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Location: South of most, North of few | Just got the parlor from War Eagle. Arrived in same condition he shipped it, which was to my surprise given the "accidents" lately with shipping companies. Question: I think this belonged to Moody or Woody at one time. It's a parlor, like the 97, but a burst, with an OP24E preamp and non slot head headstock. Label says 5741-9... Does anyone know how many of these got out of the factory, or was this a special order? |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
I could be wrong but I believe a number of these were made with left over bowls and tops from the 97 Collectors run. How does it sound? Pictures also!!! :cool:
BTW: Yes I am at work. Getting paid for posting. Gotta love it. :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Jim, Jim, Jim...
Ya know better... 
Sure am glad it made the journey safely! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Sorry, I had to "Cannonize" it (as my wife calls it). Pulled the tuners, teak oiled the neck and headstock, cleaned and waxed the top, cleaned and oiled the fret board, and a new set of Elixir custom lights with a tweak of the truss rod. I'll get some pics up later. A real beauty though, and it sounds really nice, like a 97 should. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | What characteristics delineate a "parlor"? Did ovation make different models of parlor guitars? |
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Location: Vernon CT | Love the burst and Rossette!!
Congrats!! How much you selling it for? ;) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by fletcher:
What characteristics delineate a "parlor"? Did ovation make different models of parlor guitars? The parlor is a smaller body guitar. It's the only other body style Ovation has made as far as width dimensions. The Ovation parlors were mostly confined to the 97 collectors series which was a small body, 12 fret slothead, but I guess a few of the smaller bowls were left over and made into guitars like this one which is a 14 fret solid peghead. Very big sound for such a small guitar. Arguably, the best sounding small guitar out there in my opinion. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | I love it! I want one! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Beauty Jim! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Whoa Jim! Twix the burst and it being a St.'O' parlor (hey, it's been canonized),  !!!
That's so sweet. Hopefully it sounds as lovely as it looks... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | There was a 12 fretter made with a s/b and snowflake inlays. Has that ever surfaced? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Beal:
There was a 12 fretter made with a s/b and snowflake inlays. Has that ever surfaced? None that I have ever seen or heard of.
There have been a couple show up like TJ has but the others were naturals. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | I want one too!!!!! Seriously, if one ever shows up let lil ole' ladylaw know.
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BTW what a beauty. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Hey, no line jumping there officer. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That is Sooo Cool! Good get! |
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Location: south east Michigan | wow... nice burst. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by gulfcoast:
This one will show up for sale in about a week. Oh, ye of little faith... |
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Location: Right now? | Congratulations! What a gorgeous guitar! I want one ... and a few others, too, haha! |
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Location: Cincinnati | Beautiful guitar, TJ. That burst is incredible. Now if it had a slothead..... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I think so. :D |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
Nice burst. I like the TRC also. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yup, TJ's got a Woody now.
Fer the Record - the 97s were the first to use that TRC shape, now standard on the LX series. That one was made using the extra bowls from the Parlors and was a sweet guitar when I got it.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Don't have one anymore to A B them, but as I remember the 97, there isn't any discernible difference in the sound to me. Maybe I can get around to Iffy's and check it out against my old 97. |
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