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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | nerdydave asks, "But I have a 1681-9 which I was led to believe is SMT but it definitely has the suspension ring. What am I missing here??"
An SMT has a shiny top...
Your 1681 does not have a shiny top, does it?
Edited by Old Man Arthur 2013-11-14 9:31 PM
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I think that both have unidirectional carbon fibre tops, but the SMT has layer of varnish* on top. I don't know if they have the same tops apart from the varnish, Ovation seem to have a range of carbon fibre tops. The 1680 has a NWT top that has a piece of plywood inside, whereas others have a solid piece of timber inside the carbon fibre. It also appears from the graphic that OMA posted that they used different thicknesses of wood and carbon fibre (a new tidbit I learned today).
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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah | Mine does not have a shiny top and thank you as always OMA for being your usual font of information. Good luck on yur busking. May the holiday spirit shine upon you and may those around you exhibit a generous heart!! |
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Location: Canada | Standingovation - 2013-11-13 4:25 PM
SMT and CVT style adamas do not have the suspended ring
So which types of tops have the suspension ring then? |
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Location: SoCal | Adamii......? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | These construction details really show how much thought and science went into the design of the Adamas guitars in the beginning...as great as Ovation guitars are (and they are), there is truly nothing like the original carbon top/suspended ring Adamas guitars: those who have never played one (or owned one) are in for a real treat...I just love them. Thanks Patch for starting (reviving) this educational thread. Good Stuff! |
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Location: Canada | MusicMishka - 2013-11-17 6:25 PM
These construction details really show how much thought and science went into the design of the Adamas guitars in the beginning...as great as Ovation guitars are (and they are), there is truly nothing like the original carbon top/suspended ring Adamas guitars:
So in other words - some newer Adamas do not have a suspension ring anymore? But for the 1681 the description states "Each top is precisely fitted with “AST” - Adamas Suspended Top - technology that allows the ultra-thin top to vibrate more freely than traditionally constructed acoustic guitars."
Edited by d'ovation 2013-11-18 10:30 AM
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Suspension ring question...
