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| And I can't find anything! I've only seen it once in my life before it popped up on Craigslist. Could be the same one I saw at a yard sale years ago.
I haven't seen any other pics on the Internet either.
Any help is greatly appreciated! The finish isn't cracked, that's actually what the guitar is made to look like!
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Location: Chicago | Serial Number? Anything else on the label? |
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Location: California | Ovation Ultra, made in Korea? What Does it say on the label? |
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Location: Chicago | The label appears to say "Celebrity".... |
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| Yeah it'll says Celebrity by ovation. It's a CC57 which I know are from the late 80s early 90s, but the main thing I'm wondering about is the top/finish. I haven't seen it anywhere else, and no where on the Internet!
Serial number is gone, someone took it out. |
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Location: Lake Forest, CA | Zachohh - 2013-05-22 9:38 PM
And I can't find anything! I've only seen it once in my life before it popped up on Craigslist. Could be the same one I saw at a yard sale years ago.
I haven't seen any other pics on the Internet either.
Any help is greatly appreciated! The finish isn't cracked, that's actually what the guitar is made to look like!
I remember seeing this guitar, either on CL or eBay. As I recall the seller stated that they attempted to repaint the top and the paint crackled like this. They liked the effect so they left it.
It looks like they put a base coat of black acrylic enamel over the original white face, then put a clear coat of lacquer. Lacquer over enamel will cause this type of crackled finish because the solvents in the lacquer dissolves the enamel, then as it dries, it shrinks causing the enamel to split like what you're seeing. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | thought I recalled seeing a finish like that... it was on an Applause not a Celebrity though...
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| Interesting. The crackles are different on that one. I wonder if they did it for both applause and ovation?
I mean, I paid barely anything, so in not at a loss at all. Just really curious I guess.
So Dan, you think it's custom? |
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| Interesting. The crackles are different on that one. I wonder if they did it for both applause and ovation?
I mean, I paid barely anything, so in not at a loss at all. Just really curious I guess.
So Dan, you think it's custom? |
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Location: Lake Forest, CA | Zachohh - 2013-05-23 1:01 PM
Interesting. The crackles are different on that one. I wonder if they did it for both applause and ovation?
I mean, I paid barely anything, so in not at a loss at all. Just really curious I guess.
So Dan, you think it's custom?
Whether the factory did this or not I couldn't say, but it's definitely a custom.
It's not uncommon as a google search for 'crackle finish guitar' reveals.
One company, AXL Guitars even offers this as one of the standard finishes on their Badwater SRO series.
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AXL Guitars Badwater SRO
Badwater SRO on eBayIs this your guitar? If so, what does the finish look/feel like close up? Is it completely smooth or does it have texture to it? What is the fit/finish where the edge of the face meets the binding? |
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| Huh, that's pretty cool! I kind I like the way it looks. Thanks for the info! |
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Help me figure out what my ovation is!
