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Post by frazer on Jan 26, 2011 21:10:22 GMT -5
Lowden necks are well made, flip matched outers with a quartered center, tried and true method for a 3 piece neck. I had a O-35 in the shop the other day with a bad truss rod and a twisted neck. The guitar was less than 2 years old and on it's 3rd owner, the don't fix it, sell it syndrome. I can fix it but I suggested the owner send it back to Lowden for a new neck. That's interesting and surprising! Mine has thin (rosewood?) layers on either side of the center. I would hope and expect that Lowden does the right thing. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 21:56:48 GMT -5
Like Marty said. It's quite possible that it will need a neck reset. Mine (it's out on loan, but it was an O model in the 2000s serial numbers needed one). Frazer is right though. From all I've heard, George is a proud builder and really wants to see his customers happy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 22:06:11 GMT -5
Lowden necks are well made, flip matched outers with a quartered center, tried and true method for a 3 piece neck. I had a O-35 in the shop the other day with a bad truss rod and a twisted neck. The guitar was less than 2 years old and on it's 3rd owner, the don't fix it, sell it syndrome. I can fix it but I suggested the owner send it back to Lowden for a new neck. That's interesting and surprising! Mine has thin (rosewood?) layers on either side of the center. I would hope and expect that Lowden does the right thing. Those are stringers, most commonly rosewood, ebony or maple, some makers use carbon fiber too. Sorry, I was just talking about the basic neck design and I didn't count the stringers. James Olson and Charles Hoffmann both apply the stringers, maple/rosewood, down the center of the neck with the outer pieces being flip matched mahogany. Lowden has no obligation to correct the guitar after 3 owners but I bet they do anyway. |
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Jan 27, 2011 0:22:31 GMT -5
I hate to break it to you: that's not expensive for a guitar... ;D That's why "expensive" is in quotes. But, of course, it is expensive for me.  We're on the same page; just semantics. 1500 bucks (plus or minus) is nowhere near an expensive guitar for me, but it sure is a hell of a lot of money... ;D |
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Jan 27, 2011 0:25:39 GMT -5
Btw, t-bob, it might be worth mentioning that I've owned 4 different Lowdens over the years, which is about three more than any other brand of guitar ever made. I guess I'm a fan.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 27, 2011 0:30:12 GMT -5
All said and done, it might be more productive to hang out at a Lowden players site and look for a guitar there, rather than trying to score on what seems like a bargain elsewhere that might be the inverse.
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Jan 27, 2011 0:32:54 GMT -5
Or go to Ireland for a well-deserved vacation. You'd be surprised at what can happen if you show up at the factory with either a pretty girl or some whiskey in tow.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 27, 2011 0:36:50 GMT -5
Or go to Ireland for a well-deserved vacation. You'd be surprised at what can happen if you show up at the factory with either a pretty girl or some whiskey in tow. |
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Post by RickW on Jan 27, 2011 3:00:12 GMT -5
...and what happens if you bring the whiskey AND the pretty girl...?
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Jan 27, 2011 11:29:47 GMT -5
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