Guitar chord forum - chordie — Your Opinions, Please?

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Grah1) — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:40:24 +0000

Its great Bill and so light to use .Only down side is the bowl back means you need to use a strap when sat down or it slides off your knee.

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Strummerbill) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:38:38 +0000

Thanks for the reply, "Gray One" (I still remember my "nick" for you - hope it's ok to use it - from all those years ago).

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Grah1) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:35:41 +0000

My ovation is my go to gig acoustic never had any issues in 20yrs of constant use

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (bmson2003@gmail.com) — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:33:15 +0000

A player who was searching for a Luthier to work on his Ovation. Most of the replies were negative. One of the Luthiers told him to make a planter out of it.

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Strummerbill) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:34:18 +0000

Your mention of the truss tod turns, reminded me of Paul McCartney's first Höfner "violin" bass - which had no truss rod, Richard, and he was constantly having to tune and retune that thing.

Another "tuning anecdote" involved ARoger McGuinn. After Johnny Carson had introduced the band, the curtain opened on the band tuning their guitars to E.

Roger - then known as Jim - said, ""We tune because we care.", and went right back to hitting that E string.

The look on Johnny's face was priceless.

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (neophytte) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:41:24 +0000

If the strings have been off for a long time, it's possible the neck is bowed, you can sometimes resolve it with some truss rod turns, but sometimes you need to overtighten the strings and put it somewhere humid .. it's a bit risky as you can cause other issues, but with the fibreglass back, you might be ok .. it's not an overnight job, though, it can take months ...

Cheers

Richard

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Strummerbill) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:24:47 +0000

Thanks, Jim.

I have missed all of you as well, and sharing our music together was an important part for me too.

I have had some experience with a bowed neck on an acoustic bass I bought from eBay (I resolve not to make the same mistake in '26). Apparently, the bow was so bad a guy who saw it on FB could even see it on his monitor.

This can happen when a company has poor QC and ships inferior instruments. Something I learned the "hard way"

Re: Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (TIGLJK) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:14:30 +0000

totally possible I believe bill

and putting them on in shop probably won't curve it right away
Just MHO
Jim

PS
Bill, I am overjoyed that you back on the Forum again. You are an integral part - do what you can, we understand!!

Your Opinions, Please?

null@example.com (Strummerbill) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:50:24 +0000

Hi Friends!

Recently I had occasion to visit a Pawn Shop in order to purchase and have installed a battery for my wristwatch.

While waiting, I looked at the guitars (6 string acoustics) on display, when, to my surprise, my eyes locked upon an Ovation Roundback priced at $250.00 USD. Ja, not a mistake - it really was just $250.00.

Since the guy was busy with my watch and there was no one to hand it down for me to examine, I trusted these tired old eyes to check on blems and other.... "Hey! Hold on just a second!", says I to myself.

"Why are the top three strings missing?"

It sounded like a job for "Strummerboy" and , given the limitations I had to deal with, I came up with the following: See if you agree.

E, A and D are missing because the neck is bowed and the curves on that Ovation would be more obvious were it completely strung and that is why G, B, and E were the only ones light enough not to show the bowed neck.

So what do y'all think, my friends? Is it possible or am I completely out of my league as a sleuth?