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Stewart
Posted 2008-04-23 8:53 AM (#304513)
Subject: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: Edinburgh		Would anyone know where I could get a trapeze for a 68 thunderhead- with or without vibrato/tremelo
Thanks
Stewart
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-04-23 9:29 AM (#304514 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: Scotland		You'll struggle to find an original, but a generic trapeze tailpiece will work just fine. Stew-mac, AllParts and others have them. Bigsby vibratos will work too, I have one on mine.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-04-23 9:32 AM (#304515 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		I could also use an original trapeze tailpiece replacement. Mine appears to have been replaced some time ago and it looks and works fine, but it would be good to have an original.
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stephent28
Posted 2008-04-23 10:44 AM (#304516 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		If anybody would have one it would be Miles....maybe Samova.
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-04-23 11:03 AM (#304517 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Posts: 7307

Location: South of most, North of few		Boy, haven't heard from Sam in a while.
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Beal
Posted 2008-04-23 12:10 PM (#304518 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: 6 String Ranch		The originals were made by Schaller. Good luck finding one.
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Tim in Tidewater
Posted 2008-04-23 1:50 PM (#304519 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Posts: 1234

Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia		I have a chrome one off my Tornado that's your's if you want it...the Bigsby is never coming off :)

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Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-04-23 2:12 PM (#304520 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: Scotland		Now I come to think of it, I replaced the Trapeze on my T-head with a Bigsby so I either have the original lying around in a parts bin, or I gave it to Witko. Can't remember. Dave?
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2ifbyC
Posted 2008-04-23 2:50 PM (#304521 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Day-um Tim,

The binding doesn't even look aged SWEET!

Oh how I love the 33x bodies!
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Tim in Tidewater
Posted 2008-04-23 3:58 PM (#304522 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia		That is the newest looking almost 40 year old storm you'll every come across.
Tupp hooked me up real good :D

You can see more here Tornado - Nutmeg
and fitted with the Bigsby

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Damon67
Posted 2008-04-23 4:18 PM (#304523 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Jet City		wish mine looked that good!
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CrimsonLake
Posted 2008-04-23 4:45 PM (#304524 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: Marlton, NJ		Wow - I have to polish my bigsby!

If I can ever get the photography thing down I have to get some good pics of my Thunderhead and Tornado. The T-Head came from Miles, so you know it's top notch and the Tornado was an absolute find on Craigslist.
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cliff
Posted 2008-04-23 5:20 PM (#304525 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: NJ		". . I have to polish my bigsby! . ."


Now, THERE's a "euphemism" if EVER I've heard one!
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-04-23 5:36 PM (#304526 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		The originals had three horzontal indentation stripes running across the bridge plate. The more typical trapeze tail piece available on-line has a diamond pattern. If anybody has the stiped version, I'll gladly pay you for it plus shipping. I can have it replated to match the guitar here in town.
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Tim in Tidewater
Posted 2008-04-23 6:09 PM (#304527 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia		....alas, mine has the diamond....
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CrimsonLake
Posted 2008-04-23 11:41 PM (#304528 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead


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Location: Marlton, NJ
Originally posted by cliff:
". . I have to polish my bigsby! . ."


Now, THERE's a "euphemism" if EVER I've heard one!
I may have to copyright that one...

Prof - I might have what you're looking for. I'll check tomorrow. If I do, it's the chrome version, not the gold. The guy I bought the Tornado from replaced it with the Bigsby and sent the one he took off.
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bvince
Posted 2008-04-24 9:15 AM (#304529 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Posts: 3619

Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :)		OOOOOOOH! ... That IS sweet! I am beginning to to feel a BAD case of GAS coming on.
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bvince
Posted 2008-04-24 9:35 AM (#304530 - in reply to #304513)
Subject: Re: 68 Ovation Thunderhead



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Posts: 3619

Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :)		What's the going price range for an excellent to pristine Thunderhead with tremelo?
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