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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | I was cruizing through the internet, and at MarsMusic came across a very nice looking guitar for a collector. It is a 1968 Artist model, with a unique bridge style. They rate it's condition as excellent, and the picture supports that. According to the add, it is one of the first textured bowl models. Price was not given (it asks that you e-mail for price).
I just thought I would post this in case one of my brother Ovation fans might be in the market for a collector.
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Location: SoCal | Norsey:
I'd like to take a look at this guitar. Do you have alink? Also, the Artist didn't come out until 1970. And I would guess that the bridge you saw was one that was scalloped up underneath?
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Location: Dallas | Yes, I'd like to see a picture of it also, Moodypi, do what I do, and go fishing once in a while, or whatever you like to do to relax like paragliding, or a Safari...ah there's a life with head hunters. Book 'em Dano
Still would like to know what year this model was made by Mr. Campbells' mom, and how many she crank'd out before they got wind of it. Thanks Paul, Miles, and Al for the info at the NAMM show. Don't drink the water .
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA | What? What am I reading? They made Glen Campbell's poor mother work at the Ovation sweatshop??????? |
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Location: Dallas | Yeah Tommy, some one replied before that Campbells' mom, had taken over production while he was away on something or another. I was and still am as freaked as you are about it. Poor ol' mom in there sweating her lil' old brains out, with no air/condition and no lunch breaks back to back shifts, and on weekends too. Shame on Glen, didn't he know that mom is supposed to drive the tour bus? Well, it seems I have one of those (M) signature Ovations. I'm sorry now, poor Ma :rolleyes:
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey guys, I would be happy to give you an automatic link, but as Al can attest to, I'm an internet idiot. Well, here goes:
http://www.marsmusic.com/store/process_search_results.jhtml;jsessionid=KOEQV4QKPAWA2CQDBZISFEY?cat=&_D%3Acat=+&search_text=ovation&_D%3Asearch_text=+&_D%3Aok=+&ok=Go&_D%3Aok= +&dept id=4&SHOW_IMAGES=true&_DARGS=%2Fcomponents%2Fleft_side%2Fblue_search.jhtml
O.k., that worked well. I guess the best way to view it, is to go to marsmusic.com go to guitars, and do a search for "ovation" You will find it toward the bottom of the page.
Good luck! Wish I was better at doing this.
Norse(internet idiot, but good hearted)man1
HEY IT WORKED! Miracles never cease! Bad news is, it looks like the picture is not as clear as I remembered.
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey guys, Last week I was was bidding on a Legend on e-bay. The seller set the resereve price at 2000.00 According to the seller, it was a Legend model 1767 made in 1987. Beautiful guitar, and I was the high bidder at 305.00.
Am I missing something (other than a few marbles I already know about) or was this guitar vastly over-priced. It did not say Custom Legend, nor did it seem to have the ornate look of a custom Legend. Any ideas?
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Location: SoCal | Norse (smart to not bid high) man:
The legend for sale was probably only $1600 over priced in today's market. If you can afford it and want it... well, your wife will kill you.
The guitar on Mars Music must be a Glen Campbell Artist. Those bridges were made around 1969-1970 (they show up in a 1970 catalog). At the time of those bridges, the Legend had fewer markers on the neck than did the GC Artist. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I checked it out for you and that guitar at MARS is a deep bowl so it's not an artist. That means it has to be a deluxe Balladeer. It has the second type of bridge that was used for only a short time before going to the shape we know now. Timm is asking $1000 for this one. There is also a shiney back std bd there too, owned by a semiinfamous person. This one is $1250.
Tell Timm Kummer that you're from the OFC, he's a member too, maybe that will get you something off, you never know. |
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Location: Dallas | Tommy,Paul,Miles, Norseman1 - I'm getting this awful feeling that I have the equivelant of series like the EDSEL when it came out. Could it be that or something poor ol' Ma did to P/off the big ka/who/nas when it happen'd. I've heard of things getting black listed, but man - this is an Ovation none the less. Any takers? maybe I'll keep it a bit longer cause its a good puppy
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Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Well, Gizz, only you can make that determination. If you like it, keep it. If you don't, sell it to somebody for $500 or something like that. I'll bet your guitar has quite a bit of character! |
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Location: Dallas | Tommy, can't do it, it would be like giving up a child to a reform school....... No no no..... never.... academy award acting here. No way man... I might be crazy, but not quite stupid yet. some friends might differ. Who cares about them, they like George Michael music :D
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Location: WPB, FL | Hope this is not a faux paux, but that doesn't look any different than my '93 Standard Balladeer. On the other hand if Glen Campbell's ma did autograph it ...
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Location: Dallas | Harold, It can not be a '93, cause I bought from a friend in '85 or '86 . Can't say cause I've slept since then. Mom, forgen' Glen signature..... wow..now there's a thought :D |
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Location: NJ | I'm not sure I've got the story completely right, but I read somewhere that she used to drive back and forth from CT to whatever city Glen was at on tour and have him sign a stack of labels, and that those are the ones signed in red.
Do I have that right, Bill? |
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Location: Dallas | Thank you, Cliff.d - I hope that explains the (M) now, all we need is find out what the serial number 293 next to it stands for. Maybe member #411 TJR (who I now envy) may be able to shed some light on it thru his dad and his unique job as a maker of these fine Ovation gitboxs' or as I call mine, Puppy. :rolleyes: I am Curious Yellow (old 70's movie) that I can't see straight just waiting to know about it. Now Glen has poor Ol' Ma driving in those cold nights back and forth to sign 'em, instead of putting 'em in the mail. Poor ol' ma
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's the way it was before FedEx |
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Location: Dallas | cwk2, I remember an airmail stamp was like 10cents - then again when you're a big star and have all the bucks in the world,(not that Mr.Campbell didn't deserved it) you can do it anyway you want to. I can see mom driving a big ol' Pink Caddy rag top down the road. You GO Girl! Then Back to the sweat shop ...Poor Ma ! |
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Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Now, we have federal laws against child labor in this country. But Glen Campbell's poor old mother? How old was she when she sweated it out in the manufacturing den? Did it have air-conditioning? Was she allowed 10-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon? Did she have a decent lunch? (No, a tuna salad with limpy lettuce leaves and stale crackers does not a decent lunch constitute.) How did Ovation/Kaman escape federal scrutiny or labor charges? We in the Fan Club should be so grateful for her untiring contributions to Ovation's history and success! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | She had two breaks, AM and PM but always worked right through them. Lunch was always something different bought from the donut man Joe who came around each morning. Some times tuna (but it was fresh) sometimes polish sausage, sometimes roast or corned beef, sometimes livermush. The other employees didn't like it whe she was there because she'd work circles around them! |
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Location: Dallas | cwk2, I know that guy Joe with the "Roach Coach", those donuts were the ones he didn't sell at the stop before that one, and left over from the stop before those from last week, that he'd frozen and thaw'd out to sell to Poor Ol' Ma :(
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