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Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Taylor Acoustic & Electric Guitars => Topic started by: rcoolz on March 23, 2013, 10:38:35 AM

Title: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: rcoolz on March 23, 2013, 10:38:35 AM

Hi  Im 66 and not into puters or facebook or craigslist....utgf  and agf using my phone to view,,,,,so I decided to look at local Craigslist,,,,   I saw an ad for  2003  Taylor 410,,,,(30 miles away)  called and met the guy ( I wasnt expecting much ,, because he wasnt asking a lot,,,It was a 410 no. C or E in really  nice shape except rusty strings and grungy fingerboard,,,, Im a bluegrasser and i prefer no C or E   Soooo I made him an offer and he accepted,,,, Now im a rosewood guy  and never heard  ovangkol. WOW !! IM impressed,,,,  Great midrange,,,,,so old guy learned new trick   Ovangkol  Thats my story and _m sticking To It. LOL.   Randy.aka rcoolz

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: Nomad on March 23, 2013, 11:51:20 AM

If you go to a Taylor Road Show, you'll hear them refer to Ovangkol as the "secret weapon" of tonewoods. Not a lot of builders use it, but it has a great sound; somewhat reminiscent of Rosewood.

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: TaylorGirl on March 23, 2013, 12:26:40 PM

Congrats on your new-to-you 410. Would love to see pics after you get it cleaned up. I love my 414.....truly a secret weapon, as Nomad said.

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: zeebow on March 24, 2013, 05:58:01 PM

Quote from: rcoolz on March 23, 2013, 10:38:35 AM

Hi  Im 66 and not into puters or facebook or craigslist....utgf  and agf using my phone to view,,,,,so I decided to look at local Craigslist,,,,   I saw an ad for  2003  Taylor 410,,,,(30 miles away)  called and met the guy ( I wasnt expecting much ,, because he wasnt asking a lot,,,It was a 410 no. C or E in really  nice shape except rusty strings and grungy fingerboard,,,, Im a bluegrasser and i prefer no C or E   Soooo I made him an offer and he accepted,,,, Now im a rosewood guy  and never heard  ovangkol. WOW !! IM impressed,,,,  Great midrange,,,,,so old guy learned new trick   Ovangkol  Thats my story and _m sticking To It. LOL.   Randy.aka rcoolz

Taylor uses elixir nano lights for strings.

they have videos on YouTube.com on their website to show you how to clean the fretboard.

basically linseed oil and fine steel wool.

let me know if u need help

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: jjrpilot-admin on March 24, 2013, 07:10:05 PM

Congrats on your new 410.  Ovangkol is a wonderful wood for sure!

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: play2praiseHim on March 24, 2013, 07:56:55 PM

Yep!! Ovankol has non of that midrange scoop . I like it a lot. Great buy.

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: MartinD on March 24, 2013, 10:11:21 PM

Congratulations on getting a great guitar and a great deal.  Please show us what it looks like after you get her cleaned.

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: Edward on March 25, 2013, 12:01:12 AM

Very cool for you, Randy!  Indeed, there is something cool about Ovangkol ...definitely has got its own thing going on.  Congrats on the new guit  :D

Edward

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: ebick on March 25, 2013, 02:05:48 PM

Quote from: zeebow on March 24, 2013, 05:58:01 PM

Taylor uses elixir nano lights for strings.

I don't have a Taylor Dread, but according to Elixir's FaceBook page, they use Mediums on x10.

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Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: zeebow on March 25, 2013, 10:19:28 PM

whoops for some reason I was thinking he said 414ce, thx for correcting me

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: Tugboat on March 26, 2013, 05:15:35 AM

Congratulations! I'll echo what the others have said. Ovangkol is a wonderful tonewood. You'll be very happy with it!

Title: Re: NGD,,So you can teach an old dog new tricks
Post by: andyi5 on March 26, 2013, 07:41:21 AM

Congrats - now you have a 410 and an 810 - very nice!