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Posted 17 April 2004 - 11:28 AM
I dont understand it... im shocked..... sad...... confused...
I was putting new strings on my darling ovation the other day and when I was working on the low E string, some unusual torque snapped the edge of the nut clean off!!!!! Now the string wont even sit on the fret board...
does anyone know if this is fixable and has this ever happened to anyone?
Oh well im stuck with my Yamaha until I go get it fixed
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 11:40 AM
Are those really made from plastic?
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 01:31 PM
set your ovation on fire and buy a real guitar
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 01:42 PM
i still don't understand... why do so many people dislike ovations? i mean, sure some of 'em are pretty darn ugly, but they sound pretty good, and that's all that should matter, right???
as for your problem, i cant help ya, sorry.
as for your problem, i cant help ya, sorry.
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 01:47 PM
QUOTE (spnj @ Apr 17 2004, 04:28 PM)
I dont understand it... im shocked..... sad...... confused...
I was putting new strings on my darling ovation the other day and when I was working on the low E string, some unusual torque snapped the edge of the nut clean off!!!!! Now the string wont even sit on the fret board...
does anyone know if this is fixable and has this ever happened to anyone?
Oh well im stuck with my Yamaha until I go get it fixed
I was putting new strings on my darling ovation the other day and when I was working on the low E string, some unusual torque snapped the edge of the nut clean off!!!!! Now the string wont even sit on the fret board...
does anyone know if this is fixable and has this ever happened to anyone?
Oh well im stuck with my Yamaha until I go get it fixed
Fixable, yes. Bring it to a luthier and he'll put a new nut onto it, make sure it's brought to a luthier because he'll have the right type of glue and that. A new nut wont cost much ($10 for plastic, you might be best going graphite or something like that so it doesent happen again.)
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 04:34 PM
Bummer. Most of the time any "torque" on the nut during a string change is downward. It must have been plastic of some type......and perhaps old too? Evileye has got it: take it to a good luthier. It's not the end of the world for your Ovation. I prefer bone nuts and saddles--they are strong, they age well, and sound great.
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 08:04 PM
meh i dont care for ovations much, they dont have a bad sound but for guitars that expensive they should sound much better. plus there pretty ugly 
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Posted 18 April 2004 - 05:35 AM
QUOTE (Velvet Shadows @ Apr 18 2004, 02:04 AM)
meh i dont care for ovations much, they dont have a bad sound but for guitars that expensive they should sound much better. plus there pretty ugly
I absolutely hate the plastic backs.
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 10:06 AM
A new nut should run about 3-5 usd for plastic and about 7 to 10 usd for graphite.
When you install your strings wind them counterclock wise. this will put the tension twords the center instead of pulling against the side of the nut.
As long as you're playing with your nut, you might want to look into getting a new bridge as well. Replacing the plastic bridge with a bone or synth bone (Tusq) will give you a noticably more powerful sound due to the higer density of the material.
When you install your strings wind them counterclock wise. this will put the tension twords the center instead of pulling against the side of the nut.
As long as you're playing with your nut, you might want to look into getting a new bridge as well. Replacing the plastic bridge with a bone or synth bone (Tusq) will give you a noticably more powerful sound due to the higer density of the material.
Just an idea... Not an actual serving suggestion.
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 01:48 PM
My Ovation has been pissing me off.
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 03:49 PM
this happened recently to my strat... t'was a bummer... had to play a taylor until it was fixed (how sad huh? ) anyway, it costs about 10$ for a graphite nut... which i'm told don't break and lubricate the strings so no breaks, burrs, bad tuning, whatever... it really helps keep things in tune. but the real sh*tty part is the labour costs... it might cost upwards of 90$ for a luthier to fabricate a nut for you and set up the guitar as well.
) anyway, it costs about 10$ for a graphite nut... which i'm told don't break and lubricate the strings so no breaks, burrs, bad tuning, whatever... it really helps keep things in tune. but the real sh*tty part is the labour costs... it might cost upwards of 90$ for a luthier to fabricate a nut for you and set up the guitar as well.
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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:11 AM
I played an Ovation classical for a couple of years. I thought I loked it but after a while, it got to be difficult to play; especially when standing. It had the big bowl back so it was a handful. No problems with it from a mechanical standpoint.
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Posted 20 April 2004 - 05:53 PM
yeah thats not really too bad a problem.
you could look into getting the buzz feiten tuning system too if you have the money. it gives a much better intonation supposedly. i have'nt tried it yet but its supposed to work realy well
you could look into getting the buzz feiten tuning system too if you have the money. it gives a much better intonation supposedly. i have'nt tried it yet but its supposed to work realy well
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Posted 20 April 2004 - 09:55 PM
QUOTE (metallica_fan_03 @ Apr 20 2004, 04:53 PM)
yeah thats not really too bad a problem.
you could look into getting the buzz feiten tuning system too if you have the money. it gives a much better intonation supposedly. i have'nt tried it yet but its supposed to work realy well
you could look into getting the buzz feiten tuning system too if you have the money. it gives a much better intonation supposedly. i have'nt tried it yet but its supposed to work realy well
my luthier told me it wasn't really worth it, becuase you have to TOTALLY change the location/position/angle of the nut. it's a bugger and for the amount of time (money) it takes it isn't really worth the trouble... and apparently earvana nuts are rubbish.
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