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Location: Yucaipa, California | Whilst waiting for the elusive Banj-"O" to appear, I've been chatting on a Banjo BG Site... please forgive me...but if you don't sell it to me, I'll just buy it somewhere else... oops, flashback, sorry... :( :(
...but, when one of the members waxed eloquent over a Martin guitar, I jumped in and waxed even MORE eloquently about the new LX Ovations and the Newer 2005's. He admitted that he has respect for Ovations. I told him about the O-Mandos (it's a bluegrass site after all!) and he said "What? Ovation makes Mandolins?!!"
I gave him the link and he said he was going to check them out.... :cool: :D :cool: |
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Location: East Tennessee | Way To Go Tim,
Many people, especially guitar players, have preconceived opinion's about Ovation Anything.
Any time we can point them to the truth that Ovation has and does make Quality Stringed Instruments.
If you were still in school you would get a star next to your name.
Have a Great Day :cool: |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....aren't we all still "in school"? ... I know I am...well, at least until I learn that mythological 4th chord :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | We are all still in school...
We are all "Out of Town"...
We are all receiving the treatment, because there is no cure for GAS...
We are brethren of kindred spirits...
We play, therefore we are...
"We are all just Prisononers here, of our own device." |
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Location: East Tennessee | We are all receiving the treatment, because there is no cure for GAS... (MWOODY:2005)
How True.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3781739709
Have a Great Day :cool: |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | See what you did!!!
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...follow-up...
I've been writing the praises of Ovations over on the banjer site... surprisingly no flaming of Ovations there... comments like "their high end guitars are pretty nice"... but the overwhelmingly frequent comment is how the Ovations "slip and slide off the leg/lap".
I posted the link to the new bowl design, but "once slipped, forever slipped" I guess.... |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Tim,
One word...velcro
Superglue it to the bottom, wear fuzzy sweaters.
No worries. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
I have owned Ovations since 1972 and never had a problem with them slipping off my leg. They can use their strap OR.... DUCT TAPE :D |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...you gotta remember that these guys are banjo players...lotsa drool...'baccy juice... :eek: anything will tend to slide....
...here's the 'worst" of the comments (far better than the AG Site)
"I have a friend with an ovation, and she sticks loopy velcro on the back for non-skid. A rainsong is definitely on my list. Played a couple which were hard to put down, especially a 12 string. I also prefer small bodies, but with 14 frets at the bod. I have another friend with an old ovation, with the tonewood really warpy looking, I suppose from years of the top expanding and shrinking, and the body remaining static. Looks gnarly but sounds nice."
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Location: Tampa, FL | Originally posted by Tim Chapman:
...you gotta remember that these guys are banjo players...lotsa drool...'baccy juice... :eek: anything will tend to slide....
At ther risk of sounding Elite-ist...do we really want people like this owning Ovations... :eek:
think of the neighborhood ;)
Hey don't get me wrong, some of my best friends play the banjo. Did it myself at one time, then I repented. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally Posted by Tim Chapman: "Looks gnarly but sounds nice....
Don't We All :cool: |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Skinny 'arp 'aupkins,
"At ther risk of sounding Elite-ist...do we really want people like this owning Ovations... "
...does that mean I have to wipe the drool off and sell back my Os?
Hey Cuz! Where are you when I need backup!!??
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Location: Tampa, FL | Not at all Tim, no reason to be hasty here...
In fact, properly applied, the juice might lend itself to an aftermarket Sunburst effect. |
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