Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question
Legend-LX-Fan
Posted 2002-12-30 10:24 AM (#214819)
Subject: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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Hello everyone. On page 117 of Walther Carter's The History of the Ovation Guitar book, is a picture of Boston's Tom Scholz playing a beautiful Ovation doubleneck Preacher. Does anyone know what became of that guitar. Does Tom still own it? And does anyone know how many doubleneck solidbody guitars Ovation made? Thanks....Paul Hebert
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2002-12-30 12:26 PM (#214820 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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As far as we know, that's the only one that came out of the factory, although a couple of others have been made by luthiers. The whereabouts of Tom's is unknown as far as I can tell.
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2003-01-08 11:38 PM (#214821 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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I found it :)

Check the photo in the members gallery. :)

Appearently on the last tour (circa '97) Tom decided that he really couldn't use it anymore because of it's weight and some back trouble. He traded it for some extra Rockman gear that he was looking for.
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Legend-LX-Fan
Posted 2003-01-08 11:58 PM (#214822 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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Miles, how do you get to the members gallery? I would like to see the pictures. Thanks...Paul Hebert
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Legend-LX-Fan
Posted 2003-01-09 12:08 AM (#214823 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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Thanks Miles, great picture of the Preacher doubleneck. Is the BOSTON logo egraved in the top of the body?....Paul Hebert
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2003-01-09 1:21 PM (#214824 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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It looks like it's stenciled on or something.. There is also not a signature on the guitar, which was done after this picture.
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cliff
Posted 2003-01-09 2:12 PM (#214825 - in reply to #214819)
Subject: Re: Tom Scholz doubleneck Preacher question


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It almost looks like Scholz might've autographed it with some type of "paint marker" and it started to wear away (it looks deteriorated right in the location where a nice, sweaty forearm might've come in contact w/it). It probably got so obliterated that someone just removed it altogether (hence it's gone in a later photo).
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