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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | With great appreciation of Standingovation's generosity, I have embarked on the resurrection of a 1974 instrument. It appears to have been treated relatively well in its life, and needed repair of a lower bout fissure, and decided to strip off the black paint from the skunk-stripe neck.
Herewith are some images from the process:
If anyone has suggestions as to repainting the top, with accurate color matching, optimal paint type (lacquer, enamel, acrylic, etc.), please add any "conjectural analysis" you desire!
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | And, the rosette. Any chance The Mothership has any replacements left? I may construct my own mosaic ring, but it is really tedious, & a lotta work. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Just sent a "kite" to the Custom Shop. Hope somebody is home! |
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Location: SoCal | Take a look here...
https://www.mydustyguitar.com/rosettes
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Thanks Paul! Nice stuff, albeit a bit spendy. Remember, this is the BFLG. Dan has raised the bar enormously, & his contributions are a hard act to follow, to-be-sure! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Latest update. Making progress, anyway.
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Location: SoCal | A papermache back, instead of fiberglass! How cool is that...... |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Now, there is an idea! Decoupage the "Sunday funnies", perhaps a collection of Far Side panels to the bowl, and shoot a few coats of clear finish (testing it doesn't make the ink run, first!) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | FYI- Got a response from info@ovationguitars.com:
"thank you for writing to us.
We have some bad information for you: The use of these rosettes has been stopped decades ago.
We also have not one of these old rosettes remaining. We are sorry that we cannot help you.
You either need to repair the rosette (if this is possible) or buy another used Ovation guitar where you disassemble the rosette.
We are very sorry."
So, need to proceed with "Plan B", whatever that may be. |
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| This is pretty expensive, and I'm not sure it fits but here's one on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373452956752?hash=item56f387e450:g:4I4AAOSw...
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yeah, "hens' teeth" are pretty expensive these days. I am intending to design my own. Shot the 1st coat of paint on the top yesterday. The color is pretty close to the original, but a tad brighter. I will post, pretty soon. |
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| You can follow in Dan Savage's footsteps:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47...
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Thanks Bob, but Dan Savage is way-beyond my paygrade & talent.......and patience. The stuff he does just blows me away, & it is always comprehensive & entertaining.
As promised, the new facepaint:
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Location: When?? | That color will blend an interesting contrast once the wood of the fretboard and bridge are exposed.. as well as your custom rosette. Are you going to buff it to a smooth gloss before applying a clear top coat?
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I have a "date' with a piece of 1200-grit wet-or-dry, in about a week. Then, probably some coats of gloss. The rosette is under construction. Arranging those little abalone sticks was pretty tedious, to-be-sure. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Okay, here is the rosette. Sanded, and generally circular.
I have been told, perfection is an aspiration. Well, my fingers are tired, for sure!
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Location: SoCal | "Perfection is the enemy of good".
F. X. Reagan
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | Nice job on the rosette.
FWIW, while I too, aim for perfection, my ultimate goal is finding enjoyment in the process and the results.
Or, as King Solomon famously wrote, "All is vanity and vexation of spirit."
I'm sure he was talking about luthiery. 
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Thanks Dan! High praise, indeed. I, too, aim for enjoyment. As Rick Nelson opined, "You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself." It's my garden, and my party. However, you're all welcome, anytime!
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Location: Muenster/Germany | The rosette looks great.
The colour of the top would be a nice background for a sunburst... |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | "The colour of the top would be a nice background for a sunburst..."
Thanks for the support & suggestion. You are probably right on the additional paint scheme. I am leaving it as-is, for now. I may do more adornment, later.
I have 4 coats of clear coat on the top, so far. And, it's 2000-grit wet-sanding, between coats. I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel..... |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | And, "things could get messy"
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Location: When?? | @seesquare - >>>And, "things could get messy"<<<
Ah.. stop! Shoot the final clear on it just like that!
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"No good deed goes unpunished"- Refurbishment of 1111-6 Balladeer
