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rusty999
Posted 2015-01-22 4:06 AM (#504941)
Subject: Ovation legend Repair


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Location: Ireland		Hi from Ireland
I'm new here but not exactly new to guitar building having built 8 acoustics so far and repaired dozens of instruments.
However, this is my first attempt at repairing an Ovation that belongs to a band member/friend and its a guitar I have often admired for its tone especially when plugged in, so I was disappointed to hear he had dropped it on its end pin and its now in a sorry state as you will see from some pics I intend to post, if I can figure out how to do that.
Its an Ovation legend 1756 and it has not been looked after very well but in my opinion its well worth having it repaired. I'm doing this a a favour for a mate so hopefully it will turn out ok
Nice to meet you all
Best Regards
Rusty



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rusty999
Posted 2015-01-22 4:29 AM (#504942 - in reply to #504941)
Subject: Re: Ovation legend Repair


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Location: Ireland		I posted a pic now but not sure what size images are allowed on this forum ?
Basically I took the top off and as I had expected the braces have come unglued on both sides-not broken but pulled away from the top.. Before I took off the top I had noticed that the bridge was dipped lower on the right hand side which suggested that the top had sunk on that side and that indeed is the case.
At first I thought about making a new top but then decided a repair would make more sense. I can glue up the braces and hopefully get the plate back into the shape it was originally.
The problem is that there are several cracks on the top but mainly in the varnish and none seem to have gone right through so I will have to figure a way to repair those and any advise would be helpful from anyone here who has faced this problem .




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Mark in Boise
Posted 2015-01-22 12:38 PM (#504951 - in reply to #504941)
Subject: Re: Ovation legend Repair


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Location: Boise, Idaho		There's another thread called "what superglue" going on right now about finish cracks. Also, try searching for "finish cracks" in the archives, or "crack" if you want to be more daring. The finish cracks are a common issue that has been the topic of some fairly detailed discussions.

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Waskel
Posted 2015-01-22 1:51 PM (#504954 - in reply to #504951)
Subject: Re: Ovation legend Repair



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Mark in Boise - 2015-01-22 10:38 AM

or "crack" if you want to be more daring.



Truly spoken like someone who's been around for a while....



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sycamore
Posted 2015-02-27 5:10 AM (#507054 - in reply to #504951)
Subject: Re: Ovation legend Repair


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Location: Cork, Ireland		The 'What superglue' thread was mine. Where are you based Rusty?

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clrules
Posted 2015-08-10 6:53 PM (#514225 - in reply to #504941)
Subject: Re: Ovation legend Repair


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Posts: 138

Location: Birmingham, AL		What happened to the guitar?
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