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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | I have a very old Ovation acoustic deep bowl no electrics in it ,i,m trying to find out some info about it ,Has no serial numbers any were ,on the head stock it has a triangle with a circle in it and the number 3 inside that ,would some one no info on it,s year & model i can send some pic,s of it to verify please help |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | post a pic here, it will help. |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672
Location: New South Wales, Australia | G'day Hillbilly....I'm not the person you need but a lot of our more knowledgeable members are probably asleep.....someone'll be around soon.
Just wanted to say welcome and hope you stick around. There are a few Aussies here. Happy Australia Day :D |
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Joined: April 2008 Posts: 2985
Location: Sydney, Australia | Hey another Aussie. Welcome Hillbilly, where are you located? There's a few of us in and around Brisbane, Ozwatto in NSW and Flacky in Melbourne.
Up the top of the page, you'll see a social network link. Go there (you'll need to register again for that) upload some pictures there and then link to them from here (Can't post pictures directly into this site). Then the wise heads (or the "hive mind" as it's lovingly known) will kick into action. |
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Joined: September 2008 Posts: 757
Location: Melbourne Australia | Aussie Aussie Aussie - Oi Oi Oi!!
hahahahaha |
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Joined: October 2007 Posts: 2711
Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by flackster:
Aussie Aussie Aussie - Oi Oi Oi!!
hahahahaha First, Welcome Hillbilly!! As others have said Pictures will help tremendously.
Second Re: Flackster's post. I've heard the expession "Oi Oi Oi!!" before, infact, I think it was in an AC/DC song. Whats it mean?? |
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Joined: September 2008 Posts: 757
Location: Melbourne Australia | It's now been adopted into the (mindless) Aussie sporting chant... :rolleyes:
Check out Wikipedia where it refers to punk and glam rockers and the Oi! Culture
Oi!
The word Oi is an old Cockney expression, simply meaning hey or hello eg "Oi you, come over 'ere" |
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Joined: October 2007 Posts: 2711
Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by flackster:
It's now been adopted into the (mindless) Aussie sporting chant... :rolleyes:
Check out Wikipedia where it refers to punk and glam rockers and the Oi! Culture
Oi!
The word Oi is an old Cockney expression, simply meaning hey or hello eg "Oi you, come over 'ere" So, in a "round about" way, We here on this site could say we are "O" oi!!!!! ;) |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13984
Location: Upper Left USA | "Oi you, come over 'ere"
Not too far off from the Jeff Foxworthy saying:
"annuity: n and v. having forethought or intuition.
"I couldn't hear him but "annuity" was sayin'."
"apparent": n. one who sires or gives birth to offspring.
"It's obvious to me from lookin' at yer belly that yer a gonna be "apparent."
My personal favorite - asphalt, as in "If you paid too much without check'in here first it's yer own dum asphalt!"
Welcome aboard! |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | asphalt = birth defect
Oh yeah, welcome to the Ovation Nation! |
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Joined: March 2008 Posts: 2683
Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Preparation H might help with that asphalt. |
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Joined: July 2003 Posts: 3111
Location: Nashville TN. | welcome |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3604
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Hillbilly,
If it was a triangle-in-a-circle, it's a recovery model.
Sorry, Bill's Friends. Couldn't resist. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | Hello all ,, Thanx for your support .I will put some pictures on today , I own 3 ovation guitars 84 ballader & a 2006 celebrity custom & this old one i,m trying to find info about as far as i no it,s around 69 to 70 model ,i was told by some else that it is the 3rd series of them ,thats why it has a triangle with a circle & the number 3 inside the circle ,, AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE oi oi oi ,, Har funny Lol ,,I live in Victoria ,Latrobe Valley 3825 |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | Not sure what you mean by a Recovery model ,by the looks some one has specially got it made to order from ovation factory ,thanx all |
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Joined: September 2008 Posts: 757
Location: Melbourne Australia | G'day Hillbilly - good to find another OFC member living in Vic - welcome.
I live in Parkdale down between Mentone and Mordialloc. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | Hello everyone , Your very Funny people ,very Kool site ,I like it ,LOL ,I have posted some photo,s of the Ovation i,m asking about & some of my other guitars as well , You will no what i,m talking about when you see the headstock of it ,it,s very very old i even have the original case it came in ,the case looks like a old tenors case ,I,m just after some info about it ,I was told that it is the 3rd series of the first ovations made ???? i,m not sure though ,Could some one help me sort this Mystery out thanx Hillbilly
I live in Australia, Victoria Latrobe Valley,3825
I love music & more Music Metal Rock Blues Jazz Classical beebop alltypes
I will play guitar with any one thats willing too,I can not get enough of it ,it,s a passion from my Heart that lives in mee cheers to all |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 3408
Location: GA USA | Link to pix
That's pretty odd. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | what do they mean by a recovery model ,dont no what you mean sorry ,it is a genuine ovation 69 to 70 model i have been told that much |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | That's the most bizarre thing I've ever seen. My best guess is it's assembled from various other parts. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | i have put about 12 photo,s of it check them all out not just the headstock ,it is a genuine Ovation never been touched or alterd all original ,thats what i say very bizarre very strange |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Outside of being a ProtoType of some sort, I'm sticking with my first answer. There's just too many things that don't make "sense". |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969
| Sorry, but it looks like a clone and not a real O to me. The rossette might be explained as a replacement if the original cracked or broke, but I've never seen an O with fret markers like that - they always have the last fret marker at 17. This has markers at 19 & 21 as well. Also, Ovation round-hole necks (except for the Custom Legends) end in a curve that matches the arc of the soundhole. This one ends straight across. |
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Joined: April 2008 Posts: 288
Location: New Hampshire, USA | The body is a circa '75 Applause. I have one with the exact same rosette and pickguard. Here's a pic of mine:
Here's Hillbilly's:
Neck - not a clue. The "3" carving certainly looks homegrown, though. |
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Joined: August 2007 Posts: 1008
Location: Tuscany, Italy | I do not want to mislead this post, but talking about clones or copy, I just found this amazing Melody guitars, builted here in Italy back in the '70 (the manufacturer doesn't exits anymore). Funny....
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969
| Originally posted by scooterboy:
The body is a circa '75 Applause. I have one with the exact same rosette and pickguard.... Well looky there. I just love this board, so much info & so much to learn. Maybe someone replaced the fingerboard with one from an electric that they cut down a bit? |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4820
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I'm waiting for Beal to reveal the drama of suing a European ripoff out of existence.....
...or were instances like the one shown on the previous page the motivation for opening up plants off-shore to 'rip themselves off'? |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Could be... the fretboard & markers are weird. |
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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 8
Location: Australia | I contacted Ovation a number of years ago and sent them pictures ,they sort of said it was from there 3rd series thats why it has the number 3 on the head stock ,I still dont no though not sure ,They informed me that it could have been a special order in the 70,s as they made custom ovations for any one,s need,s ,the dot inlays have very weird colors ,red blue green & rose all colors ,the head stock is round at the end same as my other 3 ovations the end is not square .like i said it has not been tamperd with or modified in any way |
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