She's gone.....

[RickW]

Well, when I bought the Cargo, I promised the better half that I would liquidate some guitars, to help pay for it, and reduce the herd, as we're a bit tight for space. Sold my old cheap archtop, the kids classical, my cheap Czech mandolin - and today, my Ovation Classical.

I have had it for 30 years. In my early 20s, I decided to get serious about playing classical, and bought it used, for $450. I had to put a new set of Schallers on it, as one of the old ones was broken. It was/is a beautiful guitar, made when Ovation only made really nice guitars - excellent workmanship, one of the best nylon necks I have ever played, and a sweet sound.

It's probably the guitar I have played the most over the years, but I went back to steel several years ago, and have not touched it, except on occasion, since. A fine young fellow bought it, who obviously loves to play, and who wanted a better nylon string guitar. Well he's got it, and a good deal it was. Can't sell old Ovations for much anymore. But it's a chunk of change, he's happy, my wife's happy, and I'll get over it.

Should never let the ones you love the most go, but sometimes, you got to let them fly....

I'm down to 5 guitars. My Cargo, my Epipone EL-OO, my Tama Dread, my Backpacker, and my Gibson Ripper bass. I have culled enough.

[Supertramp78]

I feel for your loss.

[frazer]

Yeah, it's kinda sad. I felt like that when I finally sold my Guild jumbo, although I hadn't owned it nearly as long as you did your Ovation. It had been superseded by a couple of better guitars, but I have still never experienced a more comfortable neck and there was something about it... I missed it for a while - even though I had hardly played it in two years, but now I'm glad I let it go - and so is my wife.

Cheers,

Frazer

[sekhmet]

rick - think of it this way - it needed someone. Guitars get all out of whack if they aren't played. You are a good samaritan.

[epaul]

What purpose does the backpacker have when you have a Cargo?

Just wondering. It seems to me it there wouldn't be much incentive to use it.

[billhammond]

Jan 15, 2009 9:44:02 GMT -5 epaul said:

What purpose does the backpacker have when you have a Cargo?

Well, if you're ever out in the woods, miles from home on a cold winter day, you have a Jack London book for tinder and a couple of matches, a Backpacker looks mighty appealing, lemme tell you.

[epaul]

Good point. Wood guitars will always have a place.

[RickW]

I agree, Sek - and the guy that took it is enthused, loves it, and will play it.

I put the backpacker up for sale, and was being offered ridiculously low amounts of money. Believe it or not, I had some very good times on that guitar - it was a big part of my whole renaissance in playing. So, I decided to keep it, and take it to work, where it sits in my locker. It's for rainy days at lunch, when I can't get out for a walk. Works nicely for that.

[sekhmet]

And Rick, if your boss decides to drop you off five miles from work on a freezing day and tells you to save your own ass, you can always get a little fire going. *g*

[RickW]

Death before dishonour - consigning a guitar, even a backpacker - to a fire? Hell, they'd find my frozen corpse, mid-pick.

Well, perhaps not. I could make snares of the strings and catch a bunny a roast him, too. Too bad there's no truss rod - it would make a nice spit....