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since_lee
Posted 2018-10-19 4:03 PM (#545571)
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Hi,

I can't post in the"General Posting" section.
What do I have to do?

Many thanks!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2018-10-19 9:08 PM (#545575 - in reply to #545571)
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What is your question?


Edited by Old Man Arthur 2018-10-19 9:08 PM
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since_lee
Posted 2018-10-20 5:56 PM (#545587 - in reply to #545571)
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Hi Arthur,
it's about buying replacement guitar strings for an old Ovation.
I thought the "General Posting" section would be suitable.
Thanks.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2018-10-20 6:20 PM (#545588 - in reply to #545571)
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Just ask the question.
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since_lee
Posted 2018-10-21 4:28 AM (#545591 - in reply to #545571)
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OK. About 40 years ago I bought a "Ovation Concert Classic" (acoustic/electric).
Unfortunately I had not much time to play since then.
Now I rediscovered my guitar, but had to notice that the D string is broken,
the others don't look very fresh either.
I read that standard on Ovation guitars is D'Addario.
(Now! - was this the same 40 yeards ago?)
And then there are so many varieties...
So my question is, which string set should I buy?
Could wrong strings ruin the original sound?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2018-10-21 3:52 PM (#545593 - in reply to #545571)
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Strings are very subjective. You can do a Forum Search and find hundreds of Threads about which strings to use.
HERE is a thread of me asking which Nylon strings to use on a Celebrity nylon string.
Looking throw old manuals on http://www.ovationtribute.com/ tells me that Ovation had their own brand of strings 40 years ago. Those are no longer made.
If you read the thread that I linked to, you will learn that I bought some Martin strings and some Augustina strings. I have not installed them on my guitar yet, so I cannot tell you which sound better.
As to whether the wrong strings could "ruin the sound"...
All strings sound different, even New strings will sound different from your 40 year-old strings.
So, yeah... You will have to experiment.
If you have a Micrometer, you can measure that your string thickness to be sure of what is on the guitar now.
After that... It will be a lot of Trial-n-Error.

You may now Post in the General Posting section.
Welcome.
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since_lee
Posted 2018-10-30 5:05 PM (#545687 - in reply to #545571)
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Thank you Arthur, I've just continued this here:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=48...
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