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Location: Hastings, Michigan | What do you think about the Adamas on ebay (item 730804532) with a "It needs some work on the bridge, which would not be too costly, just needs time in the shop to bring it back to new." How about internal braces also seperating? If you want to look at (seller) Montana Rush try; http://www.mediadamage.com/cart/ct_products.cfm?CAT_id=7 |
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Location: Midland, MI | Welcome to the OFC, Andrew. I know next to nothing about Adamas (do they make a uke?), but you could always contact the Ovation service department and see if they could give you an estimate on repairing a lifted bridge. Compared to the value of an Adamas, I'd think the cost would be relatively low. But, like I said...
Oh, or you could just drive a couple of big honkin' sheet metal screws into the wings of the bridge...a little DIY project!! Someone get MWoody over here, I have an idea... :)
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | That item number doesn't return anything on ebay for me. |
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Location: SoCal | Try this link: Item number: 7308045329 Ovation Adamas 12 String |
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Location: SoCal | 7 feedback, no photos (yet), no description - hmmm. just remember, there could be other damage to the top...and, the statement from the factory is they don't refinish the Adamas top.
gee, this one might be interesting. |
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Location: Midland, MI | 7 feedbacks? When I looked at the link Noah put up, the seller only has four feedbacks (well, five, but two are from the same seller), they were all for items purchased, and the most expensive one was $49.95.
Now, it could be a legitimate auction/seller. But, I'd be getting a phone number, some pictures, and a serial number for the guitar before I bid on it (not that I would bid on it, but..) |
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Location: Hastings, Michigan | I emailed the lady, she says "Now the bridge is laying flat. It is the neck that has lifted slightly." Serial numbers are "I would say *S* 4459. What do you guys think of that? I would love an Adamas 12 string (that I could afford).
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Location: Upper Left USA | Andrew,
NO!
No pictures, no realistic description, built on the Fame of who?
Hang around this board and you will find an Adamas 12 without issues for under $1000, no problem!
Hang around a little more and you may find an Adamas 12 or Custom Legend 12 for around $800.
Tell us more about what or where you play. Take part in the dialogue and before long opportunity will happen. This is a great place place where all the members look after each other! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | What amazes me is that 8 people actually bid on this thing. I'd walk away from this one as fast as I could. Adamas 12'ers come up on ebay all the time. You'll find a much better one. Dave |
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Location: Midland, MI | ...This is a great place place where all the members look after each other! Note to self: Double check firewall rules to make sure MWoody's IP address is still blocked from viewing the web cam. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Was that the Catbox Cam or the Wine Cabinet Cam?
Here's a couple of mine:
Olympic Mountains from Silverdale
Mt. St, Helens eruption Cam |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Uh oh. Hey Mike, have you check your Mt SH cam lately? Just looked and all I get is a gray picture. Volcanic ash maybe? :eek: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Check back later! Fog or fallout! One or the other! :eek: |
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Location: East Tennessee | Fog or fallout! One or the other! I just checked and I can't tell. Glad I live in Tennessee where the greatest danger is the 5;00 comute. :)
By the way, I wouldn't bid on the item either. |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Good news. As of 4:30 EST I can see that at least the base of Mt. SH is still there. Either that or someone is dangling a really nasty piece of moldy bread in front of the cam. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Moldy Bread. |
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Location: Hastings, Michigan | Thanks guys for the good advice - I don't want to get a bucket of troubles. Mwoody asked what I play; Mostly I play in church, but play a few local (free) gigs per year. I love to play Beatles, and Pop, and sometimes I get out my old Gibson SG and rock. I play only fine guitars, and I want to get a 12 string. Ovation is the only guitar that has a strong enough neck for a 12 string (in my opinion). I liked the OP50 electronics with the LOW-Z output (never have a low battery) and the on-board tuner (with 12 strings). |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Andrew,
Take a look in Tony Calman's Gallery! |
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Location: SoCal | The textured top Adamas 12-str is now back in the hands of Dan Roten (was originally his.)
Now have the as-new 6759 Custom Legend (natural) 12-str back. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Drew....
Welcome...we have a few Michiganders here. Where is Hastings? |
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Location: Midland, MI | Come on, Brad, *everyone* knows that Hastings is just a bit northwest of Nashville. You do know where Nashville is, right?
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Location: south east Michigan | I had to ask 3 people here at work until I found out that Hastings is in the lower, left hand corner of the mitten. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Hastings is a few stops north of Yonkers on the Metro North Hudson River line. Dave |
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Location: south east Michigan | Michigan is the location of this Hastings...stop pudding me on Dave. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I was born in Yonkers and I don't remember Hastings, but I was very young then. :D
Just to keep this post on topic, I still wouldn't bid on this guitar. :cool: |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | "Hastings-On-Hudson" is three stops north of Yonkers, just before Dobbs Ferry. See map (green train line).
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/html/mnrmap.htm |
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Location: Hastings, Michigan | Thanks for the tip MWoody, Hey Tony, cool Legend guitar. Are you interested in a Line 6 Spider Modeling Amp? It's got a cool deep tupe sound as one of the models, but I confess, I plug my electric into it until my ears hurt.
Hastings is between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids (way to the left-West of Nashville) Michigan. |
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Adamas on ebay, bridge lifted?