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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
Today i've received some great documents from the early days of our favorites guitars.
In this lot, there was some nice catalogs and a small piece of paper.
This document is surely my favorite in my small collection.
I think it's a rare piece of Ovation History and i'm very proud to share it with you.
Just look a the pic below.
I was not born in 1966!!! I've open my eyes 13 month and 1 day later...
Jérôme :) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Too cool! |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | On that day I was 13 years 9 months 8 days 17 hours 33 minutes and 12...13...14...15...16...17...18........seconds old :eek:
Wonder why I didn't get an invitation??? :confused:
....19...20...21...22...23.................... :D |
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Location: closely held secret | 12 years and 2 days for me! |
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| I was having the time of my life. I just didn't know it. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | 13 years and 364 days for me.......
Roger |
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Location: south east Michigan | Here is another good reason to continue funding the Time Machine Project.
How would you like to attend that event? |
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Location: Midland, MI | -7 months for me, to the day even. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | I had posted this same invitation a few months back.I have about three more in their original envelope that were mailed out to dealers in 1966 and returned by the post office back to ovation.I opened a couple and have three more still in unopened envelope.I also have an original program from that evening.It is signed by Josh White.I'll try to find it and post it. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | OK, i found some items you might enjoy.Dont get me started...
1966 program cover:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_74352_ovation%20program...
Inside of program:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_74514_ovation%20program...
Rare Josh White instructional book from 1956:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_74688_josh%20white%201....
Josh White on US stamp:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_76185_jw%20stamp.jpg |
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Location: East Tennessee | Cool stuff. I feel fortunate to still have my instruction manual that came with my 1972 12 string. This was back before the days of, "If you want a manual, download it from our website".
I still refer to that manual. Best instructions on how restring a guitar, especially nylon string. |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Sam for sharing these great documents.
You always have treasures in your amazing collection!!
If you're Ok, i'll be glad to use them on the site with the invitation.
Jérôme :) |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Jerome,the invitations and program are real treasures.The program was autographed to Arnie.Arnie Lansberg owned Lane guitar center in Manchester Ct..Arnie was there the first evening as a guest and told me the story of that evening.He remembered meeting Josh white and what songs he played.Even though i was not there i had a first hand account of that evening.Arnie also remembers a young Bill Kaman visiting his store many times..
Here is the cover of an article about Ovation, July 1967 by Ct. industry.
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_21028_ct.jpg
Box from Ovation 1970's string box
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/samova_21899_string%20box.jpg |
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Location: Evansville,IN | I was 16 years 351 days, when that event in'66 happened. :D
It's neat seeing things like that, especially autographed stuff. :) Ya just gotta like it. :D |
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Location: Powder Springs, Ga. | My wife was born on this exact day! Don't know the hour of her birth so I'll have to check on that.
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Location: Upper Left USA | I was probably watching Captain Kangaroo and getting ready for Kindergarten that morning. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Not much different than this morning? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | :D
"This is your life. Are you who you want to be?"
Switchfoot |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | 8 years, 138 days old...
Lived in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Time to get ready for bed! :D |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Hatched 2 years 124 days before...
and had served 67 days of my 90 day sentence.
...On the day I was born, the nurses all gatherd round and gazed in wide wonder at what joy they had found. Head nurse, spoke up, said, "Leave this on alone", she could tell right away.... |
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Location: Chapin SC | Like Cruster, same exact day, but four months before I slithered out into the light. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | 6 years 6 months 2 days. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Too hard to do the math. Let's just say I am 51 and leave it at that. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | 13 years, 7 months and 3 days for me. I was in North Dakota at the time. I'm sure that's why I didn't get the invitation. Pony express and all. |
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The beginning of a great story...
