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Location: Waurika OK | I traded for a UK II with the headstock broken off. It is scheduled to arrive on Friday. As soon as I find out which inlays is has, will order replacement from Miles.
Is there anything I need to know about replacing the neck, tricks, tips, or just take the bolts out and put the replacement on?
Thanks in advance
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Location: SoCal | Send the guitar and new neck out here to me. I'll put it together and field test it. You should have it back sometime in 2006.
It's pretty straight ahead -- bolt off, bolt on. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Thanks Paul,
That's what I thought, but wanted to make sure.
Nice of you to offer to give it a thorough testing, but maybe I can handle that!
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Location: SoCal | Well, if you don't feel you're up to it, let me know. It's not like I have time to field test other's guitars. I'm just trying to be nice..... |
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Location: Scotland | it may not be as simple as Paul Suggests. Apart from some early Breadwinners & Deacons most Ovation solidbodies had the necks bolted and glued in. So you may have to break the glue joint. It shouldn't be a problem, but it can take you by surprise when you remove the bolts and find the neck stays put. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | the glue was done as follows. A piece of paper was soaked in glue and then put between the two when bolting. It doesn't do a whole lot but does add some extra connection for more vibration for better sound and more sustain blah blah. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Thanks for all the info. W-2, Do you know what kind of glue? Probably not necessary, but might be interesting to try. If not using the glue, what about using Loctite on the bolts since they screw into an alum. plate? Not the permanent kind, but the removable kind?
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cwk2:
the glue was done as follows. A piece of paper was soaked in glue and then put between the two when bolting. It doesn't do a whole lot but does add some extra connection for more vibration for better sound and more sustain blah blah.
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Is that standard for the industry? I've never had the necks off my guitars, and never heard of that before. Was it just plain old white paper (like printer/Xerox paper) or something special? Was it left 'long' and then trimmed back or was it sized just for the pocket?
I learned something new today, thanks! |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Newspaper. Sometimes it will even have the date on it. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | We have had this discussion before, Ovation did not subscribe to the violin/acoustic guitar convention and use heat softening glue. They sometimes used EPOXY meaning you better be careful trying to separate a joint on an Ovation. Don't just knock on it and expect it to separate, consult with the factory as they have long, long memory of how things were assembled.
Bailey (I have separated many joints in my time, some beer, some other) |
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Location: Waurika OK | Will report on this when I get my hands on the guitar, very interesting, thanks.
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Location: Waurika OK | UK II arrived today!!
Headstock was indeed broken off, but rest body is in great condition, a little buckle rash on the back.
The neck had already been taken off,it was loosly bolted back on. All gold plating in good shape except for upper bridge mounting stud, plating just worn off.
Serial # is E followed with five digits.
This guitar has a pickguard.
The neck has rectangular inlays with each corner having a concave radius.
Schaller bridge? Says made in Germany, Ovation cast into the end. Intonation screw adjustment faces pickup.
Now,must get with Miles for that replacement neck.
Oh, it is black.
My family bought me a digital camera this year, if I figure out how to post pictures will do so when I get it completed.
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Changing neck on UK II
