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Location: New Hartford, CT | Worked at Ovation from 1987 to 1994 any old or new employees out there??...Got questions about the factory?...I still live right down the road...hit me up! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Can we all stay with you during the next OFC tour??? |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Maybe...how many peeps??....lol |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Flume!! Now that's a good one. How much time did you spend in there? Tell the truth now..... |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Well, let's see... Who's all in?
Just kidding, of course! Some members have been known to embarrass others!
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Location: New Hartford, CT | worked there from 1987 till 1994....have lived in the area since...I did alot of production work on guitars....and spent the last 5 years ordering all the parts...and shipping them over seas to the other plants that produced the lower lines of Ovations...still have some friends that work there...I stop by every once in a while...was a fun place to work! |
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Location: SoCal | Why'd you leave? |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Like most people I guess, better job...During those years...Ovation was growing like crazy!...It was a great place to work and sometime I wished I still worked there....but, thats how it goes sometimes....you got to move when it's time....But it's all good....I still love the place!...have any of you guys been there? |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by theflume:
have any of you guys been there? No. We wish. We beg them every year, around maybe May or June, or in the early days March, to let us in there, disrupt production and annoy everyone, but they just keep flipping us off. What a bunch of assholes. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | What do you expect, we don't want some brit tossers muckin about. They'll leave Coors light cans everywhere! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Paul, You and your partner in crime can use my house if I'm not up there in time. |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Thats strange...cause...when I worked there...anyone could tour the factory as long as they gave some notice...as a matter of fact...I know you can drive up to the service area and walk right in...ive done it lately!...it's a very small , old new england 5 story brick building that employees nice people from the surrounding areas...and is a very firendly place! |
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Location: Scotland | Flume, I was joking, we've invaded the place for the last 4 years in a row. 5th anniversary coming up. All of us who have made the trek have nothing but the utmost regard for everyone up there.
Bill, sounds like a plan. Leave the Collings AJ. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Check the gallery for the group photos!
Welcome!
"and spent the last 5 years ordering all the parts"
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Location: New Hartford, CT | It's all good!!... no offence taken!!..I found this site by accident talking with some friends tonight about Schaller machine heads...I was searching the history about Helmut Schaller and came acrossed the site and thought I would join...looks like a cool place to be....I still know alot about the factory and the history if anyone has some questions.....just ask away!!!! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | First off welcome. Interesting you bring up Schaller heads. I have a 1112 at the factory right now and am in conflict with myself as to whether I should up grade the Deluxe Chrome tuners that are on it to to gold Schallers. Just what are the tuners that are on it now? And how do they compare to the Schallers? |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Looks like an old 12 string uk II....right? |
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Location: Scotland | 1112 would be a non-electric Custom Balladeer. The 1112 was spec'd with Chrome Schaller M6's. Some models had M6N with black nylon casings. The gold versions of the Schaller M6 tuners are identical in every respect to the chrome M6 except that the gold plating corrodes a lot faster. If the gold upgrades are not Schaller, but are Ping or whatever, don't bother. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | OK, first question for you. Hypothetically if someone is placing an order through a dealer for a custom spec'd guitar in the $3000.+ list price range and is willing to pay even MORE to have them OMIT the label on the inside of the bowl, why will they NOT do it? I DON'T WANT A F*CKING LABEL AND SOME GLUE NAZI INSISTS THAT I MUST HAVE ONE AND INSISTS THAT IT HAS TO BE EXACTLY IN THIS CERTAIN SPOT.
Sorry to dump this on you at our first encounter (I'm actually a very nice guy). But THIS is driving me f*cking nuts. I hate the damn label, I hate how it looks, I hate where it's located. I swear to christ I'm going to take a big freaking TAYLOR label and stick it right over the Ovation label and be done with it. How hard could it possibly be to hit me with some additional upcharge and send the damn LABEL guy on break for 2 minutes when my custom order rolls through his work area?
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Location: Scotland | Dave, ask your carer to get your medication for you. PLEASE |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Thanks for the greeting!!Been a while....but...I believe those old heads have plastic parts on them. I can't remember the brand, I use to know this stuff back in the day, but, plastic breaks over time...buy schaller heads of your choice online somewhere...you will save alot vs buying from repair shop...replace yourself...(easy!)..and never worry about them again! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Paul, are you saying the tuners on the guitar right now are the M6 in chrome? The tuners I'm thinking of are the gold tuners that are put on the Custom Legends. Are they the M6's you're talking about?
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Dave, you're scarring him ...
Flume what kind of ovation do you own?
Are you in a band now? |
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Location: New Hartford, CT | Damn I'm still trying to navigate this site....my answer "Looks like an old 12 string uk II....right?....was for mwoody....lol!!! |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by colt357:
Paul, are you saying the tuners on the guitar right now are the M6 in chrome? The tuners I'm thinking of are the gold tuners that are put on the Custom Legends. Are they the M6's you're talking about?
Thanks...Dave They should be. If they look like this they are M6
http://www.stewmac.com/shopby/Instrument/Resonator_guitar/Tuners/Sc...
I've seen recent Custom Legends with Schaller clones but weren't Schaller. The import tuners are OK, but there's something about the teutonic precision of the Schallers that instills confidence. |
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