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Location: closely held secret | Mitz, you the attitude police now?
Maybe mufuletta doesn't want to wait "a couple months" to find out he still needs a neck reset.
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Location: SoCal | Hey Mitz, you want rude and combative, I'm here.
But there's no need for that. Gator's spot on with his advice (as usual) and should be heeded..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It's nice to be a spectator for a change ... |
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| Fortunately, unlike T28, I do have enough middle fingers to get my point across when necessary. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
It's nice to be a spectator for a change ... Yeah, but for how long? :D |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | ANYhooooo.....as mentioned. One of the advisors on page one of this thread can be highly certified by everyone else here to know what their talking about. (with regard to Ovations and Av gas only...)
Hang around a while and you'll get a sense of the character and characters around here. |
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| Hey,I'ts me again.I would never tell a guy to send his guitar to the factory without seeing the thing.Could be something simple.This lucky guy has a nice old Ovation.A neck "Reset"? Seems to me a little much at this point.Leave it as it is,research it,and learn about guitar care.To have 15 guys telling someone to send it off to the factory for a neck reset without ever seeing the guitar is not good advice to a new O fan.Take it slow and enjoy the story of this old O. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'll assume you didn't blow up and look at the photos. Trust me there is no amount of removing the strings, wipe it down, and string it up again that's going undo the need for a reset on this old cheese cutter.
Yes, best to examine the guitar in person, but the poster wrote this request for opinions and I doubt he anticipated sending the guitar around for all of the experts to give their hands on feedback. Smart money says put the damn thing in a box and send it to the one place in the world that can make it like new.
Taking it slow and enjoying the story is wonderful advice, but I am afraid that it will do nothing to improve the condition of his guitar. But you're entitled to your opinion.
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by G8r:
Fortunately, unlike T28, I do have enough middle fingers to get my point across when necessary. You guys do know that before he shaved his mustache, Gator was a second cousin 3 times removed of a Columbian drug lord (I haven't had the heart to tell him that drug lords don't tend to go to school at Columbia U.). I wouldn't mess with this guy!
Well, actually, I would, but you shouldn't...... |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Ees thees the hombre??
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I wouldn't mess with this guy!
Well, actually, I would, but you shouldn't...... ... swim against the Serge!! 
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Location: Omaha, NE | Out of curiosity, if you send a 40 year old guitar (with a 40 year old, dried out top) to CT, for a neck reset, will they re-humidify the top before setting the neck angle? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | No-one can do it BETTER than Mom .. |
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Location: atlanta | I did get in touch with the mothership and was told to send it and we'd go from there, but I never did.
I'm just going to sell it and use what I can from it to duct tape my ruined IRA. (who knew toxic mortgages would destroy the global shipping industry? Yet another thing I never saw comin'!) Anyway, shoot me an email if any of you want to make an offer. everysandwich at gmail. I'll also go post in the classifieds section. Carry on brilliantly, fine persons, and thanks so much for allt he advice on this thread. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | One other advantage with using the Mothership is that they'll inspect the guitar and provide accurate recommendations. If it needs a neck reset, they'll certainly recommend accordingly. If not, they'll give you an accurate estimate of what repairs do need to be done. No more, no less. I once sent them a guitar that I thought needed alot more than it did. Of course, you can have it refinished and pay more, but that may be different than just making a repair. They're great folks. |
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