early balladeer

hackr Posted 2003-01-31 11:42 PM (#213207) Subject: early balladeer Joined: December 2002 Posts: 86 Location: ma. did they use ebony fretboards on a 1111 from the early 70's? MSB Posted 2003-02-01 12:48 AM (#213208 - in reply to #213207) Subject: Re: early balladeer Joined: June 2002 Posts: 147 Yes. Mike Bluebird Posted 2003-02-01 10:24 AM (#213209 - in reply to #213207) Subject: Re: early balladeer Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1445 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada With the exception of the Adamas line, Ovation has used ebony boards almost exclusively on the USA line. Wayne moody, p.i. Posted 2003-02-01 10:41 AM (#213210 - in reply to #213207) Subject: Re: early balladeer Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15686 Location: SoCal Wayne: In the mid 1980's Ovation started using rosewood on the Elites (finerboards), and then started using rosewood on the balladeer's in the 90's. Bluebird Posted 2003-02-01 1:34 PM (#213211 - in reply to #213207) Subject: Re: early balladeer Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1445 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Right on Paul, forgot about that...I even had an '89 Elite for 10 years and it was indeed, rosewood. Wayne