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Location: Converse, Texas | Got some pearloid buttons from Ovation the other day for my 2005 Collectors. SAWEET!!!!!!!!!! As much as I like the gold, I'm liking the pearloids better. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Yes, it's an improvement....I did it last summer. Also on my 2002 Collectors', 1777 Legend and my Adamas Melissa Etheridge 12-string. It's nice not to have to worry about wiping off the gold to prevent tarnishing.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Gold Upside:
Glitters like, er, Gold.
Gold Downside:
Fingerprints and eventual tarnish.
Pearloid Upside:
No prints, consistent and bright.
Pearloid Downside:
some additional cost to obtain
Ebony Upside:
Looks exquisite and classy! Black goes with everything.
Ebony Downside:
Cost and availability. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Note - EBONY buttons are not the same thing as BLACK PLASTIC buttons.
The luthier who built my baritone made his own buttons out of zebrawood. I don't know how he did it, but they are really nice.
Dave
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Location: CT | I love the pearloids. When I got my Custom Legend in the early '80s, I felt ripped off because the Anniversary and Legend had the gold which I thought looked classier. Now to me they not only look better, they're also not tarnished like a lot of gold hardware on eBay O's. I just swapped out the gold ones on my Legend LX 12 string and not only like the looks better, but 26 bucks is a small price to pay for not having to wipe down 12 tiny gold buttons everytime I play. |
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Location: New York, NY | Wow Dave, that uke is a beaut! Who's the luthier who made it for you?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by vcnyls:
Wow Dave, that uke is a beaut! Who's the luthier who made it for you?
Duane Heilman (Blackbear Ukuleles, Yakama WA). He makes some incredible stuff.
Dave |
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| that is a nice uke |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by matrix:
that is a nice uke ... for the price of an adamas. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Note - EBONY buttons are not the same thing as BLACK PLASTIC buttons.
The luthier who built my baritone made his own buttons out of zebrawood. I don't know how he did it, but they are really nice.
Dave
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Jeff, quit looking in the mirror ... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Strange but, I just can't seem to look away..... |
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Pearloid Buttons on my 2005 Collectors
