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Location: Brisbane Australia | The Historical Jim Rickard Deacon has touched down safely Downunder.
Will post some pics soon.
Thanks Randy
AJ :) |
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Location: Jet City | Sweet! Congrats. Now let's see some balcony pics. |
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| Bitter Sweet my friend. Bitter Sweet. Enjoy.
It is a real piece! |
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Location: Paris/France | Congrats AJ,
What a piece of O's history!!!
I'm hope to see your pics soon.
J :) |
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Location: UK | Ok. What you really wanted to know but were afraid to ask. How can I not know? Here goes.
Jim Rickard, do I know this chap? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Paul here's a previous post.
When Northcountry bought it from Samova.
I purchased it from him
JR Deacon
Jim Rickard worked for Ovation and was I believe their electronics genius.
This was his personal guitar originally.
Don't feel bad I didn't know who he was originally either.
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Location: UK | Thank you for that.
Great guitar - enjoy.
Don't feel quite so bad about my ignorance now either.
Dare I say ..... could be confused with a Woody! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Yeah he's got a lot to answer for :D
He has the "Sister" the Jim Messina Deacon.
Might try and pry it from him when I see him at the NW Jam in July
You should visit.
AJ |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ricky would be happy. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Beal,
I'm pleased to hear that
I feel very priviledged to own this piece of Ovation history
Jim (AJ) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Don't tell anybody but I have been corresponding with Jim's son, as well as begging for some really cool parts. I have been nagging him to come to the OFC NW and take part.
He is a really nice guy and has shared some cool history and photos with me. He also has a Deacon PG just like the one on "our" Jim Deacons.
Gotta love this place! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tal is/was a member here. Nice guy, lives in Maine if I recall correctly. |
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| Bill ask him to come to the Factory Tour. If you feel comfortable doing that? His Dad was a real genius with the electronics and if not for him working with your dad and all the luthiers Ovation would never have been the company it became. I'd love to meet him, I am sure a lot of us would ! he'd be a real celebrity with this group. No funny intended there.
I am playing a Dean now for an electric, I love it, and I am not worried about finger scratches or giging with it like I was with this rare Deacon.
I am not quite the collector I wanted to be. I do not have the wallet for it and I play them all the time. A bit of a weekend gig warrior as well. It is in good hands with Jim, as he has several other deacons he can play regularly if he so wishes.
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The J R Deacon has landed