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This one has made a trip to the MotherShip a while back.
It got new Epaulets, frets, and a crack cleated, plus a new clear-coat.
And here she is with her dyslexic brother, the 1735.
And it has that Great wood binding!
I am really happy about this... I am gonna play it now.
More photos HERE if you are really bored.
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Location: SoCal | It's my understanding that the factory literally ran out of the Elite epaulets. If I had to guess, the ones on this guitar are from an Adamas I or II. Back in 2007 I got the last set of 87C epi's put on my 87C which went in for some work. Interesting to see what they are using. OMA, your guitar does look really good...... |
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Location: Ontario Canada | very nice OMA i have one that would need a similar refreshing, mind if i ask what a job like that costs? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Thunderbolt, I just bought this... It is new to me.
On the Reverb listing it stated "over $1200 to restore"
But you should always contact John Budny at the MotherShip for a true estimate.
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Location: Taxed To Death State | Sweet guitar Arthur! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I recall that there are 13 separate pieces in the single epaulet on my custom 1187 SSB, same as the double epi'd OFC I and original slot heads. My 1881 looks to have 8 pieces. I recall that the factory said they could not make an original 13 piece treble epi on a cutaway because they had no template to do so. That is why I ended up with a bass side only epi on my custom. Just random informational tidbits. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Here is a pic of the epis on a 1681WT compared to mine...
 
There are quite similar, except mine has veins on the leaves.
(and the 1681WT has better resolution)
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | CONGRATULATIONS Arthur!!!
It looks absolutely Fabulous!!!! I'll bet if we took a poll here, there are more 1537's belonging to Members than any other guitar!
The MotherShip did another Great Job!!!!  |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | looks good |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Very nice guitar Arthur... |
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Location: Phoenix, AZ | Looks brand new! Nice find! |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Stunning, Arthur! Absolutely stunning! Congrats!!!
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Location: When?? | And the jealousy continues... |
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Location: NW Indiana | Beautiful! Nice score. |
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Location: Utah | My 1537 was back for a refresh a few years ago and has those same epis as OMA's. John and crew at the Mothership made it look like a brand new guitar. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yup, this does look like a Brand New guitar.
I see some things on this that remind me that it is 33 year-old...
But if you didn't know that it was from 1983 you'd never guess.
Yeah... They did a Great Job.
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Location: SoCal | OMA, any before pics? Also, did you have the electronics updated?
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Moody-- I just bought this the way it is. HERE
The electronics seem to work fine, even the stereo (which I will Never use).
The knobs seem to be plastic so they may have been replaced.
I just looked inside and the preamp box is bigger than I expected, with really shiny white connectors, so I think that they were replaced.
So yeah... It is pretty well rebuilt.
Very lucky find. 
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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah | What a steal!! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah Dave, I almost feel guilty.
Old Man Arthur - 2016-05-05 10:01 PM
The knobs seem to be plastic so they may have been replaced.
Nope, I took one off... They are wood.
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | 'Looks GREAT Arthur! ... I bought some Amber tuner buttons for mine that look really great on the '37.
... My DREAM would be to put an Adamas I neck with Caulflower Headstock and the AD I Bridge on a 1537. I just don't know if the different neck would change the tone, with the change in wood and construction. Any thoughts on THAT???
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I thought the necks on the 1537s were the same wood and construction as the Adamas necks. I can't imagine the paddlehead would make a different sound than the cauliflower or broccoli head. Why would you want to change the sound of a 1537 anyway? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 1537 and Adamas 1 have different neck and fretboards. And of course different headstocks. |
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Location: Jet City | it's like the Adamas 2 |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I forgot about the graphite strip in the Adamas neck and the Kaman Bar in the 1537. I'll have to go look for the differences in the fretboards. Too many guitars for me to remember all the differences. Plus, I haven't owned one of each like Standing Ovation has. |
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Location: Canada | Mark in Boise - 2016-05-10 5:10 PM I forgot about the graphite strip in the Adamas neck and the Kaman Bar in the 1537. I'll have to go look for the differences in the fretboards. Too many guitars for me to remember all the differences. Plus, I haven't owned one of each like Standing Ovation has. I thought that graphite strip was only in the slotheads. Pretty sure the 1687 had a K-bar too. Though carved neck and fingerboard were walnut - is that what's used for the 1537 too? |
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Location: SoCal | The graphite strip was used in the original slotheads as well as the recreations of them (47RI, OFC I). The Kaman bar was introduced in the Adamas I's. Those necks were made out of walnut with a black walnut fingerboard. The 1537's had a standard Ovation 5 piece neck with a black walnut fingerboard, as did the Adamas II's. KBars were used in all USA built Ovations (I think) from about 1983 forward.
Questions?
Edited by moody, p.i. 2016-05-10 8:23 PM
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Location: Jet City | moody, p.i. - 2016-05-10 6:22 PM The graphite strip was used in the original slotheads as well as the recreations of them (47RI, OFC I). The Kaman bar was introduced in the Adamas I's. Those necks were made out of walnut with a black walnut fingerboard. The 1537's had a standard Ovation 5 piece neck with a black walnut fingerboard, as did the Adamas II's. KBars were used in all USA built Ovations (I think) from about 1983 forward. Questions? That was the long version to my answer... it's like the Adamas 2 |
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NGD: 1537 with Adamas Epis