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Location: College Station, Tx | I recently aquired a preacher in pretty poor condition, however, the hardware is mostly intact and the guitar appears to be salvagable. Im looking for a pickguard, a second set of tone and volume knobs, tuning pegs and any screws that hold pickguard in place ( most were stripped by previous owner)
parts could be original or NOS (New Old Stock) but id prefer to stay away from knock off parts if i can help it.....
if it wasnt 25 bucks at a garage sale i wouldnt have even bothered....but i know what its worth.....and would like to restore it......
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Location: GA USA | 25 bucks!!!!!!!!!
I'll give you 35 right now. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
There are a few people that hqve some of the NOS stuff you need. Miles on ebay in the "Sunny Ledges" store is good.
I remake a lot of the pickguards with wood veneer and have a Maple and a Koa set sitting around. What color is your Preacher's body?
You can replace the pups with 500k pots from several sources.
I replace the pickguard screws with "Gibson" style from Stewmac since the originals that Ovation usedare too thin and snap off on occasion.
Customer Service at Hamer/Ovation can provide a lot of your answers as well!
Look in my Gallery at some past projects! |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Hiney - welcome! Your post is pretty much the same as my first post here... the only difference is it was my old preacher that needed resurrecting.
So... I found all of the parts and haven't stopped buying parts since! There's a whole string of guitars coming down the line after the Preacher is done!
Have fun,
Mike |
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Location: College Station, Tx | ha..yeah ive had an ovation celebrity for a while and i was pretty stoked about finding an ovation hardbody for so cheap.....matter of fact i was pretty stoked about finding ANYTHING for 25 bucks....
MWoody....its mohagany....(i think thats spelled right)...and i love it...thanks for the 'bay store
this is not only my first ovation hardbody...but first rebuilding project....and its great to be able to find an oline community like this....
ill keep you guys updated.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Mahogany Natural or Mahogany with Red Tint? |
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Location: College Station, Tx | The Red Tinted Mahogany....
I got the electronics cleaned up and i gotta say the tone is pretty fantastic....the stereo plug thing is pretty fun .....the possibilities are exciting |
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Location: GA USA | So it's playable? Man, you got the bargain of the year. |
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