Ovation tops: laminated or solid?
Peter Krasov
Posted 2006-06-30 1:27 PM (#248900)
Subject: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Russia, Moscow		Hello!

I just can't understand, whether I've got solid or laminated top on my Ovation Pacemaker (1977). The official site says it's spruce, and nothing more. Do you know anything about the subject?
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MWoody
Posted 2006-06-30 1:40 PM (#248901 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?



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Location: Upper Left USA		If it is marked as the Model 1115 or 1615 on the label and says Made in USA it is a solid Spruce top.

Greetings!
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2006-06-30 1:40 PM (#248902 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: SoCal		It's a solid top. All USA built Ovations (with just a few exceptions) are solid top guitars.
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Mitchrx
Posted 2006-06-30 1:42 PM (#248903 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Carle Place, NY		Solid sitka spruce. For some reason the Ovation website says only "sitka spruce", but I don't think the factory made anything with a laminated spruce top back in 1977.
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Old Applause Owner
Posted 2006-06-30 6:26 PM (#248904 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI		Applause guitars had laminate tops in 1977....

Roger
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Beal
Posted 2006-06-30 7:19 PM (#248905 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		solid.
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Old Applause Owner
Posted 2006-06-30 7:24 PM (#248906 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI		SOLID??????? I thought it was mentioned here many moons ago that Applauses have never had anything but laminate tops. Guess that's why my old 1976-vintage Applesauce sounds so decent.

Roger
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ignimbyte
Posted 2006-06-30 10:35 PM (#248907 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Hicksville, NY		:) Welcome to the OFC Mr. Krasov! :)

Fellow members have already answered your inquiry, so there's no need for a repeat. :D
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Tupperware
Posted 2006-07-01 6:17 AM (#248908 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Phoenix AZ		Pacemaker is solid top.
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Beal
Posted 2006-07-01 3:18 PM (#248909 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Ovations were solid, the applesause is lambinated. Or is that llamanated?
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2006-07-01 3:24 PM (#248910 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: SoCal		Weren't the mid 70's Pacemaker tops make out of balsawood?
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Tupperware
Posted 2006-07-01 7:15 PM (#248911 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: Phoenix AZ
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Weren't the mid 70's Pacemaker tops make out of balsawood?
THIS is how you get to 7000 posts !!!
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cliff
Posted 2006-07-01 8:08 PM (#248912 - in reply to #248900)
Subject: Re: Ovation tops: laminated or solid?


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Location: NJ		No . . . THIS is how . . . .
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