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Location: England | Hi from England!
We've owned our Glen Campbell 1627 (serial number 270914) from new in 1982, original cost about £400 (British Pounds).
As we no longer use it we're considering selling it but have a couple of questions if someone could possibly help?
1. Has this model increased (or even just retained) it's value, or is it no longer of any real interest to anyone and better off just being hung on to?
2. The controls are placed within the hollow (the waist) of the guitar, whereas all the others I have found seem to be up by the neck - is this unusual or were there others like this?
Generally, the guitar is in very good condition but the plastic Vol/Treble/Bass control knobs now need replacing. It has two hairline cracks in the wood top but I'm lead to believe this is common on an Ovation of this age.
Everything is as original, even the gold plated tuners are surprisingly good with little or no tarnishing.
Ok, that's about it, hope to hear from someone!
With thanks,
Pete | |
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Location: Scotland | That's one of the last GC's from just before they were discontinued. It'll have a K-bar, so no GC signature truss-rod cover. I've seen 1627's of similar vintage in UK dealers for £8-£900, but a more realistic price if you actually want to sell it would be £350 to £500 depending on condition and how badly someone wants it.
Ovation customer service has replacement controls for the stack-knob FET3 preamp | |
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November 2008
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Location: England | Hi Paul.
Thanks for that, that's just about what I wanted to know, also for the info regarding the replacement controls.
Cheers,
Pete | |
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Glen Campbell model 1627, circa1982