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Location: Indiana | Sister thread to Englishplayer's post. Just curious... 2019- got a parlor (spiffed up by Mr. Savage). A pretty cool old Viper. And a 68 Balladeer 12 shiny bowl from Tony. She's at the mothership right now for her 51 year spa treatment. |
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Location: Gardnerville, NV | This one. I put it in another thread about adopting a 34 year old. 
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay... USED Ovations... Now we are talking.
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Location: SoCal | How did it sound before you sent it to be refurbished? Like you remembered? And what's being done to it? |
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Location: SoCal | I don't know whether to label this a new guitar or a used guitar. In late 2014 I traded a 2004 30th Custom Legend that had sat on a music store wall for almost 10 years, purchased by a good friend just to hold it until he could find it a home. Sold it a year ago. The guitar i traded for it, I bought new in 2006, a 1773LX custom. The next new guitar I got was one of the 12 original OFC slotheads. It's gone also. Before that, in 1996 I bought my 1994 Adamas I 12 string. Still have it. Before that I've got to go back to 1979. |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | In 2019 the C 2007BCS, in 2018 the EA68 "Book-Viper", before that the Deluxe-Balladeer "Shiny-Bowl", C1997 Parlor, 1271 Viper, the rest I can' remember exactly....
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Location: When?? | Met a guy at a party who had been sitting in the with band. We strike up a convo. Covo leads to Ovations. Ovations lead me saying that I didn't own any cutaway acoustics at the moment. No cutaways leads to an invite to his house after the party. Invite leads to him handing me a fingerprinted, dusty 2000 1771-2. Handing leads to "Now you do." For free. For free leads to bringing it home and cleaning it up. Cleaning leads to absolutely pristine condition 1771-2 now hanging in my studio. So there. |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Guitsome - 2020-01-20 1:58 PM
Likewise; a 2007 BCS in February 2019. It's become my daily player.
Yes, the C2007 is a nice one, but my friend Dieter's is sounding better than mine although mine was played a lot more. Dieter's is like a new one....
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Location: northern Georgia | All my Ovations were bought used. Most recently I got a 1974 1114 Folklore off of Reverb for a good price. Had to do a little top heat treatment and brace reinforcement to reduce the top sinking, but that is done. I also got some NOS tuning machines to replace the originals from Al Pep for it. I will do a re-fret soon, and need to repair a few finish cracks - still think I got a good deal. A couple of years ago I got a 1991 1763 classical from Elderly Instruments to have a classical with a cutaway that I could used both acoustically and amplified. That is in my regular practice rotation. Meanwhile, I am getting into the later stages of a total rebuild of a 1974 1617-1 that I bought "as is" from Elderly 20 years ago. I am replacing the top and neck, reinforced the bowl, and will be using a Baggs LB6x pickup with a Baggs preamp. That will probably take another couple of months to complete -- I should post a bit in the BFLG on that project soon. |
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Location: Indiana | moody, p.i. - 2020-01-19 10:03 PM How did it sound before you sent it to be refurbished? Like you remembered? And what's being done to it? Not sure if this is aimed at me, Paul... the old 12'er is in great sounding/playability shape. Just needs a little facelift. Got that wonderful jangibility of an original O. Pics when she gets home. |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | Very cool thread! Enjoyed reading through all of your pre-owned purchases!
My last was the Adamas 1680 which is still waiting for me in California. 
Will be picking her up this coming summer.
Prior to that I couldn't pass up an opportunity to own OMA's "Vincent" (97C) - both Twelve-Fretters. As a matter of fact, my last new O was a Twelve-Fretter too.
Just amazing instruments!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Since the first post didn't specify a purchase, the last used Ovation I acquired was the Patriot that Nancy gave me. Although it supposedly sat unplayed from 1976 until I played it, I have to assume it was at least strummed over all those years, so it's technically used. The stencil is faded, but it's otherwise in new condition. RIP Nancy. You're a sweetheart. |
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Location: Indiana | Mark in Boise - 2020-01-22 12:14 PM Since the first post didn't specify a purchase, the last used Ovation I acquired was the Patriot that Nancy gave me. Although it supposedly sat unplayed from 1976 until I played it, I have to assume it was at least strummed over all those years, so it's technically used. The stencil is faded, but it's otherwise in new condition. RIP Nancy. You're a sweetheart. 
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hello, Everyone,
All of the Ovations I've ever had were used. My last one was/is my 1993 Collectors Series. I sold my 1990 Elite 1768-4 to get it.
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I've never bought a new one either.
The last one I got was the Academy from OMA.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | cholloway - 2020-01-24 7:34 AM
I've never bought a new one either.
The last one I got was the Academy from OMA.
I love the wide neck on it.
And I kinda miss that plastic guitar. Damn! 
Today I just bought 1771LX without electronics.
I've got something that I can put in there.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | How do you folks remember this stuff? I have to look around the band room just to remember what I still own, let alone how and when I got them. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | ProfessorBB - 2020-01-25 6:21 AM
How do you folks remember this stuff? I have to look around the band room just to remember what I still own, let alone how and when I got them.
Since I'm in my "band room" all the time, I just look around. Bill Geist calls it CRS disease for those of us over 50 (or way over in my case) who can't remember "stuff". I used to be able to remember what I paid for every major purchase and most small ones, but couldn't remember a name until I quit trying to think of it. Now I can't remember anything. I just now remembered the name of a judge that I was trying to remember two hours ago. I can remember the ages of our kids, but only because I can see in my mind the dates on the necks of the Ovations I gave them. |
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Location: When?? | @Arthur -- "1771 LX"
Still waiting for someone who knows what the "LX" stands for. And were they ALL red? That seems to be the only color I have ever seen one.. including my own. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Love O Fair - 2020-01-25 9:12 PM
@Arthur -- "1771 LX"
Still waiting for someone who knows what the "LX" stands for. And were they ALL red? That seems to be the only color I have ever seen one.. including my own.
Lighter Bowl X-Bracing.
(sounds like good marketing spoo to me)
It has the GS (glass sphere) bowls, and Graphite neck stabilizers.
The necks were "set" in the USA factory.
Cherry Cherry Burst is a great LX color for center hole guitars.
New England Burst for the Elite LX's.
And of course, Black and Natural. 
Cherry Cherry Burst is Cool. That is why they made so many.
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Location: When?? | @Arthur - >>>Lighter Bowl X-Bracing.<<<
Thank you for the clarification. I had asked that before and no one seemed to have an answer. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Arumako, My last one is also sight unseen at the moment, waiting in Portland to jump on a plane to Brazil, where I will meet it for the first time. 12 fret AlPep Koa. Mmmmm ... 12 fret. |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | TAFKAR - 2020-01-28 10:11 AM
Arumako, My last one is also sight unseen at the moment, waiting in Portland to jump on a plane to Brazil, where I will meet it for the first time. 12 fret AlPep Koa. Mmmmm ... 12 fret.
Congratulations TAFKAR! Gotta tell ya these USA Os are well worth the wait whether in Japan, Brazil or any other part of the world. The Twelve Fretters are especially amazing, IMHO - with a Koa top and from Mr. Pepiak, well you can't go wrong with that combination. Praying safe travels for the instrument! Make sure to give us an update when yours arrives and I'll make sure to post one when mine comes home! Cheers!
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