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| I own a very nice looking cream colored Ovation Breadwinner that my dad recently bought for me. It has all the original parts. The serial number is 2863. It is simply a striking guitar and I love it, but I just am not that familiar with them. Can someone please take a guess at the year this was made and anything else interesting that you might be able to disclose from the serial number? Thank you.
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Location: south east Michigan | Welcome Nick!
My bought my Breadwinner in '71. My serial number is 906.
Does it have pickups like this?......
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
Here's some prescribed reading:
The Breadwinner Site
My guess is that your guitar was finished and ready to ship on September 11th, 1968. Look at the partial infomation in the reference part of this site.
If you don't see a green column to the left of the screen click the "Ovation Fan Club" link at the bottom of the page. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | A thread title that proves it is possible to love a guitar too much!
It's well before my white breadwinner which is E3273 (definitely one of the later ones I believe...)
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well, you may call it 'dating', I call it f*****g around with a guitar!
BTW, Nick. welcome to the most complete and completely off-the-wall guitar chat site. Where guitars are serious business, and absolutely nothing else. |
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Location: GA USA | Welcome Nick... we've been waiting for you. Actually I was wondering last week who would be the lucky member number 5150 (police code for the criminally insane). Wanna trade? |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by MWoody:
Welcome!
My guess is that your guitar was finished and ready to ship on September 11th, 1968. Nope, the BW wasn't introduced until mid '72. It's impossible to get exact production dates from the serial numbers. It's possible to narrow it down to earlier or later in production from certain features, but that's as close as you'll get. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | This one is definately an early run, and if it has smooth engraved battery cover and neck plate instead of the later embossed neck plate and cover, it's probably from the first years of the first run. |
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Location: big island | welcome nicholas # 5150,
i'm #5051 until my dyslexia sets in and then i dress up as your number. i am insane but not criminally.
just ask the good cap'n. |
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DATING HELP! Ovation Breadwinner