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guitarwannabee
Posted 2009-12-12 11:53 PM (#387382)
Subject: 12 string change today


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Location: Michigan		i went to the local guitar store ( huber breeze )today to have the once a year 1598merb strings changed.i supplied the strings and the charge to me was $15.00.it took the tech about 20 minutes and it was the best $15.00 i have spent in a while.
the store only has 3 ovation guitars in their display area and they are selling all ovations at 50% off.
i asked the owner about it and again he said he is trying to get rid of them.i asked if he could get adamas guitars and he said you want an adamas :confused: .he said yes and that he was just at the mothership 2 weeks ago watching them make ( i think he said ) guild guitars.
i guess ovation and adamas are still considered one of the most disrespected guitars of the guitar world.GWB
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MWoody
Posted 2009-12-13 1:21 AM (#387383 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Posts: 13996

Location: Upper Left USA		I don't know which part is harder to believe?

That you would pay someone to change your strings or the insinuation of Ovation liquidations.
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Trader Jim
Posted 2009-12-13 6:11 AM (#387384 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today


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Location: South of most, North of few
Originally posted by MWoody:


That you would pay someone to change your strings
Disgraceful!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-12-13 6:28 AM (#387385 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Posts: 10777

Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		I'm thinking that it might be worth $15 to get my T12 changed...
So long as I could watch! Maybe get some pointers.

Naw... I'd be telling him he was doing it wrong! :p
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AussieJames
Posted 2009-12-13 6:35 AM (#387386 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Posts: 3084

Location: Brisbane Australia		More importantly!!!

What was he selling at 50% off!!!!

Let me guess? CC44

AJ :rolleyes:
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WillaMuse
Posted 2009-12-13 10:22 AM (#387387 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Posts: 1433

Location: Right now?		I always have the local guitar store change the the strings on my 12 'ers because i can't see what I'm doing! They charge me $5.00. $15.00 is ridiculous! Yes, I could do it myself, but because I'm blind when it comes to close up work, it's just easier to have it done for me.

:(
Willa
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Beal
Posted 2009-12-13 10:30 AM (#387388 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Location: 6 String Ranch		I charge myself $15 each time I change strings. It's the only way I can make any money these days living on a fixed income.
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guitarwannabee
Posted 2009-12-13 11:12 AM (#387389 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today


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Location: Michigan		im like willa , i watched the guy do it and picked up a couple pointers a couple of years ago and when i tried it it took me about 2 hours because after about the fourth string i couldn't see the eyes on the tuners to thread the strings thru so i was using a magnifying :eek: glass to see that close up i said bulldung it was worth every bit of $15.00.
while they do it i just go hang out in the acoustic room and play high dollar guitars that i will never own so well worth the money to me.ive been dealing with these guys at this store for over 15 years and all of them are players and professional repairers with a good historys so i trust with my guitars .
by the way that is how i got started on adamas and ovation guitars.i brought in my 1966 epiphone john lennon casino to get appraised and setup and i went into the acoustic room and found an adamas millinuem that i thought was cool.i couldn't afford it then but i walked out of there with a cs 257 and that is how it all started.

oh almost forgot one of the ovations he had was the heroin one.GWB
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standing
Posted 2009-12-13 5:02 PM (#387390 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today



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Posts: 1456

Location: Texas		Maybe you should try changing one string yourself each month instead of having all 12 changed once a year… then you could pocket $1.25/month and have at least a couple of relatively-fresh strings at any given time?

;)
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guitarwannabee
Posted 2009-12-13 5:14 PM (#387391 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today


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Posts: 1486

Location: Michigan		i guess that we have it easy , can you imagine how long it would take a harp player to change strings :confused: :rolleyes:

i wonder how many strings are on a full size harp GWB
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twistedlim
Posted 2009-12-13 5:36 PM (#387392 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today


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Posts: 1119

Location: Michigan		Nothing wrong with that. The Huber folks are nice and I am sure you had some good BSing back and forth while they did the stringing.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-12-13 5:40 PM (#387393 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today
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Posts: 6268

Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		I dread the day I need to change the strings on the G-babies' ChromAharp!!! :eek:
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2009-12-13 6:15 PM (#387394 - in reply to #387382)
Subject: Re: 12 string change today


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December 2001
Posts: 7247

Location: The Great Pacific Northwest		Three words... Patterson Strobe Tuner.

Makes changing a 12-sting a breeze, takes about twice the time it takes to do a 6-sting... go figure.
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