Ovation serial number code

This was kinda fun, looking at all the Ovation stuff, and I have no opinions on the brand.. Cool to see dedicated consumers put together all that concise info. Want to see what models they made:. Zombie thread from a fake member, bumped out of the trash by other fake members. This is a new low. It certainly could be, but it has created some interest, and offered me, at least, minutes of diversion looking at the Ovation fan site.

I wouldn't say Ovation is exactly a 'niche' product I think players would either want one, or one would be totally off their radar. I have a deep bowl one and love it to bits. It's not an Ovation, it's a copy made in Italy almost certainly by Eko - but it's a faithful replication of the original Balladeer complete with Shadow pickup. I have an Applause [wooden neck, not aluminum] shortscale fretless bass that I enjoy playing when the need arises Hey there.

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Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Their first prototype has a conventional dreadnought body, with parallel front and back perpendicular to the sides. The innovation is the use of a thinner, synthetic back, because of its foreseen acoustic properties. The company is moved from the aerospace facilities of Bloomfield to a new location in New Hartford. Less than made before February move to New Hartford factory. The very early have no rosette, some have extra diamond fret markers at twelfth fret.

Deluxe Balladeer introduced. Essentially a Balladeer with diamonds at twelfth fret, Grover Rotomatics Balladeer now has Kluson tuners , five-ply top binding. Classic introduced. No fret markers, twelve frets clear of body, flat fingerboard. Josh White model introduced. Twelve frets clear of body, wider neck, steel strings, dot markers with diamonds at twelfth fret. Shaded brown sunburst top introduced.

Larger floral leaf rosette appears. Model 5 String introduced July Semi-hollowbody Electric Storm series introduced Model 6 Contemporary Folk Classic appears in the catalog, but is only produced as a prototype probably during development of Glen Campbell model , with red, green or blue bowl color option Nov.

Similar to the Josh White but with shallow bowl, fourteen-fret neck, flat fingerboard, and nylon strings, replaces Josh White as the 4 model. Adamas introduced in prototype form for artists and select dealers. The first 26 are prototypes; 61 are a non-tooling production run; 76 have a new headstock design and the Kaman bar neck reinforcement.

Wooden epaulettes around soundholes change to a photographic Mylar material. Extensive tooling begins Sept.

Dealers receive first production models in Dec. Similar to the Josh White but with shallow bowl, fourteen-fret neck, flat fingerboard, and nylon strings, replaces Josh White as the 4 model.

Adamas introduced in prototype form for artists and select dealers. The first 26 are prototypes; 61 are a non-tooling production run; 76 have a new headstock design and the Kaman bar neck reinforcement. Wooden epaulettes around soundholes change to a photographic Mylar material. Extensive tooling begins Sept. Dealers receive first production models in Dec.

First production Adamas sold is a Model , Suffix is guitar's natural frequency resonance. The first Adamas String is Charles H. Kaman signs the labels up to At C.

Bill Kaman II begins signing labels. The charts on OvationGuitars. Navigate to the FAQs frequently asked questions section of the web site.

Make sure you don't accidentally go to Ovation. Finding the FAQs button can be a little tricky. Hover your mouse over the "support" button, then click on the FAQs button once the drop-down box appears. You should be looking at a series of number ranges.

These are the serial numbers.