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Installing an Op-Pro
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DLHCustomBalladeer	Posted 2007-07-18 10:34 AM (#90180 - in reply to #90155) Subject: Re: Installing an Op-Pro
Joined: July 2007 Posts: 13	Originally posted by CrimsonLake: The upgrade that I did for Glenn involved replacing a single knob preamp - so only two small hole to worry about - one of which was covered by the oppro, the other was capped with a black plug. The white oval in the picture shows where the OpPro would have to go (approximately). That whole part of the FET-3 not covered by the white oval would be a gaping hole that would have to be filled. Thank you Crimsonlake. I suppose my question would be, why can't you put the new preamp where the hole for the fet3 would be? Wouldn't it fit in that area, with some modding to the current hole?
Waskel	Posted 2007-07-18 10:46 AM (#90181 - in reply to #90155) Subject: Re: Installing an Op-Pro
Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret	Because the newer OP preamps are contoured to fit the inside curve of the waist.
DLHCustomBalladeer	Posted 2007-07-18 10:50 AM (#90182 - in reply to #90155) Subject: Re: Installing an Op-Pro
Joined: July 2007 Posts: 13	Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel: Because the newer OP preamps are contoured to fit the inside curve of the waist. I guess that makes sense.
Waskel	Posted 2007-07-18 11:16 AM (#90183 - in reply to #90155) Subject: Re: Installing an Op-Pro
Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret	Sure it makes sense. Up to the Optima (or maybe the OP-X, I'm not sure which was later) the preamps were flat faced, fitting the face of the slope from the waist to the lower bout. since then they've been contoured to fit in the waist itself. I have the same problem, I'd like to upgrade the OP-24 on my 87C, but the farthest I can go without major repairs is an Optima (which doesn't bother me, I think it's one of the best they ever made). Here's the OP-Pro page from the electronics section on the Ovation website showing the curve of the preamp.
DLHCustomBalladeer	Posted 2007-07-18 11:23 AM (#90184 - in reply to #90155) Subject: Re: Installing an Op-Pro
Joined: July 2007 Posts: 13	Yeah, I know how they are shaped. I have an op-20 in my celebrity and the op-pro. I guess I just wasn't thinking it had to be perfectly level.

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