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| Man those are nice (guitars. For those of you using a mac that's control >open image in new tab  ... not sure of the resolution but it is a larger picture with where you can see more of the detail of this beautiful guitar.>>>> 1024x768) But y'all probably already knew that. | |||
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2303 Location: Lake Forest, CA | kentrookie - 2019-03-24 4:17 PM Man those are nice (guitars. For those of you using a mac that's control >open image in new tab ... not sure of the resolution but it is a larger picture with where you can see more of the detail of this beautiful guitar.>>>> 1024x768) But y'all probably already knew that. Thanks, Kent! Yep, you're right. 1024x768. | ||
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Jonmark Stone - 2019-03-24 4:31 PM Wow. Welcome to the club.  | |||
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Joined: February 2014 Posts: 699 Location: moline,illinois | Cool!!!! Looking forward to the beauty shots of the finished guitars. Were getting in deep this time from medullary rays to crosslinked polymer chains,when does the chemistry class start  | ||
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2303 Location: Lake Forest, CA | 2wheeldrummer - 2019-04-03 3:53 PM Were getting in deep this time from medullary rays to crosslinked polymer chains,when does the chemistry class start Yeah, that's a fancy way to say, 'wait for the finish to cure.' Class over.  | ||
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4221 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Notalent - 2019-04-11 11:15 PM ...you could even do Guitar Builder challenges...
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2303 Location: Lake Forest, CA | Here's the Q&D photo.
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Joined: February 2014 Posts: 699 Location: moline,illinois | Sweet!!!!!!!! Both are beautiful but love the look of the one on the right,Yours I believe | ||
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Joined: June 2012 Posts: 2303 Location: Lake Forest, CA | Ken, Thanks! Sorry, no video today. Paul came over and played them -- loved them, but no video.  Bob, Yes, the antique look is one of my favorite features of the torrefied wood tops. Well, that an the antique sound. Kevin, Thanks! Yes, I've become partial to it, too. I really liked the look of my I had my 2078T (Darth Ovation) along with the blacked-out look of the 2007 Collectors. In fact, the 2007C was a strong influence on this one. I originally put gold strap buttons on it when I put it together, but they looked out of place, so I replaced them with black ones. The black binding really makes the black MOP purfling pop. Al, Ha ha! Hence the thread title, 'Dualing Parlors.' Not so much identical twins any more as much as fraternal twins. Sorry, no video today. I can say, and I know Paul will back me up, they both sound as spectacular as they look. Sound-wise, they are very similar with only very subtle differences. It would take a very good ear to be able to tell the difference between the two. Jonmark's is slightly more resonant than mine. I attribute this more to the construction than the species of wood. When Ovation built Jonmark's they thinned the top quite a bit more than usual. As a result, when the neck got glued on, the fretboard extension is closer to the top. To keep from having to remove the neck and reset it, I had to eliminate the usual tapering I do when I thickness sand the tops. Mine is tapered as usual, so it's slightly less resonant. As Paul said today, it'll be interesting to hear these guitars in a year or two. Even though the torrefied wood sounds (very) broken it, the wood continues to open up with age. It happens a lot faster than non-torrefied wood, but it still happens. Jonmark, Good eye. No, the compensated saddle I made is for the wide pick-up. (OCP-1K) For some reason, when Ovation built these 5741 guitas, they used the slimline pick-ups, but used non-compensated saddles. I replaced yours with a compensated slimline saddle and the intonation is perfect. It plays in tune all the way up and down the neck. You're really going to like it. I put Elixer 80/20 Extra Light strings on both guitars. I used the same Chicom undersaddle pick-up I put on my Frankenvation, then topped it with a Graphtech compensated black Tusq XL saddle. I also used the black Tusq nut on mine. I've decided that one of my next 3D projects is to create a replacement compensated slimline saddle. Well, that and some preamp slider knobs. Mine was missing a couple of knobs, so I'm going to make some replacements. Once they're done, they'll go on my Shapeways page where anyone can buy them. Speaking of Shapeways, they recently started offering very high-end, very rigid polyurethane and urethane methacrylate materials, so I ordered one of each. Once they get here, I'll put them on a couple of guitars to hear how they sound. | ||
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