Ovation wood bowls
pastyp
Posted 2010-03-25 10:54 AM (#376236)
Subject: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Ireland		General question - Was gigging with a Irish trad band last night. I play with this group regularly. One of the guys plays a bozouki and mandolin which are as everyone knows - round backs. As this was the first gig with them were I brought along my Pacemaker (did I tell you I recently got a beautiful pacemaker from Canterburystrings and did I say how much I love it - anyway) it got me to thinking - does anyone know if Ovation ever considered a wooden roundback for their guitars?
A lot of musician snobs turn their noses up at Os because of the perceived inferior 'plastic' round back. We all don't share that view - which is why we are here - but did Ovation ever consider it????
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nikon4004
Posted 2010-03-25 11:58 AM (#376237 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Ohio		Some else did at one time. Think it was Hohner.....From a production standpoint, a LOT easier to mold the round back that cut strips bevel and glue....
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Grif
Posted 2010-03-25 12:08 PM (#376238 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Up North		If you have the time, here's a link to Jeff W's famous "Wooden Roundback World Tour". Pour yourself a nice full glass of Jameson's and enjoy!

The Wooden Roundback World Tour

There was also a wooden roundback produced by an Ovation employee who was an OFC member by the name Luthier444 (I'm not sure if that is his correct name). I'm sure someone here knows and can correct if I'm in error.
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cliff
Posted 2010-03-25 12:15 PM (#376239 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: NJ		I had posted pics of that one at th'Factory a few years ago . . . buggered if I know where those posted pics are NOW . . .
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Grif
Posted 2010-03-25 12:24 PM (#376240 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Up North		Here's a shot of the wooden roundback. (image courtesy of Slipkid)

And Cliff's photo of Luthier444's wooden roundback.


Luthier444\'s wooden roundback
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-03-25 12:24 PM (#376241 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Originally posted by nikon4004:
Some else did at one time. Think it was Hohner.....From a production standpoint, a LOT easier to mold the round back that cut strips bevel and glue....
Or, in this case, Little Tiny Squares...



Hohner Eclipse... "I wish I were an Ovation" model. :p
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Grif
Posted 2010-03-25 12:28 PM (#376242 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Up North		sorry, duplicate post.
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Darkbar
Posted 2010-03-25 1:42 PM (#376243 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Flahdaw		A guy named Miroslava Kamanczyki tried making wood bowl guitars with plastic tops, but they never really caught on outside of his immediate family.
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Jérôme
Posted 2010-03-25 2:33 PM (#376244 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Paris/France		Another very famous wooden roundback guitar is the ALVAREZ YAIRI DY-92 !! .
I love this model !!! ;)

J :)


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Darkbar
Posted 2010-03-25 2:50 PM (#376245 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Flahdaw		Wow, I'd love to hear and play that git.
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pastyp
Posted 2010-03-25 4:32 PM (#376246 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Ireland		Great images! I wonder what the sound difference would be? There is something really beautiful about the images of the wooden roundbacks in the pictures. The creaters of these instruments have made a little work of art.
Thanks for sharing.
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Slipkid
Posted 2010-03-25 4:38 PM (#376247 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: south east Michigan		The one I played sounded ... well... marginal.
There are many / much more other factors involved that makes a guitar sound good (or bad).
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pastyp
Posted 2010-03-25 4:41 PM (#376248 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Ireland		The link that Grif gave talks of overlaying the O roundback with a wooden shell - interesting idea!
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Darkbar
Posted 2010-03-25 5:04 PM (#376249 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Flahdaw		The purists would call that "lipstick on a pig"
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pastyp
Posted 2010-03-25 5:21 PM (#376250 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Location: Ireland		:) - great turn of phrase!
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geneo
Posted 2010-03-27 6:24 PM (#376251 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls


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Originally posted by Jérôme:
[QB] Another very famous wooden roundback guitar is the ALVAREZ YAIRI DY-92 !! .
I love this model !!! ;)

J :)

Whats not to love Jerome.... cheers to this piece of art!
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PEZ
Posted 2010-04-04 2:25 AM (#376252 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Nashville TN.		I wonder if wood roundback might shake up the market
and remove some objections to Ovation.
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FlySig
Posted 2010-04-04 9:32 AM (#376253 - in reply to #376236)
Subject: Re: Ovation wood bowls



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Location: Utah		I bet those shiny wood bowls slip off the knee easily.
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