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Location: South of most, North of few | The new arrivals are here! First, courtesy of Stuart is this beautiful 97 Collectors
Also, from Stephent28 comes this blingy and beautiful 30th aniv. Custom Legend
And one of the whole family, as of now...
I'm smilin' now... :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Very nice! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
Great selection. What strings are you going to use on the 97 Collectors? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Mike,
They are like new now, but when I do change them, I think I'm going with the Elixir extra lights (.010-.047) I've also got a set of Adamas Phosphor Bronze (.010-.047) that I might try. From what you've used on yours, do you have any other sugestions? |
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Location: East Tennessee | I've used Silk & Steel. Nice sound but they don't last as long as Phosphor Bronze.
The next string change I'm going to use D'Addario Custom Lights,(.011-.052).
Don't forget to register it on Tupperware's website.
BTW; The clock's time never changes. Put a fresh battery in it. :D |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I know it's been said there is only one size bowl... but, that '97 Collector's sure looks smaller.
BTW Jim, Nice family! |
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Location: SoCal | The 97 was Ovation's one and only attempt at a different size bowl. It is smaller than their regular bowl... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
The 97 was Ovation's one and only attempt at a different size bowl. It is smaller than their regular bowl... Not true. There was the DREADNAUGHT sized bowl.
Dave
PS - and YOU are listed in the credits as an Ovation historian ... |
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Location: Tennessee | There is also a doubleneck bowl. But I'm no historian. ;)
BTW Boney Back ... very nice assortment of ice cream. |
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Location: Scotland | There's a couple of real early ones with different bowls and/or body outlines, there was one hanging up at the factory. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | jim, thanks for letting me be there at the
uncasing of your newest addition! very nice
"family portrait". and to think it all started
all those gee-tars ago with that applesause you
wanted to sell me! keep smile'n :D ;) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Gary, isn't it time for you to get another one? I'm thinking maybe....something like a hollow body electric? :D |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | when isn't it a good time to buy a nice hollow body? Even the wife is kinda hinting about it,
so either SHE wants something (remember the washer episode)or she's hoping that i'll find one i can play! Besides, that would be 3 "O's"
in about a month, she may make me sell one (or not) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Jim
You are totally welcome. 97's are totally fun guitars and I was glad to share this one with you. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Between Stuart, Stephen, and I, I beleive we should get on the guitar exchange program, since both my Adamas' have gone out to them... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | JP,
Checked out your gallery ... what's the dark colored strat like, is it mahogany bodied? How does it play? Nice looking group of guitars. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | The Strat, or slatocaster as I called it, was a china import that started life as a deep blue squire, until I stripped it and refinished it in a natural satin finish with a light touch of golden oak stain. It just left, courtesy of Ebay, as I really didn't play it much. It sounded...well...like a Strat, and played very nice. Very low action and light (9's) strings, you could bend them all the way up the fretboard. Real nice guitar for a cheapie. I paid 40 bucks for it with gigbag, but had about 30 hours of labor in the refinishing. Man that paint they use is some tough stuff!
Hey! 900 posts! :eek: |
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Location: big island | aloha jim,
what a wall! are you able to leave your guitars hanging in your house or do you just pose them for pics once in a while? i know ya gotta have A/C down there...
oh yeah, congrats on the posts milestone. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | No Randy, they stay up all the time. I've never had a problem (yet) with the dryness factor even with the AC on 24/7. The humidity around here outside seldom gets below 85-90% (usually 100%), and we keep the house between 40% and 50% give or take. Do you think thats too low? |
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Location: big island | perfect. you are lucky! no...strike that. you are blessed!
(blessed to be able to afford 24/7 A/C.) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | It's pretty much a necessity down here. It's getting into the 90's now, and it's not even summer yet... :mad: |
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