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Location: se florida | This is a older balladeer... can't figure out the year it was made...
the serial number in red reads 1004
It is in like new condition as well as the case.
nothing matches the year on the serial page.
any help from the experts on the forum would be great
http://ovationfanclub.ning.com/photo/img_0090-1?context=album&album...
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You needed to click a couple more times in the Reference section. 1000 started in November 1967.
You got a nice early one with the ribbon label. |
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Location: se florida | Thanks Mark, the red ink serial threw me off.
guess it does not matter... as long as the numbers are consecutive. nov 68 it is |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | parrotfish44,
Alllriiighty, another Florida member... Welcome to the Ovation Family.
You have a fantastic early Ovation there! More pics would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, great job on posting the pic on the ning site prior to posting here. I think that's a first since Miles gave us that capability!
Hang around and get 'O' 'hooked'...  |
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Location: se florida | Thanks for the welcome, I have more images and will add them along with the first .
question for you Iffy... The place I posted the image? Are the 2 urls related? I figured they were "not" because I had to join each one separately. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Welcome Parrotfish44!!
I live 35 miles from the Ovation factory and have only 1 other active member in Ct. You are a lucky guy/gal?? You've got some of the best members down in Florida. Great group of guys.
Stick around and enjoy! |
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Location: N Florida | Hello Parrotfish44,
I've got red serial number 1069 "Pat. Applied For" up here in N FL. Bought it new in '68, manufactured in Nov '67. Mine is in the shop right now having the plastic top half of the rosette glued back down. They tend to shrink and pop up around the outside edge. Not sure why mine did that. Probably just old age... like me! Maybe we can get them together for an A/B test sometime. ~Pete |
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Location: N Florida | Hey Parrotfish44,
It appears that you also have the same orange fuzzy lined case that I have! Exterior is black with white stitching, and 3 brass colored feet on the bottom? If so, that's also original. ~Pete |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | My 68 has the same case.
My Dad originally bought it in Gainesville, FL and it is still kind of a Florida resident as it's at my Mom's house in storage till I get back. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | O yeah, it seems to me mine has a red label as well I'll have my Mom look.
Does this mean that my 68 DB A-970 is really a 67 model? |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Michael, according to "the Book" i.e. the history of the Ovation guitar, the range is :
006 - 319 made in 1966 3 digits red ink
320 - 999 made in 1967 (feb-nov) same as above
1000 - ... made in 1967 nov - 1968 july 4 digit black ink no letter prefix
and so on..
then
A + 3 digits made in 1968 (july - nov)
B + 3 digits made in 1968 nov - 1969 feb
C + 3 digits made in 1969 (feb - sept)
and so on.
Hope it helps. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Thanks, shoot maybe somebody told me this years ago, it rings a bell. |
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Location: east coast usa | now i am confused when i bought my old balladeer i was told the original owner stated he bought it in 1967. my tag reads serial # 3038 in black doe that mean its a 68 |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by geneo:
the original owner stated he bought it in 1967. my tag reads serial # 3038 in black doe that mean its a 68 S/N 1000-xxxx Nov '67 - Jul '68
Looks OK to me... |
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