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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
I finally got a Country Artist. :D
I had one in the early 80's but foolishly sold it.
Got on ebay for $400 + shipping.
The top is in perfect shape. Electronics work fine.
The only issues I found were:
1. Missing one TRC screw.
2. Cracked Volume knob
#1 Trip to Lowes.
#2 Kim Keller has solved via U.S. Mail.
Now just so you can drool.
This is a player I plan on using it a lot. :D
Hate to gloat and run but, |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Wow, congratulations. Very nice instrument for a GREAT price. I know you won't get rid of it this time around ...
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Location: south east Michigan | That picture could be calendar material. Good job! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Wow, congratulations. Very nice instrument for a GREAT price. I know you won't get rid of it this time around ...
dave I've sent information to your serial number list.
It's as good as the one "Standing something" used to have. :D |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Mike, that is a beautiful instrument (fortunately, you can't slobber on e-mail)! And the setting is so cool, too. Where'd you take the picture? That almost looks like a CD cover. |
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Location: closely held secret | Congrats, Mike! It's a beauty!
Of course, you didn't have to go through the drama of buying a decapitated one then waiting to see what actually comes back from CT. That added a lot to the excitement for me. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by rick endres:
Mike, that is a beautiful instrument (fortunately, you can't slobber on e-mail)! And the setting is so cool, too. Where'd you take the picture? That almost looks like a CD cover. Front yard. Can't you see the weeds and the fact I need to mow more and post less. :D |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Like a friend of mine always says, "As long as it's green, it's okay. At least there aren't any bare spots. Nice wall.
Anyway, congrats on the guitar! |
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| Beautiful.
So when will mine turn that colour? It looks like an anaemic albino next to that beauty.
What strings will you use? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Soo-wheat! |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | good price + nice G |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | What year? Seems to be a bunch of 73s around. I've grown attached to mine, although I was initially disappointed with it because it was a little beat up. Work on Classical Gas. It was meant to be played on a CA. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I checked the S/N reference page which puts it 1979. The S/N 184698.
The other one I had was from about that time.
This one shows some wear on the fret board on the first 2 frets and ther is some wear on the bridge where the loop from tieing the strings too tight. It's funny but I have an old Ovation Owners Manual which states that the loop should be loose and the wrapped end is what holds the string.
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Location: Malvern, Pa. | How do you do it? The description there is how I've been stringing them for years.
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Location: France | Congratulations, this is a really fine instrument!
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by schroeder:
Beautiful.
So when will mine turn that colour? It looks like an anaemic albino next to that beauty.
What strings will you use? The color of the top is great I'm not sure why some tops darken like that. The only other finish as good as an aged natural is the sunburst but they are far and few between and are worth a lot more.
I usually put D'Addario EJ46 Hard Tension strings on.
I'm thinking of trying the EJ46C Hard Tension Composites on this time.
Anyone got other suggestions. |
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Location: France | I put EJ46C on my Artist 6773LX and I'm completely happy with them.
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Location: Central Florida | Nice guitar... Congrats! :) |
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| I just don't like hard tension strings on the standard scale neck. On a classical fine but I like the mediums a lot more on the Artist - so does Serge and he's a real guitar player. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks, Schroeder. I have a set of each and I'll try the hard tension on the Classic and the others on the CA, if I ever get around to changing them. |
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| It was not my intention to be helpful. It was an accident. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If you change them for me, I'll give you a cold beer. Oops, forgot. I'll warm it up for you. |
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| American beer is served sub-zero so you can't taste it. Please don't warm it on my account. |
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Location: North Idaho | Frequency varies inversely with length. I'll continue to put high tensions on the short scale and normals on the long scale. |
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Location: North Idaho | Doing a quick calculation between a 24.5"(CA) scale and a 26"(1763) scale gives approximately 11% more tension on the 26" scale tuned to the same pitch. (Tension varies directly to the square of the length)
Bottom line, if you like it, who care about the science. |
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