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| Do 1975 era Deacon models have binding over the fret ends or frets on the binding? I'm checking out an old Deacon that may be a refret and wanted to confirm how they originally left the factory. Thanks. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Diamond inlays and binding for the Deacons, Dots for the Breadwinner.
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Location: Tennessee | Frets on the binding. But that doesn't mean it hadn't been re-fretted. |
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Location: NW Washington State | The binding on my Deacon covers the end of the frets. If you look at the neck from the side, you don't see the fret ends.
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Location: Tennessee | None on mine, but I've got a 12. And definitely not in the way the fret ends are covered by the binding on my Hamers. Maybe mine had a refret at some point but I don't see any irregular cuts on the binding where I'd expect to see some evidence.
Maybe Mr. Ovation or someone from the factory can shed some light on this. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | To my knowledge, ends are NOT covered. The edges of the frets go OVER the binding.
Custom or refret are possibilities. One of the easiest ways to tell if its a refret are the actual frets. Again (caveat = "to my knowledge") Ovation's frets were proprietary. So if you can compare to any of the same era Viper, Deacon, Preacher necks.. the frets should be the same (shape and size). If not, probably a re-fret. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I have the Woody Uber-Deacon...
I am not sure if this neck is a Deacon neck, or a Preacher Deluxe neck.
It is a Woody project, and somewhere I thought that I read about a Preacher neck.
Woody would be able to answer. But I think that they are the same neck anyway.
But I think that that binding goes over the ends of the frets.
You be the judge...
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Location: NW Washington State | I put mine away, but I think it's like Arthur's. Got it lightly used in about 1975. I have a pic on the Ning site but it isn't a closeup: http://api.ning.com/files/rixzV1o0B7CZmzmRS8MBIIcWkhvVHgaCTjpXj9GlL...
Here's a Preacher Deluxe from eBay where the frets seem to stick out a bit more (is this "frets on the binding"?): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230531865952 |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well, I stand corrected...
Mine is Obviously a Deacon Neck. (I need to research before I type)
Now here is the question...
Do they put the frets on before they install the binding, or after? |
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Mid 70's Deacon question
