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Location: SoCal | Do you see next to the 2 knobbers a black plastic screw? When you take off the back hatch and reach up inside of the guitar to where that screw is, you'll find that it holds in place a small black box.
While holding the black box with one hand, and pushing it tighter against the body of the guitar, use a flat head screw driver and turn the screw 1/4 turn counter clock wise. The box will be released. (somebody here's gotta have pics of this). Carefully pull it out of the hatch. You can slide off the cover of it (it's on there snuggly), pull out the old battery and put in the new. Installation is the reverse.
Here's a link to an owners manuel which has the only picture I could find
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Catalogues/1984_Blue_Ovation_Owner_Ma...
It's going to tak a little practice before you figure it totally out, but all of us who have older Ovations have done. So can you. |
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Location: Tennessee | So easy, even an idiot can do it. I'm living proof of that. |
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| Moody gave a great explanation. A description for all type of battery compartments is also included in the FAQ , about midway down. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Does anyone know why the 1537 was discontinued after 2 years and morphed in to the regular model 1718? |
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Location: SoCal | Cut costs. |
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Location: Pennsylvania | moody and G8r, thanks for the info and links
I did actually take that box out last night. The lid is so snug ...now that I know it 'slides' I'll get it open. Ibetter get it open....I'd hate to be worse than an idiot. lol |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Be sure to plug it into the Mono jack. If you plug it into the stereo jack, you'll think there's something wrong with the pickup on some of the strings. (Tested by a certified "idiotproof" tester.) |
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Location: SoCal | Deb, the battery cover is on there tight. Otherwise it would fall off while moving the guitar around. Seems to me that it always slides off sliding towards the end of the box where the wires come out. Stay with it, you'll get it.
On another note on the same subject, I don't know why, but getting the box back in and secured on my GC RI is a total pain. It should be easy and it's not.... |
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Location: closely held secret | See, that's taking this reissue stuff too far. Why couldn't they have put the popout box in? Why "reissue" the bad with the good? |
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Location: SoCal | Agreed. My big complaint is the stereo electronics in the OFC slotheads. The original guitars didn't have them. They were 2 knobber mono p/u's. And the strap mounting ring in the heel of the neck a a weak point on a fine guitar. Should have done away with it.
Oh well. At least on the GC RI they went with the 1980's A braced tops instead of the 1970's VT bracing. I remember when I first saw one in CT at a gathering. I was very prepared to not like it and instead was very happy with what had been done.... |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Mark, thanks for the mono tip. I'm having a bit of a problem with the 5th string sounding. The 6th string really booms no matter what I do. Need to play with the adjustment on the amp and deep/bright control on the guitar more to try to get a good balance. But it is working.
Moody, I agree. It's a TOTAL pain trying to get that back in again. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Personally, I love the OFC I model just the way it is. Anything different would be just another limited edition custom, not that there is anything wrong with that, but the OFC I does have a strong connection to the originals that would be absent in an updated custom. |
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My "New" old guitar 1537
