Thanks, Bill. The seller contacted me prior to the auction to try for a direct sale at a price in the middle. I am not really into the Orion for the 25.5 scale and the electronics. It does look like a pretty nice guitar, so I hope it finds a good home.
I can't say that I've played an Orion guitar, but the specs on the Skylark look more interesting to me. If it were a shorter scale Orion, I might still have been interested, though. I just miss the feel of my old (stolen) Les Paul Custom Lite prototype. I have a strat sitting around for noodling now, and I am just not as comfortable with it. Could be the scale, could be the maple board, who knows, but I think the scale is at least part of it.
In any case, I am still looking, that Orion just isn't it for me.
-Bob