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Location: SoCal | This guitar obviously has issues, but for the price it could be shipped directly to the mothership and repaired. Anybody interested?
http://cgi.ebay.com/OVATION-ELITE-1537-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-USA... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Someone who doesn't already have one needs to buy this so I don't. Otherwise, I'm going to spend the rest of the day trying to think of a story for my wife about why I need 2 identical 1537s. She still hasn't bought into why I need 2 guitars. |
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Location: SoCal | But she understands your need for a Cayman??? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Congrats, Stephen. I was just on the phone with a guy I work with who was waiting for his computer to warm up so he could buy it, when it was gone. Let me know if you want to sell it, although I'm sure you'll have lots of takers. My daughter would have loved it, too, but I just spent twice that on a Celebrity Deluxe for her. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Moody, my wife is actually interested in the Cayman. She also talked me into my first red 911 and twisted my arm to buy the Boxster. Right now she is in Portland working on the 2006 Porsche Parade. If I channel some of that obsessiveness toward Ovations, I'd have a houseful. I really have a charmed life. |
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Location: SoCal | Mark, you do have a charmed life. Join the club.
Hmmm, a red 911. I have to admit that I've lusted after the mid 1980 911 Carrera's. Red w/ tan interior. Oh boy.... better to have not gotten me started thinking about that. |
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Location: Orange County, California | :mad: Stephen!!!! |
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Location: boulder | ahhh, it's all in the timing...the neck assembly alone is worth $450 (new of course).
stephen, if you take out the electronics, you'll have a 1337. (brown packaging tape for the sound holes seems to work best) ...just trying to help,... nice snag, peace |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Moody, 84 Red 911 Carrera with tan interior was my last car. I couldn't afford to keep it after I got the Boxster. Wish I still had it. It was the best car we ever had. Guy that bought it stripped it, put a bunch of aftermarket parts on the inside and out and is now trying to sell it for about twice what he paid me for it 6 years ago. It's a shame. Now you got me thinking about it. |
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Location: SoCal | By 84, Porsche had solved a lot of problems with the 911's (chain tensioners, pop off valves, etc). They were great cars that were practically indestrucible if you gave them regular maintenance. But they were cars that demanded that you drive them with skill.
Today's Porsches are great cars, but are very expensive and have been tamed so much that anybody can drive them fast w/o driving them well. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The demand for skill was much overblown. I had a 79 and 84 and both were easy to drive. Trailing throttle oversteer was the only problem and that only caused the tail to swap ends in the most extreme conditions. And I experienced those conditions a couple of times. But the normal driver is never going to hit a 190 degree curve at 60 mph. If you were really skilled, which I was not, you could steer with the throttle. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | WOW!
I guess that's what I get for bneing out in the woods shooting Deer. Would have bought that in a heartbeat!
Bummer. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | :D :cool: :D |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey, I still have a loaded rifle...don't rub it in too deep!
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | O.K. Stephen you forced my hand... let's see, you paid $150.00 plus $20.00 shipping...O.K., I'll sacrifice and send you $175.00 for it today! That's a cool $5.00 profit without having to do a thing! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Actually (not to bring up a sore subject), I choose to use Paypal for the transaction instead of a MO and the bastard made me pay the Paypal fee (which was an extra $5)....so it cost me $175. :D
You're gonna have to up the offer if you want to catch my attention! Gotta make a living somehow, you know. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I suspected you don't have a real job. Shame about that $5. I know you are really looking for our sympathy. Let us know how much of a quick profit you want. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark, chances are I will send it to the mothership (after the 1st of the year) for repairs/updates (toying with updated electronics and sunburst finish) and then decide between this one and the black one I have....and sell off one of them.
I try not to make profits off the OFC members who contribute on a regular basis so would probably sell whichever one I decide has to go at close to cost. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | :) |
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Location: Orange County, California | Reasonable offer of Beer Money made....I'm not talking about that cheap rocky mountain spring water crap either. I'm talking west coast micro-brew (SLO,Stone,Mendicino Brewing,etc) beer money!!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Fred, I totally agree about the cheap rocky mountain spring water crap that they pass off here as beer. I prefer the more robust brews myself!
Does that offer include the airfare and transportation once I arrive (since I assume I will be unable to drive after consuming mass quantities of beer) :p |
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Location: Orange County, California | Now we're talking!! SoCal OFC Microbrewery Tour and Guitar Festival!! :D :p :D (maybe this will get some of the locals to come out of the woodwork!!) |
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Location: SoCal | I'll be the designated driver... just as long as one of you are sober enough to give directions. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 1537 came in today. Interesting how even when they describe it poorly, you have to shake your head when comparing it to the description..... :eek:
still, for $150..... :D
anyway, contrary to statements....the electronics do not work fine...they are dead (might be an excuse to put in newer electronics). :(
The guitar has top cracks...not laquer cracks....and it appears that the finish was sanded off by each crack and then someone tried to superglue it down the seams (pretty ugly). :mad:
Strings appear to be the original set supplied with the guitar when shipped from the factory....and only 5 at that (1 missing!). :confused:
Case is original brown with major dings but overall not too bad. :)
Based on my 1547 that I sent back to the factory for major repairs (but not as ugly or as bad as this one), I am guessing about $750 to repair the beast to like new condition.....maybe more or less depending on if the top can be saved. :o
All in all....it will still be a "like new" 1537 for around $900 which isn't a bad deal. :cool:
I just wish occasionaly that one of these "deals" would actually be one! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Put some strings on it and see how it sounds. I've been thinking that my daughter would have liked a beat up 1537 better than the Celebrity Deluxe I got her for Christmas, but I'm never sure. They are both spoiled rotten, but I still hate to see them disappointed on the rare occasions that I shop for them. In the last year both daughters started playing the guitar and I'm having fun shopping for them. The last time I did that was probably for stereo or computer stuff and they did everything but order it themselves. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Stephen, I wonder if they could put a new top on that? With the wood binding (walnut I believe) it probably would break the bank to resore as new. Where you thinking the sunburst finish to help cover the existing cracks? On the other hand ... you COULD have them replace the bowl and top with an Adamas textured for cheaper than the cost of repairing what you have. Have them sand and refinish the headstock for a little more and put an Adamas logo on it, and you got an Adamas II. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by bvince:
Have them sand and refinish the headstock for a little more and put an Adamas logo on it, and you got an Adamas II. Um, that would mean he paid $150 for a 1537 neck that needs refinishing...
Stephen... how does it play and sound??? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Stephen... how does it play and sound??? that's the million dollar question. Right now, like a turd floating on the river....but I only have 5 strings on it that have to be many years old.
With T-Day coming tomorrow and the better half workin my ass off with honey-do's before her family shows up, it will probably be next week before I can actually sit down and clean her up and see what magic can transpire. |
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Location: boulder | I think if the crack is filled with glue already, a resand may not be possible. There is not much to sand remember. If you need a replacement top, you get a new bowl as well (think $650 or so). so then it boils down to A. you bought a neck assembly (with walnut fretboard) for $150 and another $650 + for rest of guitar, or B. you just play it as is. I am in the same boat with the beater 1537 I bought awhile ago. It came with cracks in bowl as well as top. It plays great, looks like hell. But would it still sound like a 1537 with a new bowl assembly, (Gs bowl,new spruce top, etc)? that is the question. For now I am just keeping mine until after the holidays. Although I did take out the electronics to make it an acoustic only. brown duct tape over the holes seems to work great. peace |
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Location: SoCal | You couldn't mate a GS bowl to the older neck. |
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Location: Orange County, California | :( I want one of the best sounding beater-guitars around.... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Hang tight....you never know what Santa might bring if I could double my money! |
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1537 on the 'bay