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Location: Germany | Hi ! My name is Kate and I am a newbie here from Germany ! Looking for a 1614 Folklore in natur or sunburst! Seller should be willing to ship to Germany (I am aware of the costs, sigh).
Anybody here wanting a new nice home for her/his 1614 ??
Greetings from overseas and Merry Xmas ! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Kate,
Welcome to the board! Always great to see new members here.
There is a 6774 which is a 1995 Folklore model on ebay. The seller says us, canada and PR, if no one on the board has one they want to part with, maybe someone here could(Adopt) or obtain it for you and ship it out..Just a thought. it has a $790 starting bid and a buy it now at $799 us dollars. $40 shipping.
you may also be able to contact the seller via email and see if he won't consider shipping the guitar to Germany. If he has no bites and my guess is he might consider shippng it to you.
The shipping amount would change and you would be responsible for the taxes-export fees.(Im not sure what that comes to on a guitar of this amount.)
here is thelink....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1995-Ovation-6774-Folklore-Country-Artist-Guita...
hope it helps. |
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Location: Germany | Thanks for the warm welcome and the hint! It gives me a great feeling that people here care for each other.
I really really like to have an older folklore without cutaway, I am keen on the 1614. So I will patiently wait until I find a 1614,(Which is difficult for me :-))
I was already reading here a quite a while before registering and your infos and comments already bewared me for paying moon prices for an ultra or pinnacle here on ebay Germany :-) |
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Location: Germany | oh and what do you guys think about that on ebay
? WOuld that be an alternative to the 1614 ?
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180066612782&inde... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The 1114 and 1614 models come up very often on ebay. I prefer these two deep bowl older models over the newer 6774 mid depth model. The 1114 in the link above looks very nice. Dave |
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Location: Germany | Hi Dave, THANKS, I know you you have no xray- eyes but more experience , should I be worried about the crack ? And it has steal strings, right ? |
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Location: East Tennessee | The biggest difference ,besides the cutaway is that the 1614 is a 12 fret neck where as the 6774 is a 14 fret neck. This will change the sound more than the cutaway will. |
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Location: Germany | Oh yes, good point ! (But even if you now faint, I am woman and ähem the look of the guitar must also appeal to me to inspire me playing :-)) and I prefer non cutaways) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I my unleared opinion, they spec about the same. But the 1114 has no electrics. But with a deep-bowl, I'm sure it would fill a room. I would email seller for a close-up of the crack. I would also contact the seller about how new a case he is offering, unless you got one. If I were the seller, I would have also put new strings on before I photographed it. Look at the crud on the 1st & 2nd strings. I would have invested $7 to make it look/sound better (or less, he owns a store!).
I'd also wait for a more learned opinion, but with a BIN I wouldn't wait too long.
Merry Christmas, with the time-shift, yours is about over... So Happy New Year.
edit- As a Man, I like the cutaway. Looks agressive. |
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Location: Germany | Thanks Arthur ! I like the comment about the cutaway very much :-)
I am really tempted to get that piece right now, seller has good feedback and offered a case as well..Iknow the price is not too cheap but here in Europe it is difficult to lay hands on a folklore ! |
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Location: ranson,wva | dave and most others know where my feeling lay when it comes to the 1114 folklore. if i had my way every one would own one..lol.
mine is 1974 1114-4 folklore. its been beat,broken,cracked and repaired,i can honestly say with the exception of #47 the 1114 is the best sounding acoustic ovation ive ever owned or played...just my opinion. some may share it others may think im insane...the 12 fret neck put the bridge in the "sweet spot" on the soundbaord. it makes a difference...jason |
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Location: Germany | Jason, THIS was unfortunately the wrong answer :-)because now I did it, I pressed the button, the piece will travel to Germany, Cologne area ! I am a gut person and your comment was the missing piece! And I trust my gut- feeling :-)
I am still interested to buy a 1614, in the meantime I will amuse my neighbours with a 1114 :-)
I will keep you guys posted, how it went and will post some photos then ! |
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Location: ranson,wva | my personal opinion is that you cant go wrong with a 1114 folklore..im sure you will be happy with it...jason |
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Location: Germany | I know I will be happy, but I am always a little concerned buying some used stuff which I haven't checked, but in case it will need slight repairs, I mean even here in Germany should I be able to find some guys who know how to repair a 1114 :-)
Jumpjump I can hardly wait until the sharks of german customs office will send me their "you got mail and must pay tax " note !!! This will be my first Ovation ! |
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Location: ranson,wva | you should have no problme finding a repair man in germany...merry christmas..jason |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My 1614 is one of my favorite sounding Ovations. You will enjoy your Folklore. If you really want a 1614, keep watching ebay. They come up fairly often and occasionally you can get a good deal like I did because the seller doesn't know what they have. Since I never plug mine in, the 1114 would do just fine, so it may be all you want as well. Welcome. |
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Location: Germany | Thanks Mark ! I also do not intend to plug it in , so I might be even absolutely happy with my 1114 ...I will keep an eye on ebay for an 1614, yet here in Germany people are so desperate to get an vintage Ovation, they buy Pinnacles made in Korea for 400 Euro without case and shipment . So I will watch out for an US based auction and deal then later with customs :-)
BTW which strings can you recommend for the 1114 ? What do you use ? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mine came with a new set of Martin SPs that I put on. I wasn't too impressed with them on another guitar, but they sound fine on the Folklore. I generally go with Adamas 1818s or the D'Addario lights. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Hello Kate,
you know that there is a 1114 and a 1614 on the german bay at the moment?
The 1614 could be interesting.
Best regards from Munich,
Kurt |
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Location: Germany | Mark : Thanks, I will check the strings and might change them according to your rec. !
Kurt : I owe you a beer :-) Whenever you are here in the Rheinland, contact me ! (which is meant to all of you Ovation cracks out there as well :-))
Now I can close my Wanted thread :-) I propelled from my miserable "zero Ovation" status to level TWO within 3 days, the year has a good ending and my bonus is well spend!!
And next year I might pester you with some questions about my new pieces ... |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Good Job, Kate! Congrats and welcome...phil |
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Wanted : 1614 Folklore Model
