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Location: Vancouver, WA | don't know why the first post did'ent go through..but anyway , I just got a 08 Ultra 2171 0n ebay for $255.00..would like to hear from ya all about your opinions and comments about the model , and what you think of it......thanks , Bill... |
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Location: Tennessee | Hey Bill .. I have one. You got a great price on a really good guitar. I have a sunburst ... what color is yours? I love the deep contour bowl, and the neck is really good compared to most of the necks made in Asia. I think mine sounds really great ... not too far off from the top of the line Ovations. You got a good one! |
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Location: Vancouver, WA | thanks stonebobbo , looking forword to playing it..and , am also now looking for a case...will a mid depth case fit a countered depth ?. also , what have you heardthanks , Bill about the ovation zero gravity foam core case ?.... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Hi tigwelder, and welcome. I think you have to get a case made for a contour bowl. Just yesterday I found out that my deep contour bowl LX won't fit in my old deep round bowl case. |
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Location: Tennessee | My deep contour bowl 2007BCS came in a stock 9158 case, which is designed for a deep bowl (maybe you tried an earlier case Alison?). The 2171 fits in there fine, too.
I've heard good things about the zero gravity case, but never used or seen one. You ought to call alpep at LostArtVintage or email him ... he's an expert and can get you what you need. alpep@aol.com. |
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Location: closely held secret | I haven't noticed any trouble fitting my Koa (deep contour bowl) in any of my deep bowl cases. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah, it was the brown case that my '81 Legend came in. It would fit, but I wouldn't have wanted to latch the lid. It sat in there funny, and no matter how much "adjusting" I did, there was always a high spot. |
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Location: Vancouver, WA | thanks everyone, I will try and get hold of alpep and see what he has..the zero gravity case seems like a good deal at sam ash direct for $69.00...sooooo , It has to be a deep bowl case and not a mid ?....will do more research.....thanks. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I had a 2171 for awhile... Really nice guitar.
Ovation (and it's subcontractors) use the same case for a deep, mid, and contour bowls.
(Official designations, 9158 & 8158)
And Allison (CS), that deal with your brown case doesn't surprise me.
I had an 1121 and a 1621 (with original brown cases)... Same guitar right?
The 1621 would not fit in the 1121's case! (and it wasn't just cuz of the volume knob)
But the 1121 fit just fine in the 1621's case.
Plus my 1115 was a really snug fit into a 1112 Balladeer case.
But the Balladeer just dropped in there with room to spare.
Go figger! :confused: |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | One other thing I noticed about the older brown cases is, they smell funny. Back when I was working there, we would sometimes get to work on older, kind of defective guitars that had been stashed away to be worked on "later". They were kept in cases, and it seemed that they all smelled bad and whatever caused the smell (the glue that held the lining in, I suspect) made the strings corrode. I think it was the "rotting" strings that gave off the smell because the cases, when left empty, never smelled at all. I'm a little worried about my 1617. I have gotten so many new O's lately that I had to put some of them in their cases. (My living room isn't big enough for a dozen guitars on stands.) Well, I put the old Legend in it's brown case a couple of days ago. I'm going to give it a couple of weeks and see how it fares.
OK boys, let the foul smelling jokes begin! :D |
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Location: Vancouver, WA | I found a guy here in Portland OR , that has a mid depth....after I get the guitar , I will meet up with him and see if it fits.....my only other qustion is , what gage of strings should I use on the 2171 or is that just a personal prefence.....I use the adamas light gage on my 1598 12 string..... |
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Location: Utah | Alison, the opposite seems to be true of Hamer cases. Mine has a fairly strong citrus fragrance. When the guitar is in there for a few hours, it comes out with a really nice aroma. |
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