Why neck change ???
Standingovation
Posted 2005-05-06 11:06 AM (#151784)
Subject: Why neck change ???



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Location: Phoenix AZ		Does anyone know why Ovation 12 strings changed for 12 frets clear to 14 frets clear back in the 80's ???
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cliff
Posted 2005-05-06 11:23 AM (#151785 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???


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Location: NJ		Perhaps it was part of the effort to become "the Electric Player's Acoustic"??

What self-respecting HairMetalBand is gonna play their "PowerBallads" on a whimpy 12-fret neck without a cutaway (even though the only thing they played was 1st position G and Csus9 chords ;-) ?
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Mitchrx
Posted 2005-05-06 11:48 AM (#151786 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???


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Location: Carle Place, NY		This is just a guess.

Ovation changed to 14 frets clear of the body at the same time that they went with a Kaman bar in the neck of the 12 string models. There's a big difference in the way the neck is attached to the body with the Kaman bar necks. Perhaps using the Kaman bar allowed for the additional structural stability needed for the longer neck.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2005-05-06 12:12 PM (#151787 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???


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Location: SoCal		Pretty certain Mitch is right.
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Beal
Posted 2005-05-06 1:15 PM (#151788 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???



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Location: 6 String Ranch		good guess, give that man a cigar.
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cruster
Posted 2005-05-06 8:21 PM (#151789 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???


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Location: Midland, MI
Originally posted by cliff:
...(even though the only thing they played was 1st position G and Csus9 chords ;-) ?
What? There are *two* chords? Why didn't anyone tell me?!?!?!?!!!!!one!!!11!!!!eleven!!!
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-05-06 9:56 PM (#151790 - in reply to #151784)
Subject: Re: Why neck change ???



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Location: Phoenix AZ		There are always exceptions: I had an Adamas II with standard k-bar 14 fret neck. Had the neck replaced with a 14 fret truss rod neck. How day do dat ???
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