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Location: Milano, ITALY | Hi! A few years ago I bought this gold top Adamas . It's a non cut and the label says "Custom Guitar - 050494 - Custom made for Bill Kaman". Ovation customer care says that "The serial points to an instrument that was built in 1994 for Mr. Kaman, it more than likely came out of the engineering department as a sample". Anybody knows about it? |
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Location: NJ | Beal?? . . . |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | ( Q ) "Custom Guitar - 050494 - Custom made for Bill Kaman".
Ho Now !!!!...That Is A Nice One !!!....But is that a " slight gold spray" or a very light-coloured spruce Top ?
How did U get hold of it..?..costly ..?..tell us more ( pics )
..at any rate..CONGRATS !! :)
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Location: SoCal | I can already see Bobbo getting excited over this guitar....
Bill? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | gold grafite adamas 1 top. nice guitar, little neck. |
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Location: CT | I'll TAKE it!!! |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | ...it`s an ADAMAS..?!!...( and me ,who vowed to have Wood-Top`s only...
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Full fledged Adamas 1, the flagship. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I have the urge to splurge!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I had it built during the gold top era. Hamers, Duotones etc. The silver era was a good one too. |
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Location: Up North | Welcome Alberto.
You definitely started your membership here with a bang!
Very unique Adamas. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Yes..WELCOME ALBERTO !! :)
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Welcome. And Bill, you have a pretty good memory for an old guy. Very cool guitar. |
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Location: big island | gorgeous guitar, alberto! love the color.
welcome to the OFC and thanks for posting the photo. |
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Location: Milano, ITALY | Thanks for the kind welcome.
I bought the guitar in US a few years ago, but can't remember the dealer (I got myself quite a few toys in the last 20 years), might be Dave's Guitar Shop.
It's an Adamas I with genuine graphite top, OP24 and the best neck I have ever had on an Ovation, thin and perfect, with a fantastic action. You bet it's been made for the boss himself.
It's not the only special Adamas I have. The very recent companions are the Blue Boy and a very nice Adamas III. I'll try to post a few pictures soon for you guys. |
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Location: big island | ahh...so you're the one who acquired "blue boy"?
pardon my ignorance, but what is an adamas III? |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I can already see Bobbo getting excited over this guitar....
Yup. That's the top I want. Excellent choice of color, Bill. Was there lots of gold flecks on the bowl?
I tried to talk Al into the gold top for the OFC guitar ... but I was a majority of one. :( |
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Location: big island | gold looks magnificent on this style of adamas, especially with the contrasting epaulettes. very classy. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I don't remember gold flecks, just a Hamer gold top. You could have flecks on yours..... |
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Location: NJ | The goldtop DuoTones are REAL nice!! . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | You should know. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by cwk2:
I don't remember gold flecks, just a Hamer gold top. You could have flecks on yours..... HEY AL!!!! WE GOTTA TAWK!!! |
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Location: NJ | hey
we can talk at the open house!! |
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Location: Tennessee | Alas, I will not be able to attend the open house ... I have family commitments that supercede (at my own choice) any and all things guitar. The Lobby Jam, however, is not entirely out of the question ... but it is looking doubtful. :( |
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Location: NJ | can you say "red eye" ?? |
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Location: NJ | Aren't you gonna be in Georgetown, Bobbo??? . . . that ain't that far . . . . you can DO it!!! . . . :-) |
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Location: Tennessee | Yeah Cliff ... I'm working the details now. Need to be in Georgetown both Saturday and Sunday ... the events are expansive to say the least. I've put the "lady s" and "grams s" on a flight that arrives in DC at about 10pm on Friday night. hehehe ... wonder how THAT happened. Now working through the BDL->DCA thing for me. |
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Custom made for Bill Kaman