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Location: SoCal | I think that this has been touched upon before, but getting a 1968 Thunderhead, I've noticed another distinct peghead shape. On Ovation steel string guitars (not counting Adamii) there are three different pegheads used.
My 1537 Elite and Legend have the same classic Ovation peghead used to this day. My Viper D has the widened peghead used on electrics from about the early/mid 1970's on.
But the Thunderhead has a narrow peghead but the lip on the top seems to be slanted over towards the bass string tuners. You really notice it when tuning the D string as the tuning button has very little clearance under the lip.
I gotta go get some more coffee and wake up so I can think about things that really matter. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey, that Blonde does matter! Nice to hear your enfatuation with her goes beyond a one night stand ;)
I suspect we will be hearing a lot about this blonde over the next millenium or so! She's absolutely georgeous Paul!
Norse(perhaps a tinge of jealosy)man1
p.s.Your Elite tells me she is feeling a little neglected lately :( |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | There have actually been a few changes in pegheads over the years, based on my observations. The earliest acoustics had a steeper peghead angle. I think it was 11 degrees. The top of the lip was thicker and squared off (now its rounded) and the lip seemed "tilted" as Paul mentions especially on early storms. The peghead was also harrower at the top. I think most of not all of these early ones had a black or dark veneer on the face of the peghead. Sometime around '70 the angle was changed to (I think) 7 degrees and at about the same time the lip was changed into more or less what it is now. The width at the top was also widened and the pegheads got lighter wood veneers, basically matching the neck. Later, when the solidbodies starfted to appear they had a much wider peghead at the top. Frankly I never liked this one as it looked like a bad copy of a real Ovation. But that's just my opinion. Of course the Adamas I peghead is a whole other story. I guess lastly are the current balladeers which have lost the peghead veneer. I think this one looks cheap. In my opinion the best looking of all pegheads (sorry Adamas owners) is the old slothead 12-string with the black veneer and the Glen Campbell signature running down the middle. Extra points if it has open gear tuners. That's a keeper. Dave |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Hey don'forget that hidious headstock on the Tanget series guitars. Just as ugly as it gets!!!!!! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Lets not forget the Thuderbolt and also the UltraGS series had two also. I like the UltraGS two-tone headstock, really matches the body routing making the guitar look "finished" to me. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yes, and the mighty Thunderbolt as well. I once used it to carve a pumkin. Dave |
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