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| Acoustic Guitar Magazine is auctioning off a 2000 Adamas CVT along with other guitars from their collection:
https://acousticguitar.com/hear-and-bid-on-our-ovation-adamas-cvt/?u...
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Location: moline,illinois | Here is a little snippet from there article
The estimated value range for the Ovation Adamas CVT is $400 to $600. What makes it special? A smooth top made of two woven layers of carbon fiber sandwiched around an ultra-thin poplar core.
For $400-600 I'd like to have it..who does the valuation on these guitars???
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well, forget the auction...
I will give you $400 for it, save you all of that trouble. 
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Location: Texas | What was that we were discussing in another thread about lower prices implying lower quality? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Exactly. At $400 it's priced like a piece if junk. So the majority of deep pocketed wooden guitar fans will just assume that's exactly what it is.
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Standingovation - 2020-04-08 11:11 PM
Exactly. At $400 it's priced like a piece if junk. So the majority of deep pocketed wooden guitar fans will just assume that's exactly what it is.
Then their speakers suck or, they have a tin ear. |
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| I bet it goes for more than the estimated value.
I'm kicking myself for telling you all about it. Now you're all going to be bidding against me!
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Location: When?? | @2WD - >>>who does the valuation on these guitars???<<<
A guy named Eric Schoenberg, from Tiburon, CA (SF bay area). He has done the price point estimates on all of the guitars in the auction, which average around $6,000 across the collection, with the Santa Cruz PJ coming in the highest at $11,500, and the Adamas the lowest at $500. Begging almost as he is trying to make some kind of punk, derogatory statement (like some ilk do).. especially considering that the $5,000 guitars posted there are definitely not, regardless of his crazy opinionated estimation, 10x the value of the Adamas. Clearly insulting. Maybe we should send a few of the west side boys over to have a sit-down with ol' Eric. |
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Location: moline,illinois | BCam - 2020-04-09 10:51 AM
I bet it goes for more than the estimated value.
I'm kicking myself for telling you all about it. Now you're all going to be bidding against me!
I would say it should go for at least a $1000 if not 1500.
There is also a Rainsong carbon fiber guitar on there valued at $2500 how do they get the big disparity in values????
BCam do you have an Adamas??? at the right price I would bid on it but since I already have a few Adamii if you want it I'll bow out just post pics if you win it
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Location: Phoenix AZ | A wise man once said "The only opinions of price or value that matter in a sale are those belonging to the buyer and the seller." |
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| I don't have an Adamas. I signed up for the auction notifications but haven't decided what I want to do yet. |
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Location: moline,illinois | BCam - 2020-04-10 10:49 AM
I don't have an Adamas. I signed up for the auction notifications but haven't decided what I want to do yet.
If you wanted to add an Adamas to your collection this could be a good one if the price stays low,$800 or less would be a great deal most go for well over a $1000 and the couple W597's I've seen online are $1700 and up.I believe this is a mid bowl with the cross weave carbon fiber top and good electronics.
I'm watching the auction to mostly for curiousities sake and they have a Guild JF65 12 string that's real cool.
I have an Adamas 1187-247 that outshines every other 6 string so I don't need another
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Location: NJ | cvt is totally different guitar than the standard adamas
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Location: Indiana | I agree with Al.
CVT has a much different sound (to my ear) than the original textured top with suspension ring. |
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| Can one of you enlighten me as to the differences between the CVT and the standard Adamas? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I don't know all the technical jargon but I think ...
o CVT and OA (original adamas) have different thickness tops, different birch thickness and (perhaps) different birch alignment
o CVT has a glossy smooth finish applied to the CF where-as OA is just painted CF
o CVT and OA have different types of attachment of the top to the bowl
I've only owned one CVT for a very short period of time. It was a nice guitar but certainly not deserving of the name Adamas. |
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| The auction started today and, with 20 days left, the price is already up to $850, with 21 bids in so far:
https://store.acousticguitar.com/collections/30th-anniversary-guitar...
I didn't check them all but the others, which have much higher estimates, have current bids much lower than their estimates.
Suffice it to say, I'm not bidding.
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Location: Seattle | Auction Ended At: USD 2250.00
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Location: Birmingham, AL | kentrookie - 2020-05-11 8:27 AM Auction Ended At: USD 2250.00 take that, wood guitar snobbie, Eric Schoenberg!!!  After listening to all the guitars (I guess using a plectrum must be sacrilege) the Adamas sounds way better than the Taylor.
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Location: When?? | @clrues - >>>take that, wood guitar snobbie, Eric Schoenberg!!!<<<
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| The final sale price of the Adamas was $2,250 vs. their estimated value of $500. |
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Acoustic Guitar Magazine - Adamas CVT Auction
