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| I have way too many guitars not being played so it's spring cleaning time. This 1987 #606 was hardly ever used. I have all the original papers including the original receipt (I'm the second owner but the receipt shows $1800 for the guitar and with tax the total was $1915). It was never registered. Signs of use are few. It looks new. There is one bummer, a crack in the finish near the cut away. it's only in the gloss and not the wood. Many have told me this guitar has a very similar tone to the 1537. It sounds really nice and it plays really, really nice ;)
So to sum it up, the only flaw is the crack in the finish (3 inches) otherwise it looks brand new.
comes with the original case in super shape. $800 + shipping.
email for pictures.
deadmockingbirds@gmail.com
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's a nice deal for somebody. Very similar guitar to the Book Elite. Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Hmm. Daughter's 19th birthday is May 15...suppose I could get it "for her" and then just keep it here when she goes back to school next year. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Hmm. Daughter's 19th birthday is May 15...suppose I could get it "for her" and then just keep it here when she goes back to school next year. My birthday's May 12... |
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Location: North Idaho | Sounds like a great plan, Mark. Be a nice compliment to the 1537.
TWA, my oldest son's birthday is on the 12th too. Happy Birthday. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I bet TWA wasn't born in 1987, though. I guess I should figure out when the dog and cat were born, too and get Ovations to commemorate their birthdays. |
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| I happen to have a perfect one for the dog...make you a deal. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
I bet TWA wasn't born in 1987, though. I guess I should figure out when the dog and cat were born, too and get Ovations to commemorate their birthdays. Mark, you're right. I wasn't born in '87 and am not going back to school...oh well, congrat's to your daughter. And tdeej, thanks and congrat's to your son. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | So has anyone jumped on this? If I didn't already have the BE, I'd be all over it.
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| no, not yet. but the 1616 may be going to spain. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Aargh!! This one and the cracked blue Adamas and Gregory's Ute. No wonder I can't sleep nights. |
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Location: SoCal | Dave, you should get this one and sell the BE.... the BE, due to the epaulets that point out instead of in, doesn't have as good a sound.... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | OK, I got outbid on the blue Adamas, now I have to decide between this one and Gregory's Ute, factoring in how pissed SWMBO will be at either. It has been 3 months since I bought a guitar for myself. OK, since I bought 2 guitars for myself. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Can't go wrong with either one. TOugh choice since the UTE is one of the best sounding adamas and the '87 collectors is one of the top wood tops. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know. I'm trying to figure out which is least likely to become available again in the future. I'm thinking the Ute, just because there were fewer made. Both have been on my short list, but I only developed a list in the last year and it keeps getting longer instead of shorter. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I think the UTE will be more difficult to find in the future but the price for the '87 is EXCELLENT. I paid quite a bit more than the asking price for mine and have not regretted it or had buyer's remorse for one second.
Was an asking price ever determined for the UTE? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark, just noticed that you don't have an Adamas. I think you should buy both and never look back. These are some of Ovations finest.
It is the OFC....have one shipped to Dave until the dust settles and then have him ship it out.
A great opportunity. |
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| okay, i'm home now (11pm sunday night)...long day. i'll email pictures to those that requested first thing in the morning. if any one cares, the 1616 sold to a guy in spain. i think it's kinda cool to imagine the ovation's journey to it's new owner across the atlantic. --yeah, i like these guitars a bit too much--
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Stephen, I agree with you entirely. I tried to buy the cracked blue 1681 last night, but fortunately got outsniped. I can find a nicer one of those if I ever get a little breathing room between my other items on the must have list. The 87 and Ute are both on the short list. I keep promising (by my silence) to stop buying guitars for awhile, but then something else on the short list comes up. I also want a deep bowl Custom Legend. |
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| the pictures are off. if they are not in your inbox please contact me again, i either missed you or i'm not using iphoto correctly. there should be 11 photos.
thanks for all the interest,
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Mark:
Since you already have a very nice 1537, the Ute would make a better addition to your collection.
If you really got to have both and you want to keep peace with SWMBO, perhaps you should consider selling the Custom Balladeer and Matrix to get some cash and to make room on the wall for the new O's. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks, Mitch. My "logic" is this: (I'm sure you appreciate that this is not very lawyerlike) my daughters were born in 83 and 87, two of the best years for Ovation, in my opinion. I would like to have one for each eventually.
The Custom Balladeer was cheap and is my only shallow bowl, so it's my primary travel guitar. The Matrix was my first Ovation, bought by my soon to be wife and me so that I could play it in our wedding. It needs to stay even if my wife doesn't care about it's sentimental value. Both of them won't bring in half what the 87 costs. So I'm just doomed to keep acquiring. I also have more wall space available if my wife doesn't force us to downsize. |
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Location: PDX | So Mark, are you going to buy this guitar? If i hadn't just bought Stephen's 1537, i would be all over this. Maybe next month?
Outside of Connecticut the NW is going to become the center of gravity for O's -- well, maybe.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm trying to do my part. Besides me, I've got 2 daughters with Ovations (if you count a Celebrity Deluxe and an Applause) and 2 friends that I've talked into buying 3 Ovations. Actually I didn't have to do much talking, they just came over to the house.
This group is like the audience on a game show, cheering someone on to spend someone else's money. I'd love to buy the 87 and the Ute, but haven't seen pictures of either and doubt I can get both or maybe neither right now. If we ever get a Northwest OFC jam put together and it's at our cabin, I'll try to bring the whole herd. I'm going to be in Portland over Memorial Day, but I have to haul a van load of my daughter's stuff back.
Link up with Waskel and let him play that 1537, so he sees what we're talking about. |
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| Mark-
I sent off those pictures this morning. they did not make it? |
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1987 collectors elite - spring cleaning
