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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
Those of you who have toured the "mothership", are you shown any of Ovations' collection of rare or prototype instruments? I'm assuming they should have quite a few gem's. Correct assumption!
The best part is that you can pick any one of them off the wall and give 'em a go!
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Location: Indiana | Thanks for that Mitchrx-- wow!
That would be a tough room to exit gracefully.
Like a good newbie, I got intimate with the Search function last night looking for past tour pic's... with only limited success.
Is the proto being played in the bottom photo a wooden box or bowl?
Depending on my schedule when the dates are finally set, I sure would love to join you guys at the "mothership" this fall.
Have plectrum, will travel.
It's been a dream of mine since my first correspondence with them in the early 70's. (I still have all the letters and catalog's, and literature from nearly 40 years of being an O fan.) |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Jonmark, go to the OFC Gallery and click on Phil Wong.. he's somewhat the official tour photographer and has the biggest cache of pics from the tours. Lots of other people have tour pics in their galleries as well, but Phil's should be enough to whet your appetite. |
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Location: Indiana | Excellent... thanks dvd. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
Is the proto being played in the bottom photo a wooden box or bowl?
I believe that was the first playable Ovation (Old #7? or 8? or something like that). I also believe it's not a bowl, bur I don't think the back and sides are wood either.
I'm going off memory, I'm sure there are others here that can give you more detail. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
Is the proto being played in the bottom photo a wooden box or bowl?
That guitar is the first bowl prototype. It's a bit hard to tell from the photo, but it is a shiney bowl. Needless to say it's beyond cool to just be able to take it, or any of the others, sit down and strum away. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Sampling these historic guitars is just one reason why an OFC factory tour is not to be missed. |
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