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Location: Oregon | Greetings Friends,
I am a proud owner of what used to be a beautiful 1982 Collector's Series with the blue sunburst. I let a friend borrow it to play a wedding and the airline destroyed it during the flight somehow. I need to just get an estimate of what you think it is worth so I can get compensated. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you,
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome to the site Dave!
Sorry to hear about your loss. There are a few here that can answer your question. There is also talk about what to get with the money to replace it!
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Hi Dave,
Welcome to Our Merry Band! First off, consult the Reference section, and look up what the guitar's MSRP was when released- that gives you an idea of it's original value. Factor in the condition of your instrument (flawless & pristine, right?!). Figure replacement with a guitar of equal quality and features (don't forget it was "stereo"!). Then, take dead aim at the airline claims representative, and put the fear of The Almighty in 'im!!
As you see, I am restoring an '82 Collector's myself. Just the abalone rosette will set you back a coupla hundred. It really amazes how those Baggage Gorillas can bust up a nice instrument, especially (I'm assuming) when its in a hardshell case! |
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Location: Oregon | Thanks for the help. I checked the reference section and it said $975. Do you think that's ballpark or could I go higher? I should also include the price of the hard case because they wrecked that too. Also, does anyone know what guitar could be considered a replacement (other than another 1982)? I don't know of any other guitars with the stereo pickup and all. Thanks again,
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Location: Germany | David,
one year ago I got an used Collector's 1982 for $500 on ebay, and that's how they are more or less traded.
Structurally the 1982 is a Custom Legend (CL). If you take the early 80' CL 1619, you get the stereo preamp. If you take the later 80' CL 1719 you get higher quality mono preamp (OP-24) and the Kaman bar, your 1982 was already equipped with.
I would recommend to take a CL 1719, see:
Custom Legend 1719
The sound of this CL is nearly the same as of my 1982.
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Every once in a while an actual '82 sneaks through for a price like $500, but in my opinion $800 - $1000 is a more realistic actual value for one in excellent condition. If you were to replace it with a new Custom Legend you would pay that kind of money.
The original price is marginally helpful. If the airline wrecked a pre-war Martin that cost $250 when new, would that suffice? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Send your shrapnel back to the Factory for a certified estimate to repair. Granted, if the only working part left is a tuner they can still build around it! |
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Location: Oregon | First of all, thanks to everyone for your help and advice, what a great community. I haven't had a chance yet to talk to an airline rep but I am looking forward to it. I think my wife has taken all this harder than me because it was one of the first things she ever bought for me. It was my second guitar, and my first "real" guitar. My first guitar was also broken when I let my brother borrow it for his bachelor party, (I think I'm finally beginning to catch on), don't lend out guitars. But when your best friend needs an ax to play a wedding what are you gonna do? Anyway, it wasn't his fault, it was the airline. Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it.
dave
ps- if anyone is in need of spare 1982 parts let me know, I'll see what I can do. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I don't wish to exascerbate your trauma, but what was the damage to the guitar? I'm pretty much opposed to vivisection, and wonder if your poor critter is beyond resurrection. Perhaps after you settle with the airlines, you might consider offerring it as a project to someone. I have given up guessing on the outcomes of FleaBay auctions, but you might get some decent coin for your remnants.
Send John Budny & Kim Keller at Ovation Customer Service an email to get some general info on repairs and cost estimates. |
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Location: NJ | what airline was it? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Quantis??? |
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Location: Oregon | The airline was Horizon. I would be willing to offering it as a project but I have a feeling that all this may take a while to work through. As for the extent of the damage, I will try to take some pictures and find a place on this webpage to post them. Thanks again, I'll be in touch,
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OK, we're with you, David. NO PRISONERS!! |
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