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Location: Caribou, ME | Took a couple months of bouncing emails back and forth. He was hoping to sell locally I'm sure. He finally relented and we agreed on a price ($225 shipped). I didn't get a bargain, I KNOW that, but I want it and I'm willing to pay.
It's rough but nothing horrible. I have a new rosette and the loose binding is no problem. The crack in the top will be assessed when it gets here, I'm not going to try and judge it from a grainy photo.
Reminds me of when I used to collect military rifles and I'd score something that had been in a rack in a bunker for 45 years. 90% of the fun is bringing it back into service.
Dumb speculation, but suppose the "serial number" means Dec 15 1982 and it was the 3rd one?
And yes I'm nervous after getting two smaller pieces of a Country Artist delivered instead of one big one. I'm crossing everything I've got. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Yep. That looks as though it could be a lot of fun! |
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Location: closely held secret | Congrats on the score.
Protos are funny things, sometimes they're diamonds in the rough, and sometimes there are reasons why they look like that.
I hope yours is the first case. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | The 34th anniversary of my birthday!
Good luck with it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that is what the s/n means |
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Location: Caribou, ME | And it rejoins the living:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/1983_Ovation_Prototype.html |
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Location: Newington, CT | Nice job! I looked at some of your other projects too. Very impressive! Nice work. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's Alive!!! It's Alive!!! |
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Location: Indiana | Nice job. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Way to go Daddy-O! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Cool work. It must a nice feeling to know you can save and then resurrect something that is so close to getting tossed into the dumpster to be lost forever. Way to go. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Well done! |
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Location: Caribou, ME | This one will be a little more of a challenge and I make no guarantee what I will or won't do with the top. I may elect to lacquer it Ford Explorer Green Metallic.
A much sadder \'83 |
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Oh I am psyched for NGD
