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Location: Verona,Italy | I noticed that on this board there is a lot of talking about 12 strings models, and rightfully since Ovation produced some of the best 12 strings ever, but there's a model almost completely unknown, the last of the Custom Legends:
I bought this guitar new in 2004, for my graduation, it costed me a lot, and I think it's one the best instruments of this genre, although I've some concerns about the warping of the top that recently showed up, is there any other member of the board who owns this model and experienced the same problem?
I've considered the oppurtunity to rebuild the instrument with a deep bow and with a gloss neck, because I really hate the "natural" feel that was in fashion some years ago, I've seen that others on the board sent their guitar back to CT and I was curious to know the exact procedure.
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Location: Nashville TN. | They can do that.
Won't be cheap.
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Location: Tennessee | I have one just like that ... mine is from 2000. I don't understand what you mean by the warping of the top ... it's hard to tell from the pictures. I can say that mine has developed some "ribs" across the top that you can fell well polishing with a rag ... they are from the braces. That is a totally normal event. I personally love the natural neck ... much better than the gloss. But I do give mine a bit of oil, both from my hands as well as the occassional run with my fretboard rag. As far as replacing the bowl? Forget about it. Buy another guitar and sell that one. They have to replace the entire bowl and top ... and all they keep is the neck which you want to change anyway.
The 6759 is a somewhat rare beast and will fetch reasonable money. I wouldn't waste the money on rebuilding it. Sell it and find a 1759 to buy. Just my two cents.
P.S. The inlaid rosette is a real nice touch and also somewhat rare on custom legends, and goes great with the gloss black headstock. I can;t see myself ever changing or selling mine. Period. |
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Location: SoCal | Define "warping of the top".... |
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Location: Verona,Italy | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Define "warping of the top".... Basically the top isn't flat anymore, and the wood above the chain from the bridge to the neck on the side of the bass strings is sinking...
Above the bridge there are the ribs Stonebob described, but I don't just feel it when I polish the guitar, they can be seen.
But anyway if the other owners say it's normal, it's OK, I'm just becoming paranoid, I guess. She's one of the most prized guitars of my collection and I love her... ;) |
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Location: Verona,Italy | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
I have one just like that ... mine is from 2000. I don't understand what you mean by the warping of the top ... it's hard to tell from the pictures. I can say that mine has developed some "ribs" across the top that you can fell well polishing with a rag ... they are from the braces. That is a totally normal event. I personally love the natural neck ... much better than the gloss. But I do give mine a bit of oil, both from my hands as well as the occassional run with my fretboard rag. As far as replacing the bowl? Forget about it. Buy another guitar and sell that one. They have to replace the entire bowl and top ... and all they keep is the neck which you want to change anyway.
The 6759 is a somewhat rare beast and will fetch reasonable money. I wouldn't waste the money on rebuilding it. Sell it and find a 1759 to buy. Just my two cents.
P.S. The inlaid rosette is a real nice touch and also somewhat rare on custom legends, and goes great with the gloss black headstock. I can;t see myself ever changing or selling mine. Period. Bob I understand that you like the feel of the bare mahogany, but for me it's quite unpleasant, my BCS 2007 has a sort of "natural finish" and it's much, much better. I also oiled with the same product I use for the fingerboard, but I still don't like it, I don't want to change it, just refinish it with the gloss nitro they used for the headstock. Well, since it's unfinished, it's not a real refin...
For the mid depth bowl, I mainly play it unplugged and I think that the guitar sound would improve a lot in volume, plus I find deep bowls more confortable, the guitar is too shallow for me.
Honestly, if they kept the 6759 in production I'd sell this one and buy the new one, but they discontinued it, and there's just the new 6756 that honestly it's not the same thing, at all.
And yes, I love the inlayed rosette and the abalne purfling, doesn't yours have it? I thought that all the modern custom legends switched to the inlayed rosette in the 2000s... |
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6759 Custom Legend 12 strings...rebuilt?
