Which one came first?

ksdaddy Posted 2010-09-06 9:48 PM (#365017) Subject: Which one came first? Joined: April 2003 Posts: 608 Location: Caribou, ME According to the Ovation book (which I really need to buy, btw) the Moosup aluminum/plywood guitar developed in '74 or so ultimately became the Medallion/Matrix. What we know as the original Applause guitar was almost an afterthought. I viewed the patent info on Jerome's site for the aluminum necked guitar dated late '74 and it is obviously a Matrix. So which actually went into production first, the Matrix or Applause? And was there ever really a "Medallion" model produced or was the trademark issue settled before any were actually labeled as such? Minutiae, I know. Gallerinski Posted 2010-09-06 11:47 PM (#365018 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996 Location: Phoenix AZ Yes, Medallion models were produced. CanterburyStrings Posted 2010-09-07 5:08 PM (#365019 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: March 2008 Posts: 2683 Location: Hot Springs, S.D. And Matrix came before Applause. BT717 Posted 2010-09-07 7:09 PM (#365020 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: October 2007 Posts: 2711 Location: Vernon CT I always figure it was the Egg.............. ;) Mr. Ovation Posted 2010-09-07 7:16 PM (#365021 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7247 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest The Medallion was produced... at least one :) And to my knowledge, Matrix/Medallion was first, then Applause. ksdaddy Posted 2010-09-07 9:02 PM (#365022 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: April 2003 Posts: 608 Location: Caribou, ME I've had a Matrix on the back burner for a few months and finally got it together last weekend. I frickin' love this thing. 1977 Matrix MusicMishka Posted 2010-09-07 10:56 PM (#365023 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: March 2005 Posts: 5567 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains Very nice work...congrats! Beal Posted 2010-09-08 9:16 AM (#365024 - in reply to #365017) Subject: Re: Which one came first? Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch Applause was first. When it was ready to launch at the June 75 NAMM show Ovation Marketing shit themselves and said to the powers that be "You can't do this to us, it will kill our sales!"(See they always thought it was a bad joke that would never get off the ground. Very forward thinking) So it changed from an Applesause to Medallion. That lasted several months till some little dealer came forward and said I own that name, so it changed to Matrix. Applause came the following year, June 76 and was launched along with it's big brother, Adamas.