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Location: Jet City | 1st year 1117-4 Deluxe Balladeer (Before they called it a Legend)
I finally laid it down long enough to take a few quick pics.
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Location: Tychy, Poland | uff. i'm glad that i own 1617 because i could catch another GAS-attack :D |
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Location: ranson,wva | damon,nice grab...play as good as it looks?? |
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Location: Jet City | It plays much better than it looks. My new fav. I put in a good 8 hrs plus today with it. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Great grab and great pics Damon
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Location: East Tennessee | Very nice. |
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Location: Chicago | Fantastic. Now we are brothers in 1117-4 's! I have owned for nearly 35 years (only a few years ago, in order to gig, did I break down and install a Fishman ProFix pickup system).
What do you play? MY BABY |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nice photos !!! |
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| Wow! Superb get, Damon. Congratulations. Those original Balladeers have a remarkable sound, and that one looks to be in great shape. Enjoy! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Very Nice |
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Location: Cincinnati | Nice find, Damon. Now send me that Nikon and flash so that I can take some photos like yours. |
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Location: Jet City | Thanks everyone.
g8r, it's in great shape! just a couple of little rosette cracks, and 2 finish cracks, one 2 inches, one 4.
Way better shape than I was after 40 years. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Very nice guitar. I like they way this "old lady" look. Congratulations !!
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Location: Jet City | This is a test, this is only a test...
Had to redo the sig a bit. It was dated :D |
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Location: Tennessee | Very nice, Damon. I played mine for a while yesterday and smiled the whole time. While my bridge is different and I do not have the "Deluxe" script on the headstock, they seem to be the same guitars. My s/n is about 100 higher than yours.
P.S. Did you notice the headstock angle? It is a lot steeper than your other Ovations. Those in the know say that the steeper break angle makes for better sound. |
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Location: Jet City | That's a beaut! I really like the antique colors, I wonder if it's age or if it's how these things came from the factory.
As for the headstock, I only have 2 other roundbacks, and one's not here yet (and it's a slothead, which is a steeper angle because of the slots anyway, right?)
I'll compare it to the LX tonight though. I've played a bunch of guitars, including my Dad's 68 Hummingbird, some ol' Martins, and more, and I can't remember one that struck me with the tone and projection like this one did right off the bat.
That said, I've never played an Adamas, or Collings, or Somogy, or any of those superduper high end things I see y'all playing around this place!
This one will be going nowhere. It's a keeper. |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | Wish I had photographic skills like that, i would frame those. |
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Location: Jet City | Ernie, bring all those toys of yours on over, we'll have a picture party! |
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BE WARNED! Hardcore images ahead 1st year 1117-4