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TAFKAR
Posted 2009-08-09 11:18 PM (#404018)
Subject: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Sydney, Australia		Some people on this list wonder how you get inside an adamas/elite that doesn't have a manhole cover. Here's how:

I was minding my own business, happily playing my guitar (and no, it wasn't over my head) which I noticed a resonating buzzing from within my beloved 08C.

Taking out the can I discovered that the cable tie, that stops the cables from bouncing around inside the guitar, had unstuck from the bowl.

Fairly simple, I just need to glue it back down.

Herein lies the dilemma. I can get my hand inside the can, but then I can't see anything. Even without my hand in the way, I still can't see.

Solution part 1: itty bitty book light. Just stick it through the soundholes and there is light:


Then I grabbed one of those flexible tools for getting things that have fallen into small spaces and used that to guide the cable tie to the right place.

Add some glue, hold it in place for five minutes... Now just to wait a few hours to check it holds and put it all back together
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-09 11:22 PM (#404019 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Where there's a Will, there's a Way!

Thanks for the tip!
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Trader Jim
Posted 2009-08-10 2:19 PM (#404020 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole


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Location: South of most, North of few		A 6" hole saw works too. ;)
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Gallerinski
Posted 2009-08-10 5:13 PM (#404021 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole
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Location: Phoenix AZ		You should try working on a 47 reissue.
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Trader Jim
Posted 2009-08-10 9:51 PM (#404022 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole


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Location: South of most, North of few		THEN, you need the hole saw.
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TAFKAR
Posted 2009-08-11 9:03 AM (#404023 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Sydney, Australia		But there's nothing but air inside the #47, so why would you need to get inside?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-11 9:16 AM (#404024 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Why do men tinker with their car engines when there is nothing wrong with them (yet)?
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MWoody
Posted 2009-08-11 11:48 AM (#404025 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Upper Left USA		Good BFLG documentary Richard!

I took the easy way out on this 1115:

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CrimsonLake
Posted 2009-08-11 3:28 PM (#404026 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole


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Location: Marlton, NJ
Originally posted by Gallerinski:
You should try working on a 47 reissue.
*gasp*
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Nick B.
Posted 2009-12-16 5:04 PM (#404027 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch		Tafkar,
I just wanted to say thanks for this post. My 08C arrived yesterday from Al and had a buzz emanating from the body. A quick search pointed me to this thread. Armed with the information and pictures you shared here, I pulled out the electronics to discover the cable clip was still attached to the side of the bowl, but the audio cable had slipped out. I guided the cable back in the clip and snapped the clip shut. Voila! No more buzz. Thanks again for the tech tip.
Nick
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CanterburyStrings
Posted 2009-12-16 5:19 PM (#404028 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole


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Location: Hot Springs, S.D.		Isn't this place great?!!
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cholloway
Posted 2009-12-16 5:40 PM (#404029 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole


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Location: Atlanta, GA.
Originally posted by Trader Jim:
A 6" hole saw works too. ;)
This is the thing Ovation Review calls a round drill attachment. :cool:
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WillaMuse
Posted 2009-12-16 11:37 PM (#404030 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Right now?		:eek:
Then I grabbed one of those flexible tools for getting things that have fallen into small spaces


That thing is cool. Where can I get one? Tafkar, I'm glad you were able to fix it so easily.

Nick: Congratulations on your wonderful new guitar!

;)
Willa
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-12-16 11:56 PM (#404031 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Go to the tool section of Lowe's or Home Desperate...


Here\'s something like it...
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-12-16 11:59 PM (#404032 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Where can I get one?
SEARS has 'em. Some hardware stores might have 'em also.

OK, 'Quick Draw' Arthur, ya beat me on that one!
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Nick B.
Posted 2009-12-17 12:03 AM (#404033 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch
Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Nick: Congratulations on your wonderful new guitar!

;)
Willa
Thanks Willa. You can expect a full report a bit later. Right now I'm overwhelmed by the sound, the feel, and the looks of my new guitar. If I wrote anything about it now I'd just embarrass myself. ;)
Nick
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-12-17 12:15 AM (#404034 - in reply to #404018)
Subject: Re: Getting inside without a manhole



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR
Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Where can I get one?
SEARS has 'em. Some hardware stores might have 'em also.

OK, 'Quick Draw' Arthur, ya beat me on that one!
I may have beat you to it, but yours is better.
Anyone who wants one should get the Craftsman.
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