So for the last few weeks I've pretty much been constantly playing this new octave. It's addicting. After a few weeks of letting it settle in I did get it to my guitar guy for a little setup...
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So for the last few weeks I've pretty much been constantly playing this new octave. It's addicting. After a few weeks of letting it settle in I did get it to my guitar guy for a little setup...
So the Octave came in last Friday. Just lovely! Had a bass gig that night, so couldn't really play it until after the gig. My coworkers did get to hear a little wafting music through our area though...
Octave shipped today 8/11/21, should have it in a day or so. Exciting stuff!
I received the key from @Pittsburgh Bill today in the mail, and it worked perfectly! My case is back in action, and I now have a key stored in my cord bag for any future emergency.
On a side note,...
@Pittsburgh Bill just popped a key in the mail to me, so I should be in good shape now. Huge thanks there!
Should Hiscox eventually reply to me I'll have a spare. Big thanks to all for the tips...
Thanks for that info, @A 4, well dug!
I did try a little lock picking -- I even have the right tools, from a security conference I was at a few years ago. Sadly my skills are not all that sharp...
Thanks all for the comments, and to @Pittsburgh Bill for the very kind offer (I've PM'd you with my info, thank you!).
I've heard good things about Hiscox support, and have been surprised that my...
I'm looking for some suggestions -- I have managed to lose the case keys to my Hiscox cases, and one of them has locked itself. Luckily, the latch was open when it locked, so at least I could get my...
That looks lovely!
I'm very excited. No idea on ETA, but should be getting close.
Congrats on the new pending build! Very exciting stuff.
Got the first pics of the new OM. Keeping things pretty classic. No cutaway, amber/tobacco sunburst. Oh my...
http://www.drooartz.com/public/octave_back.jpg
Congrats on the new order!
My original estimate was roughly a year as well. Looks like I got a bit lucky and it's moving along quicker. That said, it'll take the time it takes and I know that I'm...
Had a nice chat with Austin last week, and the build is underway! Picked binding (when with white) and the headstock inlay. Was considering going with a blonde body, but in the end decided to keep...
I just saw a picture in the classifieds here of someone selling a full body Clark OM... took one look at the pic and knew I had chosen correctly. :)
Thanks all for the thoughts. I've decided to go with the full body (no cutaway). I do really like the look, and it occurred to me that I've done lead acoustic guitar work on a non-cutaway guitar for...
Heard from Austin today, looks like he'll be starting my build in the next month or so. Very exciting!
Now I have to choose cutaway or full body. I'm leaning towards the full body design but I'm...
I've become a big fan of K&K. So far I have their pickups on 2 mandolins, 3 guitars, and an upright bass. With the gigs I do having a solid pickup system solves a bunch of problems so it's a must....
I'm really excited. Wasn't exactly holding my breath, but did get a nice little happy moment when I saw the email from Austin that my deposit had arrived.
@Ray - Yikes! Always ups the ante when...
I don't post here much, but I have read through many of the threads here in CBOM over the last few years as I've been learning about and stoking my interest in octave mandos. I had one brief fling...
Yes, everything you've learned on Mando transfers over, though depending on your hand/finger size you may have some challenging stretches due to the different scale lengths. I found it moved over...
I've used a variety of things over the last 20 years, but have pretty well settled down to my current setup. I'm usually tripling on my gigs now (mando, guitar, bass) and I wanted something simple...
I just had this done on my '23 Snakehead. New frets, radiused the original fretboard and bridge, added a strap button to the heel. Also swapped in a K&K pickup for the Fishman bridge pickup that's...
After almost 20 years playing my '23 Snakehead, I finally had a strap button put on it on the side of the heel. Prior to this I used a strap that wrapped around the headstock just behind the nut.
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I have a Lafferty octave I just picked up this summer used off the classifieds here. It's a nice journeyman instrument, wouldn't hesitate to gig with it. I have played some of the guitar bodied ones...