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Location: boulder | here is link, check out sam's adams prototype also listed on ebay mike
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33029&item=7... |
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Location: boulder | ebony machine heads, xlr, mother of pearl inlay, 12 fret, ooohhh, can't wait for mine, ........ |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Me too...less than two weeks I hope...
Wouldn't it be nice if the Ovation web site had pictures like that? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I sent the seller a question and asked if he actually had the guitar in stock. Also, strange that the serial number wasn't in the 1-100 range.
SN 20992 |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | That is strange the serial number is not between 1-100? I'm sittin' on pins and needles here waiting for mine too. I'm sure Al will call us as soon as he hears anything. But MY PHONE IS STILL NOT RINGING!!!!! |
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Location: NJ | this puzzles me.
I am making some calls |
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Location: central nj | I like the VOLUTE!! Gibsons had them and I thought that it was a great feel to the neck. I do not like the "skinny" pieces used in the 5 piece neck though. What do you fans think? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | LTPR,
Help me out with Volute. I know volute to be a spiral or coil. What are you refering to? |
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Location: Tampa, FL | A volute typically describes something like the scroll carving you find on a violin peghead. I'm afraid I'm not seeing a volute in these pictures. Then again, there's so much I don't know there may be other usages. |
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Location: SoCal | This is absurd...again, as happened with the 30th Anniv Custom Legend (1719-30CM), a dealer is selling a guitar on eBay that supposedly isn't available (and, we get our first good pictures.)
And, what is this??? It says it was listed 8:06:16am PST, sold "best offer" 2:36:21pm, yet had a BIN. My math adds up to closing the auction after 6hrs and 20min.
I wonder if the Kaman rep, provided a guitar to demo to dealers, sold it to the dealer. Gee, he or she couldn't have had it long enough to demo it to too may dealers.
We're talking about a guitar for $1,549?
Hmmm...was the $1,749 BIN just included to avoid conflict with the dealer's contract (MAP)?
I'll bet there are some other dealers, along with Al, who have some questions for Kaman/Ovation. |
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Location: SoCal | Re: "strange that the serial number wasn't in the 1-100 range. SN 20992"
I have the 1688-8 that Chris Choate rec'd from the factory 12/24/04. That is serial # 21083. Difference of 91.
Be interesting if the factory failed to number them as they failed with the 30th Anniv CL. Also, is this a 12-fret made in 2004?? An a/e prototype "dumped" on eBay??
Chris has a 1688-7 that is 20791, made late 2003...292 difference from the 1688-8 or approx 24 a month. Was the one sold on eBay made in August of 2004?? |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | This sure does seem strange. I was under the impression these were limited to 100 guitars yet the serial number shown on the one that has already sold seems to say otherwise. Selling one of these gems for $1549. before it is even available to the public is way weird! Are these a limited edition or not? I guess our 3248 member strong club, with owners of thousands of Ovations dosn't have as much clout with the "Mothership" as you would think. |
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Location: East Tennessee | This web site music 123 says available 3/25/05.
http://www.music123.com/Adamas-U681T-5-40th-Anniversary-i156260.mus... |
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Location: NJ | guys there is no conspiracy. I have some answers but am not sure if I should post them yet.
relax!!! |
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Location: boulder | Last night when I was sitting between Elvis and bigfoot on the spaceship they told me the answer too...
I can't believe it's pizza. no wait, that was the other answer. damn |
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Location: Midland, MI | Everyone knows the answer is 42. |
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Location: SoCal | re: "guys there is no conspiracy. I have some answers but am not sure if I should post them yet."
I know, I know...it's an FRG!!!
Got to be to sell at 57% of list...If not FRG, guess that means the 30th CL Anniv should have sold for $1,432. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Al, how about an email to those of us that have one on order through you. Shouldn't be too big a list and we can respect privacy wishes if necessary. |
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Location: SoCal | yea, we won't tell more than the "3,248 members and growing" |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Guys, What's the fuss all about? We're bent out of shape because some ebay seller has advertize the guitar before we have ours? Who cares? Before this ebay sale came up we were all very happy to wait a few more weeks or months for our guitars. Now you make it sound like the sky is falling. So what? As soon as we all get our guitars we'll forget all about this and who the heck cares what the serial numbers are. Play on. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Dave,
I think it is the strangeness of it all that bothers everyone. Takes best offer or BIN, yet closes auction after 6 hours with one offer on the table. Then the serial number issue.
Certainly no crazier topic and response than a lot of our converstaions tend to be. |
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