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Location: SIXburg...Home of the Black n Gold! | Noob here...Saw an E Bay auction for a Deacon limited go well over 1K recently. I have a Grey/Black NOS from my dad's store in the 70's basically untouched. Are these sleepers that are going up in value? Although they were supposed to be a limited run of 500, I did not think one would EVER go for that price. Any other history to this guitar model would be appreciated. (by the way, the extra upper bout cut makes all the difference in their look. Is that part of it)Thanks! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
They are the sleeper like you said. The trick is in the timing. Set your reserve and take a few stabs at it.
Or just give it to me as a sign of friendship ;)
What store did Dad own? |
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Location: SIXburg...Home of the Black n Gold! | Hi. Thanks for the reply. I live in Pittsburgh and my Dad had a music store called Clef Music Studio back in the 70's. My parents got out of the retail end and use the business as a teaching facility out of their home now. The store got me started many years ago in gathering a fair collection of instruments as well as some luthier training in another local music store in the late 80's. I have no intentions of selling the Deacon as it is basically unplayed. I was just surprised that one of these brought that kind of cash. That and an 80's Balladeer cutaway are my two Ovations. The balladeer by contrast has seen LOTS of playtime as it goes camping and to partys etc. Cheers! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Hang on to the Deacon another 5 years and see what happens. I predict a big awareness on the Ovation solids soon. |
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Location: closely held secret | ... at least you hope so. How many you got stashed in your basement? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Alas, I am unable to hoard any plunder. The Captain insists that I keep rotating my plunder.
Arrrr... |
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Location: NJ | WrongThread. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Avast! Ya pencil push'in purloiner of paint cans! |
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Location: NJ | Veneer-cuttin' bastardizer of classic instruments . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Arrr! They was broken and hapless when I found them, honest. Well, at least they was when I left them!
Can I buy ya a beer? Now tell me how ya got that thar-r-r-r scar-r-r-r-r-r... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Arrggghh it's Talk Like ye a Pirate day. |
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Location: SIXburg...Home of the Black n Gold! | Thought I would post some pics of this guitar. I dug it out and put some batteries in it. It seems VERY high endy and loud thru a Marshall DSL50... 
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Location: Oxfordshire, UK | Blimey! It's absolutely pristine!
Nice one. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I love this guitar in grey. |
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Location: closely held secret | I don't know how a color and body shape can compliment each other...
But that is stunning! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I really don't care for the shape in the other color configurations...
it's just something in THAT color that makes it work... really well. |
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Location: Orange County, California | I've got one. :D The only thing better than the way it looks, is the way they play.
FYI, It's a BREADWINNER Limited model 1256 in Barnwood Burst. The only thng I've considered doing to mine is to put on a pickguard without the white edge, and change the knobs to something more like a gibson speed-knob In black of course. I don't want anything to detract form the beautiful grey mohogany grain.... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Did you buy the one with the "neck issue" Fred? |
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Location: Orange County, California | That's the one.... :D |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | i had the hots for that one... |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Could one of you solid body gurus please post your ebay link for me, so I can see what the excitement is all about! The names are as cool as the guitars!!! Thanks, Phil |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | there are pictures on the previous page of this thread. There is no auction for this guitar. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Thanks Jeff, it looks like a Klingon Warship, for sure! :cool: |
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Deacon Limited NOS