to myself, but a big part of me wants to "inspect it for possible damage." I know that if I do that, I'll tune it up and have to play it just to test it and then it will join its mates in the music room. Another part of me would like to experience the joy of opening a guitar case on Christmas morning and seeing a new guitar. Even though I bought it for myself with money I made from selling another one, I have never had the experience of actually getting a guitar as a Christmas or birthday present. (Saying "OK that counts as your present" doesn't quite cut it.)
All emotional issues aside, does anyone know if there would be a problem, in case there is any damage, heaven forbid, with waiting until Christmas morning before doing the inspection? |
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Location: Tennessee | Mark ... when I got the Lennon, it was counting as a Christmas gift. It got opened, inspected, played, and then put back in the box and under the tree. If there was a chance to do it all over again ... I'd leave it be for two days. It is worth having the joy of opening it up on Christmas morning. We boys always need special toys to open on christmas. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Mark right now it's 3:53 AM Wednesday the 24th, Christmas eve morning in China. SO it's not THAT EARLY. Go ahead OPEN IT !! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Patience Grasshopper...
You should wait for it to warm-up anyway.
So wait about 40 hours.
[I shouldn't have typed that... It makes it sound so long...] |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I could have it opened and sold by Christmas. :D
that said, I'd wait. I've got one showing up on Christmas eve, but it's my birthday present, so I'm going to open it right away. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My incoming Glenn Campbell is (wuz) scheduled to be here today... But that ain't happenin' :mad:
So I might get it tomorrow, and after Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon...
I may hafta wait until Christmas to open it. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I would inspect for damage right away. But if you really want to wait for Christmas, have a knowledgable friend open and inspect it while you're out of the room. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | A few hours isn't gonna make any 'impact' on any damage.
Wait...Surprise yourself...  |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Depends on who the carrier was. But even more importantly, what a huge letdown it would be to open it Christmas morning and find a snapped peghead! |
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Location: Sugar Land, TX | I can't feel too bad for ya. I've had a new "O" still packaged in the factory box under the tree since December 5th. I told my wife it gets opened first thing tomorrow morning. My reason is to play some Christmas music for the family. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Depends on who the carrier was. But even more importantly, what a huge letdown it would be to open it Christmas morning and find a snapped peghead! You are almost as pessimistic as I am. I'm going to have my daughter do an inspection. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Open it up now and sleep in Thursday morning. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Brad, although the kids are too old to wake us up early on Christmas, I'm too old to sleep in. I overslept this morning. Woke up at 7:05, but still made it in to work, even with the new snow slowing down traffic, by 8:05. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Have another family member open it to check for damage. If no problems, then wait till Christmas. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I took it out of the box, but left it in the case and had my daughter do a damage inspection. She said it had a "stripe", which I figured was the middle panel. She left the case unlatched and I couldn't resist. Beautiful. Has really dark wood down the center, which makes it very distinctive. Back under the tree. Pictures on Christmas. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Mark,
I'm proud of you. :cool: |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Oh yeah, sure! Sate your curiosity and make US wait... 
:D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know that patience is not one of your virtues, Iffy. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Kettle... pot...
But guilty as charged!  |
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| Iffy~ your post at 11:10 is hilarious! |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Kettle... pot...
But guilty as charged! |
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| Wait - you may never manage to get one delivered this close to Christmas again. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | SWMBO said I should put it under the tree and wait for Christmas, so it doesn't matter what you guys say. (OK so I peeked a little.) I guess that means she didn't get me a guitar for Christmas. Now that was a real surprise. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I try to make it a point (no matter how difficult) to ignore the box by the doorway and take the time to listen to my Wife and pay attention to her before taking the package into my Man Room.
Besides, isn't the anticipation one of the more enjoyable side effects?
With anything? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | open it. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Took pics, tuned it and played it. Wonderful, classic Ovation sound. Haven't found any flaws, so the FRG mystery remains.
SWMBO also got me a foot controller, which is way over my head. Ebay purchase that came with directions in every language but English, so I need to look for those on line. Post pictures later. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
SWMBO also got me a foot controller, which is way over my head. I don't even know which way to go with this. |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
I don't even know which way to go with this. Sure you do -- let's have it!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I knew exactly what I was talking about. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Hey Mark, are you sure that foot controller is really that difficult to figure out? It only had two on/off buttons! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks for your help with that, Brad. It works fine and looks like new. The one I'm having trouble with is a Behringer FCB 1010 programmable (supposedly) MIDI controller. They are a bit difficult, even for people who know what they are doing. I thought it would sync with my Behringer amp, but apparently I need version 2.4 to do that and mine is 2.3. |
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Location: closely held secret | Always a version short and a day late...
Mark, which is version 2.3, the amp or the controller? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The controller Eprom is 2.3. I'll get an upgraded chip someday. Meanwhile, back to the plain old acoustic, deep, shiney, bowl. Love it:
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Location: closely held secret | Mark, that's a beautiful guitar.
Here\'s a site where you can not only buy a new eprom for it, but he's fixed the bugs in the original firmware. Those FCB1010's are nice units for the money. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Congrats Mark. Indeed a beautiful and a very distinctive guitar. It's on my wish list. |
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Location: Tennessee | Damn, Mark ... that looks like a Dewey Weber creation! You sure got the luck of the draw with that top. Lemme know if you want to trade. Seriously. You can see the three boards in mine but I don't have The Stripe.
These are really nice handmade guitars. Fit and finish was fantastic. The attention to detail is phenomenal. The aged ivory binding is really well done ... very close in color to the original Josh White. I'm a big pearloid fan (tastefully done, of course) so the rosette on this guitar knocks me out. It is always interesting how the neck just feels different on these guitars with the smaller headstock and 14° angle, even though the profile (this one has a bit of a V to it) is distinctly Ovation. The Kluson Deluxe tuners are a nice touch.
This guitar rings like a bell! So much that when it first got here, it sort of barked when played hard. Definitely had never been played except for maybe a strum to two in QA. It is loosening up and getting all the parts working together now that it is getting played almost daily. I think you have to get a lot of vibration into a guitar before the mojo starts oozing back out.
These are the best brand new $700 guitars on the the planet. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | They had one more on ebay and it looks like the offer expired without being accepted. Someone should snap it up. |
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Shall I open it early?