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| Hello! I just bought Acoustic Balladeer 1121-4 with a serial number from 1974 - 035825. I got it for $80.00 USA along with an original hard shell case. I suppose one could say that the guitar is in OK condition as it plays fine, and stays in tune, but in reality it is in an odd state of affairs. It has a big crack on the back of the head-stock just behind and above the nut. It also has 2 cracks on the soundboard. One between the rosette and the bridge and one from the bridge working to the tail of the guitar. The body of the guitar is in ok condition with what looks like a repair to part of the outer bout that has left an oblong circle on the back of the guitar. My intention when I bought this guitar was to fix it up and use it as an instrument I wont worry about when I tow it around town on my bicycle trailer. I did not know that Ovation used polyester finish before I bought the guitar and now realize that to fix this guitar is going to be a challenge. In case you were wondering how it would stay in tune with a crack at the head-stock it is because somebody already tried to glue it together. They did a rather poor job. I am not sure what kind of glue they tried to use but it left the white residue that is not water soluble. He was so sloppy he even left a large finger print in the glue at the top of the head-stock.  In any case the guitar plays fine but I would like to fix it up a bit more if I can. I am not a trained luthier but I am very good at wood work as I have been doing carpentry for 40+ years and have repaired broken guitars in the past. My questions are these: Where can I get small quantities of a polyester finish that will work with this guitar? Will a thin layer of polyester to the face of the guitar change the tone? What is a good CA glue to use for the cracks on the soundboard? What type of woods were used in the neck so I can patch the remaining crack at the neck left by the poor repair? Is it really "nearly impossible" to polish polyester to a high gloss? Is it possible to coat the sound board with a polyurethane as a surface finish and then polish that? What kind of paints did Ovation use on the back of the guitar? An finally should I just leave it alone and play it? Also I haven't found a way to post pictures on this board yet. Any help with that is appreciated. Thanks | |||
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| Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Stevie B - 2016-07-26 2:32 PM I haven't found a way to post pictures on this board yet. Any help with that is appreciated. Thanks Post your photos to Photobucket... Then post the URL address here. Make sure that your photos are posted as "Public". Do not edit, rename, or otherwise alter your photos after you put the URL up here... If you do that the link won't work. The clear thumbprint on the headstock was probably intentional.  | ||
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| Stevie B |
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Who knows what the hack who attempted this repair was thinking. The glue he used is not water soluble and what a mess. The weirdest part of it is that he succeeded in stabilizing the headstock. The guitar stays in tune! http://s328.photobucket.com/user/pbebay1/library/Ovation%20Guitar?sort=3&page=1
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| Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That would be the Bottom Feeding Luthiery Guild This is for those of us who buy $80 or less guitars and make them work. Personally, I have a 1121-1 that I bought for $118 including shipping (no case).   (WOW! I didn't realize that I looked that bald in this photo) The previous owner did a really nice splice to repair a decapitated headstock.  So, yours can be fixed.  Edited by Old Man Arthur 2016-07-28 1:47 AM | ||
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