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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
This evening was a special one because my Balladeer shiny bowl (#1987) was waiting for me at home.
It was magical when I've open the old chipboard case and when I've seen that beauty for the first time.
She's got some marks of its age but it's a wonderful guitar and I can't tell you how it sounds!!
I'm simply amazed by the projection of such an old Lady and without any doubt, it's one of the best Ovation I've ever heard.
So sweet and so powerful at the same time;
The action is near to be perfect and the frets are in very good condition that's why she's so easy to play.
My fist intention was to have a shiny bowl as a collector item but now I'm sure that she will not stay in her case because she really deserves to be played... ;)
I'm so happy !!! 
J :)
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Location: NJ | Nice. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Magnifique!! Une belle grande dame!! Je suis tres heureuse pour vous!!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tres Bien!
or as they say in California, Travis Bean. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Very nice J! |
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Location: big island | why would you get us all excited about it being a shiny bowl and then not show us the shiny bowl? ;) |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Lanaki:
why would you get us all excited about it being a shiny bowl and then not show us the shiny bowl? ;) I was thinking the exact same thing! Let's see the SHINE!
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Location: SoCal | Tres Bien! Or as they say in California, Travis Bean
Bill, we never say that in Calif. We say "Hey man, really cool. Now pass the bong".
Beautiful guitar! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ooooh SHINY! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Shyknee or is it sheighnee or maybe shyney,,,well, anyway it's sure nice! |
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Location: big island | then there's cheynee which is probably an indian whose parents were from different tribes, cheyenne and pawnee.
(not to be confused with cheney, the mighty hunter, valiant duck warrior) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Tres Bien! Or as they say in California, Travis Bean
Bill, we never say that in Calif. We say "Hey man, really cool. Now pass the bong".
Beautiful guitar! |
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Location: Lagrasse/France | Wonderfull guitar!!!!
Very happy for you Jérome.
It's a sun in your live and in your home.
François JR |
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Location: Paris/France | Thank you all !!
Here's THE shiny bowl... :D
J :)
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Location: big island | you're right, jerome. it is shiny! |
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Location: Thailand | The Amazing Balladeer, Jerome, Congrats again. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | I found one locally last summer and your right, Jerome, these are wonderful sounding guitars.
Congratulations!
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Location: Angoulême - France | Hi Jerome,
My first message on this forum will be for you and for this wonderful guitar : congratulations my friend ! In sounding, table top and bracing are very important, but something else : acoustic bridge and saddle (no mic) and you seem to havet he best for all that on this guitar !!!
For the list : sorry for my bad american langage
Rémy from France ! |
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Location: Australia | ....your doing fine, my bad French is badder |
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Location: south east Michigan | Welcome Remy!
You are doing fine. I hope you will stick areound. |
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Location: Paris/France | Originally posted by Rémy:
Hi Jerome,
My first message on this forum will be for you and for this wonderful guitar : congratulations my friend ! Thanks Remy.
I'm so glad to see you there.
Remy is one of the greatest O's fan in France, he's much more crazy than me and he's the lucky owner of this wonderful ADAMAS SLOTHEAD!!!
I'd like to mention that he's a very good guitar player and I'm lucky to be his friend.
Welcome "Doc"!!!  :D :D :D
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Location: SoCal | Remy also bought my Country Artist cutaway, about a year and a half ago. I'm certain that it sounds better in his hands than it did in mine. It can be seen in the picture for January in the current calender.
Was that slothead one of Marcel's? |
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| France - the land of the thumbpick. |
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Location: France | Yes it was one of Marcel's slothead, sn 519. As far as I know Remy bought it directly from Marcel.
It is a wonderfull guitar, I love the beige color and it sounds so great.
Great to see you here Rémy.
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Location: Australia | Hey Remy, I take it that this is your Adamas.
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Adamas_Slotheads/Other_Slotheads/Adam...
It's very close to the guitar I plan to order from the custom shop, totally stunning ! |
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Location: Paris/France | My Balladeer is very happy with all her sisters!! ;)
But I need to find new walls in my house... :D
J :)
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Location: France | I have a free wall at home Jerome, I'd be happy to help!
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Location: Angoulême - France | Hello Jerome, Moody, Tom, Richard.... Thanks for welcome wishes... nice to be there in "my family" !!!
Moody : My adamas was ordered to the factory by Marcel in 1978, not really is own Adamas, he sold it in his shop in Paris : "Dadi's Music House". I met him (and played with my spirit father !)several years later (1989), he had news about this amazing slotted wide neck for selling, and I bought it but didn't realise it was a so exceptional guitar…. Moody : Your country Artist is really fine and exceptionnal too, I really love it !
Richardd : I can give you specs for this so amazind Adamas if it can help you for your custom :
1.Body : Handmade Deep Bowl Cutaway
2.Table Top : Original Unidirectional Carbon Graphite
3.Table Attachment : Suspended Top
4.Purfling : Woodlike Ornate Ring
5.Bracing :Quintad 6.Scale Length : 25 ¼ “
7.Peghead : Carved and Slotted
8.Neck Thickness : 0.80” 1st fret - 0.85” 9th fret
9.Neck Width at Nut : 1 7/8”
10.Neck Width at 12th fret : 2 ¼”
11.Neck Angle : 0°
12.Neck Woods : Walnut, two pieces
13.Neck Finish : Natural Satin
14.Neck to Body Junction : 14th fret
15.Fretboard Wood : Impregnated Walnut
16.Fretboard Radius : 10”
17.Fretboard End : Beveled Carve
18.Fretboard Inlays : Original Adamas I
19.Fretboard Dots : 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15
20.Rosette : 13 pieces exotic hardwood (no red woods)
21.Bridge : Carved Walnut – Wide Neck Model (for strings spacing)
22.Pickup : Original Patented Pickup (replaced now by acoustic saddle)
23.Pre-amp : Stereo FET (replaced now by piezo film)
24.Machines : Gold Schaller with Pearloid Buttons
25.Strings Setting : Light 12/53
26.Color : Reversed Beige-Green Burst
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Location: USA | NICE :) |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Jerome, i am glad that you have the same wall problems that i had a long time ago.
What did you tell me then? "I am sure you will find another wall!"
Well my friend, you will find another wall as well!
First get rid of the tv, the heating and this, what is it, a window? And go on shopping!
This won't be your last guitar!
Best regards to france,
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Location: France | Hey! Have you seen Jerome's video with the guitar. Wow the guitar looks nice and sounds really good!
Video here
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Location: Munich, Germany | Wow, Jerome can play guitar! :eek:
I thought he was only a collector and computer crack ;)
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Location: Paris/France | As you can see, I'm better in collecting O's than to play guitar... :D :D
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Location: Munich, Germany | You still haven't heard me playing :D
I am still on the collecting side :D
Not much time left for the European gathering... ;)
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Location: Germany | Wonderful Jerome, these shiny bowls sound absolutely great. After seeing this video I also took my Dlx Balladeer and tried this sunny tune. Well, the guitar sounded great as well, but the result was not comparable to yours. As I know that you are a fab four fan I am going to practice some tunes for our summer OFC meeting.
Enjoy!
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Location: France | Originally posted by kid-school:
I am going to practice some tunes for our summer OFC meeting.
Enjoy!
Karl Good idea Karl, I should practice too!
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Location: Thailand | Great job & beautiful sounds!
And I love her, Jerome. |
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Location: SoCal | Good video but I thought it was illegal to play guitar in France with a flat pick? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Eccezionale! |
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Location: big island | VERY SWEET, Jerome. i posted a comment for you.
aloha!! |
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Location: Paris/France | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Good video but I thought it was illegal to play guitar in France with a flat pick? You're right Paul.
Somtimes I feel alone with my flat picking style while the others are all playing fingerpicking with a thumbpick.
I'm an alien here in France!!! :D :D
I'm working some tunes for the European OFC gathering next summer and I hope to be ready.
Thanks guys. ;)
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Location: Australia | Well done Jerome, you should sing along !
I've never paid a shiny bowl, are the prone to slide on your knee ?
....no problems on the video |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Richard but do you really want to hear me singing in English???
Don't you think that there's already enough catastrophes in our world??? :D :D
I've never had any trouble of sliding with the back of Ovation guitars.
These guitars are perfect to me and my Shiny Bowl is like the others.
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My first Shiny Bowl !!!