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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Everyone!
Mike Seguin from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada here. I haven't posted anything lately, because I was,and still am preparing to do music at my church this coming Sunday. Changing strings on my guitars is always a challenge, but I do get it done. My guitar tech did a marvelous job on my 1990 Elite, and told me the Adamas #1818 Light Gauge Phoshor Bronze strings are still available, but I haven't seen them here in Canada for a long time. I did see the blue Adamas for sale with the so-called,"snotblob" pickguard I had asked about before. Which brings me to my questions:1) How much is an original mint-condition vinyl brown ADAMAS case cover worth? How come it is so hard to fit over the molded black guitar case? Was it just made for the older brown ones? I only used it twice because of that, but I really don't want to sell it unless know it might be wortth something. Any thoughts, opinions,etc. Thanks in advance for your help.
God Bless You,
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Location: Sydney, Australia | For strings, try www.juststrings.com
They sell strings. Just strings.
The black case is thicker than the brown ones and the case cover was made for the brown cases. | |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | My wife sees the attraction of a cover - to protect the case (whose sole function is to protect the guitar).
However, if I got one, I know she'd want me to get a case cover cover (to protect the cover from scuffs). | |
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Location: SoCal | about four years ago, I got a NOS one for $19.95.
even for my brown case, the cover needed to be gently stretched the first time. | |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Michael, the Adamas 1818s are readily available on eBay. Here's an offer for 10 sets.
10 Sets of Adamas 1818E Strings | |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Everyone!
Mike Seguin Here. Thanks for the quick reply and all the info. "Sellers remorse" has set in somewhat, and I do believe I will keep the brown case cover after all, because I need it to protect my own guitar case, which is getting pretty banged up afer 20 years now. It's a bit hard to stretch, yes, that is true, but it is my own unique piece of Ovation history, because I don't think they are made any more, but someone here at OFC will definitely correct me if I am wrong on that score. My Ovation Story #4, a la Star Wars, (you have to wait for story #1). When I got the case cover, in 1990, I actually got 2 of them, for each of the 2 Ovations I owned at the time. The Mothership told me they were the last 2 in the warehouse! I sold one in 2000, along with my Ovation Legend Classic Stereo Deep Bowl Cutaway. Bad move, I know. Did I just lose my membership here or what? As for the strings, my guitar tech did say he could get them here after all, but it would be a special order, with at least a 2 months wait, more like 6? for delivery to Canada. Patience is a virtue. The love of money is the root of all evil. Stupidity strikes when you least expect it, takes no prisoners, and leaves us all asking the burning question, "What the @#$%! was I thinkin'?" Thank God it is not contagious. Thanks OFC for al the help and support thus far.
Mike Seguin | |
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