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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Well that wasn't fun, but it was real. I will post details later.... now... time for a beer.
Thank you all so much for your patience and support. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Thank YOU, Miles, for your hard work and patience.
Beer well earned...have one for me! (ok, 2 or more)
Be well,
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Location: Portsmouth England | Thank goodness for that. I was beginning to think you'd gone for good. |
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Location: NJ | HOOO-HAAAAAAHH!!!!
THANKS Miles!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Thanks Miles!
Work schedules be dammed! We don't need no stink'in promotions! :D |
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Location: south east Michigan | THANKS DUDE!
BRAD |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Job well done!! Thanks for the extra efforts. I'm guessing many us had to actually work for a living or play our O's while the system was down! :D Play On!
John L.
Legend LX
Balladeer LX
Std. Balladeer
Celebrity C026
Tornado (1970)
Martin D16GT
Takamine 12 String
Fender P-Bass
Fender Strat (NEW) |
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Location: NC | Had me scared that you guys kicked me out again...... :D |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | WOW!!! THE BOARDS BACK UP!!!!! AAALLLRRIGGHHTT!!
Great job Miles. Thanks for all your hard work.
Gee, I missed you guys...Even Cliff! :D |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yeoman's Duty, Miles! You need combat pay, I'm guessing.
We are all grateful for your persistence. Yeah, my fingers were getting a bit sore, AND "The Bastard" project got finished!! Check out the awful images at the Gallery. My next investment needs to be in a good digital camera! |
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Location: Central Oregon | Great to see the BBS back Miles, THANKS!
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Location: Midland, MI | Working in IT, I can relate...thanks for bringing it back online. Believe it or not, I was getting tired of 'practicing' guitar. :)
(OK, not really, I bought a guitarport...what fun!) |
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Location: North Carolina | Glad to be lurking again. ;)
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Location: Toronto, Canada | Thank you, Miles. Felt homeless and lost for awhile...
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Thanks, Miles!!!! Now, how many OFC t-shirts and luggage tags do we need to buy to help cover this????? :)
Hi to everyone. My computer usage time went WAY down while the board was gone......
Roger |
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Location: Omaha | "My computer usage time went WAY down while the board was gone......"
Boy...no kidding; I got my 1124 C/A all cleaned up and restrung (plus defumigated the case some more with carpet deoderizer...either was owned by a smoker, or spent it's whole life in a bar).
Odor hint: I was telling the salesman when I ordered my L777-5 Legend that this thing really smelled bad; he said one day out in the sun would get rid of most/all of the odor (on the guitar) ... anyone else ever heard this or tried it? :confused: |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by leftovertion:
Odor hint: I was telling the salesman when I ordered my L777-5 Legend that this thing really smelled bad; he said one day out in the sun would get rid of most/all of the odor (on the guitar) ... anyone else ever heard this or tried it? :confused:
I've been told by a biochemist that the UV in sunlight will kill the bacteria that emit certain types of odors. There's a reason that mildew grows in dark places. :) YMMV.
Speaking of smelly cases, the case for my Cropper reaks of vanilla and campfire smoke. It's brand new, never been sold/used/out of the store. I put it down to a combination of the foam, the faux fur and the adhesive. Maybe I'll have to put mine outside in the sun tomorrow, too.
As long as I'm doing the schizophrenic loose association of words/ideas thing...I've noticed that since I've been playing my Elite outside, the finish seems to have a 'warmer' appearence...almost as if it's turning more amber instead of just clear (it's a natural finish, I guess that's a -4). Is this normal? Doesn't seem to have affected the tone...at least no more so than the polyfur on my strings has. :)
EDIT: It's UV-C (short wavelength) ultraviolet rays that kill bacteria and such...man, I have a diverse array of acquaintances (or should I say, they're a motley crew?) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I've heard that if you leave your skates or snowboard boots in the sun, it'll kill the fungus. This makes sense, though I've found the only thing that really works is clorox. Putting the case in the sun shouldn't be a problem, but putting a guitar in the sun, I don't think so. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | I liked the part about "OK, go and play your Ovation"
Thanks Miles |
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Location: Toronto, Canada | I used a pressurized hand steam cleaner to clean out my smelly case. That and a combination of Febreze and some mild sunshine; it now smells fresh!
Yeah, it gave me something to do during the blackout...as well as playng my Ovation.
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Mikey, I have tried it, it kinda works. I bought a mid-bowl case on eBay, and it arrived with a smell of mothballs on the inside. I used Febreeze on it, which got rid of the mothball smell, but then it reeked of Febreeze, which wasn't too much better actually.
I put the open case out on our deck for the whole afternoon and evening a couple of sunny days, and it is much better now. You can catch the faintest whiff of Febreeze now when you open the case, but it's tolerable.
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Location: Hicksville, NY | New to the forum, and the downtime actually gave me a bad case of withdrawal! It's good to be back! :) |
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Location: High, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado | My computer crashed at about the same time, Had to reformat for the first time (in 4 years). Just got back online myself. I'm sure glad I changed my password to something I could remember early on!
Hopefully now that these fancy gizmos have had some attention, we can get back to normal!
Good job miles!
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Location: Corvallis, OR | Faraway in other places
I know names,
but not their faces.
Connected by guitars we play,
I drop by each day,
for the latest chatter / news
about things related to "Ovation."
But the friendly connections missing
the damn computer is on vacation ! |
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Welcome Back Everyone!!!
