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Help with a early 80's Custom Legend 12 string 1618?

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bschnurm
Posted 2014-06-10 1:01 PM (#487642)
Subject: Help with a early 80's Custom Legend 12 string 1618?


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Location: Long Island, NY
Hi all,
Thanks for all of the great information and what I'm sure is a lot of work running this site.

I have an early 80's Custom Legend 12 string that looks like a model 1618. It has been sitting in the case for a long time and I just started playing it again. (Decided to learn Hotel California). When I plugged it in, the mono jack didn't work at all and the stereo jack only amplified every other string. I also need new knobs. The preamp is the Single Knob with volume in the middle and tone on the outside.

I brought it to Guitar Center two weeks ago and they haven't touched it. They say they are waiting for a schematic. (They emailed Ovation once and didn't get a response). Are there schematics available? I believe the part # is 708935-x. Does anyone know if the knobs are available? I'm considering picking up the guitar and working on it myself, or looking for an Ovation Repair center instead of Guitar Center.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/ideas/advice.

Brian
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bschnurm
Posted 2014-06-10 1:05 PM (#487643 - in reply to #487642)
Subject: Re: Help with a early 80's Custom Legend 12 string 1618?


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Location: Long Island, NY
One other question... I have never tuned the guitar up to E. I have always tuned it a full step down and left a capo on the second fret. When learning Hotel California, it is played at capo 5 (which brings it down to capo 7 on a tuned down 12 string), and I have a hard time keeping the guitar in tune with a capo that low. Is that just the way it is with 12 strings or is there a way to improve the tuning performance at these lower frets.
Thanks,
Brian
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Damon67
Posted 2014-06-10 3:42 PM (#487651 - in reply to #487642)
Subject: Re: Help with a early 80's Custom Legend 12 string 1618?



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Hi Brian,

I've updated you to full member. There are only a few people that can respond in this newbie section. Why don't you take your questions into the main forum?

As for your tuning questions, the original setup is designed and intonated based on string sizes, tuned to concert pitch, etc. If you vary much from what the original setup is, i.e. tunings, string sizes, etc., you will indeed mess with the original intonation settings (the reason why your saddle is compensated). I do the same thing with my longneck, and have the same sorts of issues, especially the higher up the neck I go. The intonation is usually pretty close when I'm tined to concert pitch and have the right gauge strings.
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bschnurm
Posted 2014-06-10 3:49 PM (#487652 - in reply to #487642)
Subject: Re: Help with a early 80's Custom Legend 12 string 1618?


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Location: Long Island, NY
Thanks!
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