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Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico | Hola:
I want to buy a new Ovation guitar that uses nylon strings but I am left handed. Can somebody help me please to find the models available?
I am not sure if the LCS247 is for nylon strings because it is never mentioned in the specifications I found.
Thanks in advance,
Javo
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Your English is better than most of the people on this board who were born in the US! Don't see a lefty nylon offering, but I'm sure if you called Kim at customer service and had a conversation something could be worked out. Ovation will make unusual guitars, you just have to wait (and pay). John <>{ |
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Location: Omaha | I found a right-handed 1124 model (also called the Country Artist, I think)...it is around 20 years old and has no electronics in it (no controls on one of the shoulders to get in the way of playing seated); I'm simply changing the nut to convert it to left-handed, since the saddle runs straight across the bridge, like most classical guitars. It plays and sounds great, and was in excellent shape, especially for a 20 year old guitar.
Some people wonder about whether the bracing will be wrong for being strung/played lefty. I visited with RE Brune in Chicago about this some years ago (he is an expert builder and historian on Classical guitars), and in his expert opinion, the bracing doesn't need to be "backwards" for a left-handed instrument to sound "right." I've talked to others about bracing, who also believe that a lot of the concerns about bracing are more selling points and "smoke and mirrors" than most people can hear.
Someone did a test with an old Guild steel string. They removed the braces from the top to see how it would affect the sound. There was very little change in the sound and character of the guitar; a little bit louder and a little more bass. Of course, it wouldn't hold up very long without braces, and that is their main purpose; to keep the top from pulling off the guitar. |
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Location: SoCal | Rev:
I've got a buddy who for years played Ovations converted to lefty from right. They all sound good. I've only seen, in the last 5 years, one left handed Country Artist. But they are out there. |
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Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico | Originally posted by bauerhillboy:
Your English is better than most of the people on this board who were born in the US! Don't see a lefty nylon offering, but I'm sure if you called Kim at customer service and had a conversation something could be worked out. Ovation will make unusual guitars, you just have to wait (and pay). John <>{
Thanks a lot. I will follow your sugestion. I hope I can get the Ovation I need. I have a LCC047 but I prefer nylons. Saludos! |
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Location: Central Florida | Besides just being cool guitars, one of the best things (for me) about the older, non cut-away O's (w/ the pickup control(s) mounted by the neck heel) is that they convert beautifully over to lefty - usually requiring no more modification than changing out the nut. I've never had a problem with the knob getting in my way - I can still access all the way up to the 13th-14th frets with relative ease.
It's a lot easier than trying to track down factory lefties, and the results are just as satisfying.
Jeff |
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Looking f for a lefty & nylon model
