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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2316
Location: Pueblo West, CO | It looks like someone was a good boy this year. |
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Joined: February 2016 Posts: 1802
Location: When?? | Congratulations! I suppose Santa doesn't do photo narrations on some of his luthier jobs so as not to blow the surprise element for the good boys on his list ;-)
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Joined: July 2019 Posts: 106
Location: northern Georgia | These are just so very nice. Wonderful to see someone put such artistry into instruments based on Ovation main components. Bravo! |
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2316
Location: Pueblo West, CO | DarenSavage - 2020-01-04 8:33 AM I found this pearl of a guitar under my tree Christmas morning. Lucky me! I've renamed it Black Pearl Parlor. Dan and I played together with his Black Pearl guitar. They sound great together. Sadly, no video/audio; you have to take our word for it. It was fun modifying the 8117 shallow bowl guitar case to fit this guitar. |
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Joined: December 2016 Posts: 128
| It didn't go exactly as we thought it would; it went better! I'm glad we took your advice and left the Custom Ultra's case alone. |
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2316
Location: Pueblo West, CO | Me, too.
I'm also glad we took our own advice and didn't attempt to install a new battery case in the Custom Ultra or the pick-up in your banjo.
Nothing like having a project go south on you in the middle of a nice, relaxing vacation. |
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Joined: December 2016 Posts: 128
| Me, trois.
We also wisely left the Aspen AD-35 intact. Then again, there's nothing like a project going right at the end of a relaxing vacation ('Vette shock!). |
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2316
Location: Pueblo West, CO | We did replace the teeny-tiny strap buttons on the Aspen. Were we going to electrify it by adding a pre-amp?
Yes. That project (Vette shock) went better than I expected. Almost like we knew what we were doing. |
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Joined: December 2016 Posts: 128
| We did replace the strap buttons. We talked about electrifying it, but we decided it would be better to leave it alone. |
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2316
Location: Pueblo West, CO | That's right. As I recall, I was sketchy about cutting into the Brazilian rosewood sides. |
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Joined: December 2016 Posts: 128
| To be honest, once we started talking seriously about modding the Aspen, I got a bit sketchy too. |
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