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Joined: December 2009 Posts: 686 Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Back in December of last year I sent my 1111 to the MS for a neck reset. Kim looked it over and advised that the neck block had failed and it needed a new neck. By the time I found this out I had also discovered that I really preferred the slightly wider neck on my O8C. So, I emailed Kim and asked, "If you're going to replace the neck anyway, why not go back with a 1 3/4" neck?" Long story short, I now have a 38+ year old Balladeer with a beautifully aged top, a 1 3/4" neck, that sounds as good as any wooden top Ovation I've ever heard. Pretty cool, huh?  | ||
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Originally posted by Nick B.: Hell yeah! Great move... Pretty cool, huh?  | |||
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| Nick B. |
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Joined: December 2009 Posts: 686 Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Thanks everyone. You're right Willa, Kim and John may have magical powers. I didn't mention that someone other than the MS had attempted a repair on the neck prior to the time that the previous owner purchased the guitar (1972). The plate pictured below was installed over the neck block and the neck was bolted on, however the guitar did not have a Kaman Bar neck. In other words, someone managed to bolt on a set neck. There was a significant gap between the fretboard and the body and the fretboard had been anchored to the top at the 19th fret with machine screws and heads were covered with two extra dots. Because of all of this, the action was very high and the saddle had been lowered to the point that wood had to be removed from the bridge to keep the strings from touching it. So, the MS repaired this guitar in spite of the non-MS repairs that had been made before. I think I've established that the MS did some amazing repair work, but what's even more astounding is the way this guitar sounds. I can only guess it's a mixture of fiberglass bowl, aged top, modern neck, and slightly heavier strings than what I had on it before (before I was using extra lights to try to bring the action down). Thanks again to Kim and everyone involved in this repair. I'm just blown away. | ||
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