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Location: Brisbane Australia | Well after owning it for a year and a half in Miles good care it is finally here.
Thankyou Miles and Michael Wong for enabling it's safe passage Downunder.
   
I'll take some better pics soon.
Now all I have to do is see if I can get a photo of it with Glen.
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | What's the story behing this one? |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Beautiful guitar, I haven't seen one of those for years.
Congratulations. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Nice looking gutar. How many of those were made? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | I bought this from Wayne Reid (Bluebird).
They were used exclusively by Glen Campbell on his TV show.
My understand was eight were made two or three being 12 strings.
Info below.
Glen Campbell Bluebird
I am told that three were damaged beyond repair and one was stolen.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Now THAT was a sweet snag....almost right up there with the legendary original slotheads.
Nice nice nice! Keep that one safe AJ!!! |
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Location: SoCal | My guess is that this was one of the first ones, with the active electronics of the Deacon, but with a stereo output. Later ones had the UKII p/u's w/o the active electronics..... |
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Location: Vernon CT | NIce AJ! Glad it finally got to you. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nice guitar. Enjoy it. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Congrats AJ...beautiful! |
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Location: Right now? | She's a beauty, AJ. Congratulations!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Nice, A.J. A real piece of history there. |
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Location: big island | hey AJ, glen is in your neck o' the woods this week. you oughta go see him and offer him the chance to play his ol' bluebird again... |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Wow, you finally got AJ!
I've also been waiting a year and a half for pics of that gorgeous guitar in its new home.
I must say, seeing it again gives me some sellers remorse but at least it is in a good home.
You're a class act, Jim!
The electronics are not active on this one (or any of the 6's that I know of). Each of the 6-string Bluebirds seem to have their own unique electronics configurations...this one having Preacher pups, extra stereo output and a mini-toggle that, as I recall, is a coil tap. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Another nice grab AJ!
So when does the "Ovation Museum of Brisbane" open its doors??? :) |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Ackkk! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Nevermind...
(i got no business drinking this early in the day!!!) |
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Location: Pennsylvania | Wow, nice guitar and great history to go with it. Congrats AJ! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Very lovely Jim. Couldn't go to a nicer guy.
(I'm, on my second jar of vegemite) |
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Location: Paris/France | Congratulations AJ !!
These "Birds" are so nice.
Enjoy it !! ;)
J :) |
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The Bluebird Has Landed