Suffix is guitar's natural frequency resonance. First production Adamas sold is a Model 1687, #0077-95. Dealers receive first production models in Dec. Wooden epaulettes around soundholes change to a photographic Mylar material. The first 26 are prototypes #27-#61 are a non-tooling production run #62-#76 have a new headstock design and the Kaman bar neck reinforcement. Limited run of 1776 guitars, fancy version of Custom Legend with drum-and-flag decal and "1776*1976" on lower treble bout.Īdamas introduced in prototype form for artists and select dealers. New top finishes introduced: Red, White, or Blue Patriot Bicentennial introduced. Solidbody electrics introduced (see separate listing) Similar to the Josh White but with shallow bowl, fourteen-fret neck, flat fingerboard, and nylon strings, replaces Josh White as the #4 model.ġ114 Folklore introduced (reintroduction of Josh White model) K-1116 Contemporary Folk Classic (prototypes only) Glen Campbell models and shallow "Artist" bowl introduced:įour-digit model numbers with K prefix 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
1986 OVATION APPLAUSE SERIES
Semi-hollowbody Electric Storm series introduced (see separate listing) Twelve frets clear of body, wider neck, steel strings, dot markers with diamonds at twelfth fret. No fret markers, twelve frets clear of body, flat fingerboard. Essentially a Balladeer with diamonds at twelfth fret, Grover Rotomatics (Balladeer now has Kluson tuners), five-ply top binding.Ĭlassic introduced. Variations: very early with no rosette some with extra diamond fret markers at twelfth fret.ĭeluxe Balladeer introduced. Less than 100 made before February 1967 move to New Hartford factory. All with natural top, Grover Rotomatic tuners, dot fret markers, white-black-white binding, small or thin rosette with figure-8 chain link motif and grape bunch at 4 o'clock position. They may differ slightly from the first production or official introduction dates in the text.īalladeer introduced. The dates in this chronology reflect actual appearances of models, determined from price lists and the recollections of sales representatives and dealers.
1986 OVATION APPLAUSE CODE
Third digit denotes bowl depth on acoustic and acoustic electrics:ĥ Custom Balladeer, Legend, Legend 12, Custom Legend 12, Anniversaryįourth digit denotes model, for first eight acoustic models:Ĭolor code follows hyphen after model number (but I am not quite sure for all of them):Ĥ Natural B Barnwood (gray-to-black sunburst) Six-Digit Series, 1971-Present (Except Adamas)Īnd maintenant, comment identifier the n° of model ?ġ Acoustic roundbacks (also semi-hollowbody electrics)Ģ Solidbody and semi-hollowbody electricsĥ Acoustic electric cutaway Adamas and II/Elite/Ultra electric Some UK IIs (does not reflect production) am I clair ? it is déjà pretty that I permit you to find this on the web, because Ovation has enleved it quelques temps ago.įour digits in black ink, no letter prefix (sorry for ze frenchmen, this fichier is complètement en rosbif) (ici by spéciale courtoisie of Bernard Rey (Bernard King), who had recuperated it ailleurs (God knows where) and that I just modified a little, but don't ask me for a translation par exemple.
1986 OVATION APPLAUSE HOW TO
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