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Waskel
Posted 2005-10-25 9:40 PM (#131770)
Subject: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: closely held secret

One-piece neck, so I'm guessing Balladeer, but I haven't seen this top wood before. The seller (GC, of course) doesn't seem to know what it is, serial# is 218068 which should be around '81. Anyone? Anyone?
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MWoody
Posted 2005-10-25 9:45 PM (#131771 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: Upper Left USA		I knew I just blew it on that Viper but since I'm on a roll...


Celebrity with the two screws holding the Bridge. Walnut or stained out top veneer. I take it no label?

The diamond inlays say Custom (Balladeer or Celeb).
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-10-25 9:46 PM (#131772 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?


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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub		I'm going with a Celebsomthinorother...
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Waskel
Posted 2005-10-25 9:59 PM (#131773 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: closely held secret		Yah, I thought Celeb at first too, but haven't they always had the thinline bridge? I could be wrong, haven't yet today, so I'm due.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-10-25 10:52 PM (#131774 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: Tennessee		Probably an Ultra Deluxe (1528?) from the early 90's. Made in Korea.
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Buckaroo
Posted 2005-10-25 11:13 PM (#131775 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?


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Location: North Texas		It looks like an older Celebrity, the neck in particular. Is it a shallow body? Since the head reads Ovation, I'll go with stoneys' Korean assesment. It appears to be a nice rig, whatever it is.
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-10-26 12:32 PM (#131776 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?


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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub		Stonebobbo gets the prize... similar ultra
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Beal
Posted 2005-10-26 1:31 PM (#131777 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Made in USA.
If I remember correctly it's a Tak made neck on a Moosup made bowl, assembled in Moosup CT.
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Waskel
Posted 2005-10-26 2:30 PM (#131778 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: closely held secret		Looks pretty close, Jeff. Here\'s the link.


Bill, how do you remember all this crap???
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Beal
Posted 2005-10-26 4:16 PM (#131779 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		It's a gift, or curse.....
(Being there had something to do with it.)
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Waskel
Posted 2005-10-26 4:50 PM (#131780 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: closely held secret		Well, it beats me how you do it... I can barely remember what I did yesterday.

But we appreciate that you can. :D
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cliff
Posted 2005-10-26 4:54 PM (#131781 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?


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Location: NJ		It's amazing the shit y'can remember . .
. . when it's yer life's work . . .
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samova
Posted 2005-10-26 6:03 PM (#131782 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?


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Location: Atlanta,Ga.		Bill,this may one of the few "angel step walnut" legends that were built.As most everyone knows they made the elite model with the ASW but they also made a few in the legend model.I have seen one up close before and this looks just like it.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-10-26 7:46 PM (#131783 - in reply to #131770)
Subject: Re: Anybody know what this is?



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Location: Tennessee		Of course I defer to W2 on this, but I have seen Korean Ultras that looked like this. But I suppose all the Moosup production was eventually farmed out to Korea so that makes sense.

Wouldn't the ASW Legend have a 5 piece neck? And no bridge bolts?
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