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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Hi Everyone. Work and other commitments have kept me away and I apologize for my lack of participation in the welcome committee. I hope all is well with everyone. Having had the privilege of owning this piece of Ovation history for a while, it's time for someone else to join the club. 1687-8 #0041-97. I paid $10k plus shipping and that's what I'd like to get, but I'm open to offers. I can take new pictures if you like but I doubt I can improve upon the pics on Jerome's site: Original Slothead #41 . Includes case, case cover, and lots of documentation all the way back to the original bill of sale. Sounds like a $10K guitar should. Feel free to ask questions. Nick |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Wow, you don't see one of these come up for sale very often. |
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Location: SoCal | I've played that guitar. Really impressively wonderful! Sounds more like a $12k guitar than a $10k. How about I trade you even for the #3 OFC slothead? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Love it. The 97 reading on the Vibrometer is terrific. Hope this stays in the family. |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | #41 is sold. A donation will be made to the OFC when payment is received. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Wow that was quick, I didn't even get time to check my Powerball numbers. Congrats to all involved. |
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Location: Jet City | wow is right. wish it was on it's way here. |
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Location: South Florida, USA | I was going to submit my usual offer of little down, nothing a month. |
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Location: Indiana | Would love to play one some day. Closest I came to an original slothead was a Neil Diamond concert in '77... nose bleed section.
Congratulations. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I've played #45. These are very special instruments and the buyer will be a happy chappy (or woman). |
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Location: Right now? | Wowie! Congrats to the new owner, who (whom?)ever you are. I am still trying to figure out how I can buy Paul's baby ... I mean guitar, ha.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'm your huckleberry...:-)
Thanks Nick!...
What a privilege!
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Location: Right now? | Michael, I should have KNOWN it was you! Mucho congrats, Huck.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Way to go Mike. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nice grab Mike. Welcome to the club!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Hey Mike! Yardsale? This is one guitar that I am really glad went to you (presuming I'm reading your post correctly). You and Ovation go back a long ways and its great that you'll now have a wonderful piece of the Adamas model history. You deserve it. Now, about that yardsale . . . |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Yep, Yardsale it is...but it's worth it...I have wanted one of these for a very long time...I came close twice but no cookie...so when I saw this yesterday AM I thought, well, if not now when? Nick has been great and it will certainly be well taken care of by me and my family for a long time...I have a lot going on at the moment (and for a few days) but plan to get the list up for sale here first...and yes, Brad, it's a cherished piece of Ovation/Adamas history and it's an honor to be the caretaker for a while...stay tuned for the yardsale list...
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Yeah, congrats to Mike and Nick!!! Wonderful it is staying in the family here.
Mike, you still have #3 OFC-1, right??? Please let me know the sound of #3 in comparison of #41.
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Location: Flahdaw | Did you steal it from Mike? |
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Location: SoCal | No, I bought it from Al in 2007..... |
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Location: Indiana | You've been a very busy boy...
Maybe I WILL have a chance to play a slothead before I die.
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Congratulations Mike.........welcome to the club!
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Location: California | Nice- congratulations!
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Oh, yes! #3 is still Paul's guitar. I think I was a bit confused.... or maybe one beer was bad.....
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Location: Paris/France | Congrats Mike,
You now enter the very small club of the Original Slothead owners.
My turn will come one day...
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Location: East Tennessee | Mike, Great grab. Enjoy. I will need to play this at some time in the future. |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Mike, congratulations. Enjoy it in good health and good luck. You certainly deserve it!
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Location: Jet City | Doesn't get any better than this, congrats Mike! |
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Location: GA USA | Congrats, Mike. One great thing about those jams at g8r's, we got to play multiple of these and they were awesome. I played the Paul McCartney slothead at Samova's house. They were all special. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Thanks everyone...it is a privilege and a long time wish come true...Nick has been great! Now to move ahead with the "yardsale" as Prof BB so well stated. See other thread for this... |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Sadly, this deal just didn't work out so #41 is once again on the market. I'm open to offers, including partial trades and I'm also open to lay-a-way or other payment options. From my original post: nickbtx - 2012-09-12 7:28 PM Having had the privilege of owning this piece of Ovation history for a while, it's time for someone else to join the club. 1687-8 #0041-97. I paid $10k plus shipping and that's what I'd like to get, but I'm open to offers. I can take new pictures if you like but I doubt I can improve upon the pics on Jerome's site: Original Slothead #41 . Includes case, case cover, and lots of documentation all the way back to the original bill of sale. Sounds like a $10K guitar should. Feel free to ask questions. Nick |
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Location: Canada | Is this still available? |
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Location: Milano, ITALY | Awesome! A piece of American history. Congratulations to the seller and the buyer, I am sure you both are happy! |
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Location: SoCal | If anyone doesn't remember - this was one of the two that Hector had.
My #50 (as close to original condition as possible), is the one that involved Hector, eBay, and Serge.
No #41 was also available but Hector had dropped it and broken the binding on the lower treble side. Michael Wong ended up buying #41 and #50 When Michael emailed me concerning #50, it was mine 9/27/09. Later, I was offered #41. Declined as I figured it was too much of a good thing.
Michael, congrats. It is a great guitar. Back years ago, the mothership said they couldn't (maybe wouldn't) repair the binding (Jerome has a good picture of the damage). I heard later that maybe there could be a way. If a repair wasn't done and you repair it, some of us would appreciate it if you explained how and where as anyone who has an original slothead, the 47RI, and even the 1687/1688 could have a problem later.
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Location: SoCal | I played both #50 and #41 when Michael had them. Stellar instruments...... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm confused. #41 got sold from Hector to Michael Wong to Nick B. to MusicMishka ???
Aw ... forget it. At least I know where #42 is !!! |
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Location: Texas | I think Nick still has it. But he hasnt posted on here for a while. He lives close, so if anyone was serious about inquiring about the guitar I could pass the word on to him. |
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Location: SoCal | re: Wow, he lives.....
Good
Guess we all need to be more focused on the dates of the posts.
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Location: Halifax, nova scotia | Congrats! I'll bet that is a wonderful guitar!! |
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Location: Des Moines, Iowa | Wow... this was a very interesting string of messages going back more than a couple of years and then right up until earlier today. I've not had the pleasure yet of playing an Adamas, let alone an original slot-head (I've read enough to know that those slot-heads are the holy grails of Adamas guitars). My budget can't quite swing $10K right now AND I probably should at least play around with some fiber-topped Adamas guitar. Even though I've not played one, I've certainly heard them played AND most recently on Dobro's "GuitarFire" CD (AMAZING!) AND even though I've not played one or even seen one in person, just hearing about this amazing piece of history and craftsmanship got me kind of drooling just a bit. Is that bad?
Nice to know that when I win that lottery, it sounds like for the right price I'll be able to find an original slot-head Adamas guitar almost anywhere (here).
Sad to hear that one of these babies fell down and was damaged, although it appears that it still sounds just as sweet.
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Location: SoCal | I believe when Stephen and I got our slotheads, we broke the pattern of the seller and buyer not listing what a slothead sold for. I posted what I paid for #50 which was $12,500 for a guitar in excellent condition although the case was replaced with the one that came with the OFC guitar (or a like new 9158) if I ever wanted to take it out. #50 was not listed or advertised...I will always appreciate a friend asking me if I wanted to buy it. That was September, 2009.
If an owner does seek to sell one, I would expect that due to the rarity it would go for at least $12,500.
As to textured tops, I believe Al has some inventory. In addition, there are 30th Anniv 1687's, as well as late '70's and early 80's 1687's for a lot less. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yes, $12,500 was the going price when Tony and I got ours. When I decide to let someone else enjoy the magic of #57, purchased by Linda McCartney for Paul and Wings (and one of only 5 or so wide necks produced) the asking price will be a solid $15K. mine has the original brown case and heavy duty Ovation tan soft cover. actually, I think I have an extra brown soft case cover lying around somewhere that I got many moons ago.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Will be interesting to see what the future holds for collectable Ovation and Adamas models with the company gutted and gone. I guess it could go either way ... what was once considered collectable could turn into nothing more than a cheap curiousity. Or values could skyrocket with the reality that this really is it, and the few remaining relics of Ovation history are just that, truly historical.
Either way, I have a hard time imagining that I could ever part with the Slothead, the Q, the GC Shiny Bowl or the GC Thunderhead. Just too much sentimental value to me, no matter what the market says. |
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Original Slothead #41