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  Joined: March 2012 Posts: 7
 
  | Hi everyone.  I am considering buy a used Ovation 1992 Legend 1767 AS.  I don't know much about it.  It is supposed to be in very good condition.   
  
Is this guitar US made?  
  
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   Joined: October 2005 Posts: 4075
  Location: Utah | That's a deep bowl cutaway.  Built in USA, and should be a very good sounding guitar. | 
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  Joined: March 2012 Posts: 7
 
  | Thank you.  I am looking at another model also a 1627-4 GLEN CAMPBELL.  It's from 1976.  Good reputation?  Thank you. | 
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  Location: When?? | Both are nice guitars in their own right.. and both are USA-made.. but at this point in time their overall condition as used equipment is a critical key to which is the better guitar. | 
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   Joined: October 2005 Posts: 4075
  Location: Utah | The 1627 is an Artist depth bowl, which is shallower than the mid-depth, and that is not as deep as the deep bowl.  The Artist bowl will not be as bold or deep sounding as a deep bowl. It does have the A bracing, which imho is the best sounding wood top bracing.  
  
 Plugged in it will be excellent.  If you will mostly play unplugged, I would expect it not to be as good as the 1767.  If it will be plugged in all the time, the Artist bowl will be, perhaps, easier to hold onto. | 
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  Joined: March 2012 Posts: 7
 
  | Thanks for the good info.  I guess the choice I need to make is to buy a 45 year old Ovation made in the USA or something newer.  The prices on the two older models seem reasonable to me but I wont be able to play them to see how they sound. | 
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