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Location: Paris/France | Hello,
You know that I was a little frustrated after the Balladeer #22 "story" so I decided to treat my illness... :eek:
What better thing to do than to buy another guitar??
I'm happy to share 2 pics of this very nice Ovation Dreadnaught Proto whom was waiting for me this evening at the Customs Services.
She's nicest than expected and she seems to be a great sounding guitar after 10 minutes in hands.
After a long trip from USA to France, she needs to stay 2 or 3 days in my music room before to get new strings and a small set up.
Of course, this rare Bird comes from Mister Al so thank you again for that great deal!!
And thanks for the Beer and Coca Cola packs inside the box... :D
I can't imagine to open the box and not to find these packs, this is is the sign of a great instrument!! ;)
J :)
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Location: Right now? | Ooooh la, la, Jerome. Very nice guitar indeed. I'm glad she got there safely.
Enjoy!
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Location: Germany | Congrats Jerome! I didn't even know that a D-Ovation is in existence. It's got a bowl, right?
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Location: Paris/France | Thank you.
According Beal (in which we can trust... ;) ) whom was so kind like always to give me some information about this model, it was built in the early 80's. Several models were built but this one is surely the only one that has been finished.
The bowl is wider than on regular Ovation guitars and I'll take better pics ASAP.
It's 23.PM in Paris and it's not the right time to make good pics... :(
J :) |
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Location: Indiana | Now there's something you don't see everyday.
Congratulations Jérôme. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Way cool Jerome!!
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Location: Phoenix AZ | In a few of those "what's the best sounding ovation" threads I think I mentioned this one. Glad you picked it up Jerome. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | It's kinda wide shoulders and waist, ain't it? |
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Location: Tennessee | I think I played that guitar in the lobby of the Homestead in Windsor Locks. Is this the same one Al? If so, you got a great piece of history AND a very nice guitar, Jerome. Félicitations! |
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Location: south east Michigan | If it's that one I'm surprised Al let it go. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Very nice, and a photo op in front of a genuine Ovation hot fluid heater. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I wonder why they never went into production.
I don't remember playing it in the lobby but I do remember sitting in front of it when Al was playing.
If I had been wearing a hat it would have blown right off. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Sweet! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Sweet! Ditto!
I've stared longingly at that one on Al's site more than once, but the timing never gelled. Have fun with it Jerome. :cool: |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Fantastic Jerome! Congrats Mon Amie! |
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Location: NJ | the guitar you are all thinking about is the wood top adamas.
this guitar is a great one but I have many great ones and some have to go.
the wood top adamas dread will take a lot to get away from me. but if the price is right almost anything can happen |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Al, "Tree Fiddy" and a phone number for the Lobowski Triplets?
Jerome, nice guitar, great history. I know you'll do it justice! |
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Location: New Jersey / New York | Nice one, Jérôme!!! |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by alpep:
the guitar you are all thinking about is the wood top adamas.
Ah, yes. Forgive me for mistaking one killer Ovation dread for another. Must've been the Patron that fuzzed my memory. ;)
I wish I could've heard this one, too. Especially if Gallerinski rates it so highly ... must be something very special in its own right. |
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Location: Pennsylvania | wow, great piece of history you have there. enjoy! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by alpep:
the wood top adamas dread will take a lot to get away from me. but if the price is right almost anything can happen I stand corrected, and relieved in a glutton-for-punishment kind of way. But I've always figured it would "take a lot", that's why I've never asked. But you never know. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Nope, sorry I was wrong. I was thinking of the Wood Topped Adamas Dreadnaught ...
Dang, but I bet the Dread Legend is also a killer instrument. How could it not be? Too bad Ovation never really exploited different body sizes. Deep, mid and supershallow are fine but basically every ovation is an OM size guitar with one degree of freedom - the depth.
Having 2 degrees of freedom - depth and body size adds a lot more possabilities. Heck, how about 3 degress of freedom - what kinds of woods you build the backs and sides out of ... ah, there I go again. Nevah Mind. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Having 2 degrees of freedom - depth and body size adds a lot more possibilities. I think the parlor guitars add lots support to that statement! |
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Location: Texas | Do those prototype Dreads have the same depth as the old deep bowls? Since the comfort and stability of playing deep bowls was apparently enough of an issue to inspire a new design (contour bowls), I wonder how the Dread "feels?"
It's probably minimal when standing,( ;) ) but how much does the thicker waist (the guitar, not the player,) affect the playability sitting?
If they are the same depth, presumably they have more interior volume, how much does that and the larger sound-board affect the tone and volume?
For the record, I love deep bowls, and I actually believe that the "slipping" and "comfort" questions have always come more from Ovation-bashers than owners anyway. However, if popular enough, even myths and urban legends have to be considered by marketing folks… the contour bowl is probably an easier sell than a deep-bowl Dread… |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks again for your comments!!
The bowl of that guitar is wider but also more flat than usual.
2 pics for a comparaison: Adamas II Wide neck deep bowl on the left and Proto D on the right. ;)
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Another very rare Bird from New Hartford !!!
