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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Ovation guitar mfg. are renowned for being " top of the crop " , so , I was wondering if they get the guitar`s " PLEK `d "..
Al , do you know ? ( or anyone else )
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Location: Jet City | The higher end Taks are. Dunno about the Os |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I don't believe they do, at least not during the 06 Tour.
They do it the old school way, with people!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | don't think so
so what??? |
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Location: NJ | nope
plek is as far as I know just a cnc that does frets
is it any better or worse?
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | My 1537 has been crowned once too often , it needs new frets , so the choice stands to be :
1) Luthier = Costly ! ( those around here have little experience with Ovation guitars ) , something to do with keeping the bowl from sliding.
2) Sending it to factory = Costly ! Shipping overseas , insurance.
3) Sending it to " Duesenberg " , who recently accuired one ( Germany ) = Costly !
Overhere there are those who are " Pro " , and those who are " Con " , and that a major American guitar mfg. experienced some problems with it , does not improve matters much.
The general consensus overhere is , that , an experienced Luthier can do it just as good , with the accent on " experienced " , but overhere there are a few , furthermore , to be known as experienced , takes a decade or so , all the same , it leaves me in a dilemma .
I do n`t see it as a laughing matter.
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Location: PDX | I think that a plek job is best suited for an electric guitar where the player frequently accesses the frets 12 and above and does serious bends up there and without a plek job will fret out the string.
On an acoustic -- imho not at all necessary.
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Location: Omaha, NE | I've read some comments by well respected luthiers that are highly complementary of the Plek system. From what they say, it delivers a setup better than even the most skilled person. That's impressive.
Not sure its worth the money, though.
My Koala is about due for a dress. I wonder if anyone has one anywhere near here... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | We saw the PLEK in use at the Martin factory during last years visit.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Omaha:
My Koala is about due for a dress. I wonder if anyone has one anywhere near here... There's one in Norman Oklahoma. Not sure how far that is
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Location: Jet City | There's one just down the road from me at Mike Lull's, but I still sent the PF-22 to mother for fretwork. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Found a place in Chicago.
Just got off the phone with them. They sound like good guys, and said they were very accommodating when they know customers come in from out of town.
$160 for the basic Plek job, plus whatever else they decide to do (new nut, etc). I think I'm going to go for it.
I've got a brother in Chicago I need to visit, and some friends I'd like to see, so I'm going to try to put this together for sometime in the next month or two.
ps. One of their tech's cut his teeth at Hamer back in the 1980's. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Omaha:
One of their tech's cut his teeth at Hamer back in the 1980's. That's a heck of a way to level frets!! :eek: |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Omaha : " $160 for the basic Plek job, plus whatever else they decide to do (new nut, etc). I think I'm going to go for it. "
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I hope you will , and let us know about it , I have but only three Ovation guitars - 1537 - 1617 - 1618 , but other than ( at last ) a refret for the first two , I`ve never experienced trouble with them ( knock on wood ) , allthough the 1617 looks like something the cat has dragged in , what with finish -cracks and the like , yet , has aged more graciously than I have , but..., with hardly any frets left , enfin , ye get the picture , and , sending them to the U S A just for that...
Overhere no -one at this moment is " big enough " to justify the expense of purchasing that machine , but if the PLEK is that good , then a trip to germany could be in order :)
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Location: Chicago | Wow. Might be worth a trip... |
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Location: Utah | How do they level the frets when the neck has some relief? No neck is going to be perfectly flat, and ideally has some relief in it. Does the PLEK take into account the existing relief? |
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Location: south east Michigan | The Plek sees all.
The Plek knows all.
Interesting video.
Looks like the machine takes everything into concideration. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Even the spelling! |
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Location: south east Michigan | bite me.
wow... I've never posted those two words here before.
Gives me goosebumps. |
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Location: NJ | they grow up SO fast . . . |
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Location: closely held secret | Sunrise, sunset... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Oi! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | MWoody :
Did you find out what was wrong with the schematic of those P U problems that ya encountered recently ?
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yes, you need to have similar build pups. Some of what I had were counterfits of the Made in China/Korea Artecs.
I installed the real thing and it screams. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | MWoody :
" I installed the real thing and it screams. "
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Way to go , I`m glad things are going well fer ya`... :)
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Do they " PLEK " Ovation guitars ..?..
