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Location: Colorado | OK guys I tried - sent them straight to Samova. I also tried to post here - but the server kept timing out. Since I don't have a web site - or one I even have access to put things on - I can't figure out how to just embed the pics here. Send me your email addresses - I'll send them straight to you. Then maybe one of you guys can get them posted up here for all to see. Let's figure out this guitar's history
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Location: SoCal | Mark, If you are having problems putting the pictures up here, you can email them to me and I'll put them up in the Photo Gallery. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Sorry guys ,they opened up for me and i assumed they worked for everyone.I did not realize it was for AOL accounts only..Can Mark email them to someone else? and they can post them.Im leaving for work this morning and wont return until later tonight.. |
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| Master Templeman - I'm deeply impressed. You may be wrong, but I'm impressed. |
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Location: Scotland | Apparently I was wrong, but it's one hell of a coincidence! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK, I got his pics. It's the real deal. Gold inlays. I would guess it could be #39, 40, or 42. Sam, you still got 43? and assuming Nancy still has 44 and Colin has 45 and Ole Hector has 41.
There were 11 of these made.
My guess on the brace numbers is that the braces were numbered and weighed. What you're looking at is the #3 brace and it was 17 grams. There were 9 plus the bridge brace and they were done in pairs, two 1s, two 2s, etc.
Guitar looks to be in pretty good shape.
Too bad about adding the preamp and having to cut a door in it, even though it is a better preamp.
Put that mirror in and see if there is a number on the outside of the outside braces. If not there maybe the bridge brace.
Nonoriginal lable and that dodgey signature deffinately lowers the value!
I would guess this rework was done sometime between 85 and 90. John B doesn't recall this offhand but will check. Don't hold your breath, this was quite some time ago. |
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Location: SoCal | Pics! Everybody wants to see pics! |
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Location: NJ | Bill;
If y'wanna e-mail the pics to me, I'll post 'em . . . |
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Location: Colorado | There you have it from CWK2. I've sent some other pics out individually - maybe they can get them posted here. We'll keep working until we figure out which one it really is...thanks for the analysis CWK2.
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Location: SoCal | I don't know what Bill meant when he said it was "the real deal". |
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Location: SoCal | Eleven photos are in my gallery under ElginAcres.
Here's a teaser
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Bill right now i only have #57 i dont know where 43 is?Glad the pics are up for everyone to see.. Sam |
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Location: Paris/France | Fabulous guitar!!!
Thanks for sharing Tony.
I'll be so proud to present this beauty on the site to the O's community.
I've sent a message to Mark for more pics...
I hope to have a reply to my request.
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Location: Colorado | OK - pics are up - tell me what you think - and even better - what you know.
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Location: Paris/France | It's 22h15 PM in France but how can I resist to create a page for this beauty???
Thanks Mark for sharing these pics!!
1687-8 SLOTTED HEAD
Jérôme ;) |
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Location: Orlando, FL | A beautiful guitar regardless of the history. Thanks for yet another set of GAS producing pics! |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | What a shame about the mods. Still a beaut though.
How does it sound, Mark?
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Location: Colorado | I was making my living with the instrument - it was a real workhorse for me and still is. Therefore, I made the decision to bring it more up-to-date - electronically. I know it is kind of like classic cars - some want only factory original parts - so it stays vintage. But you seldom get to drive the car. This guitar has been played everyday - for at least a couple hours - and has never failed me since I had the modifications done - that surpasses 20 years now. Prior to that, it was failing quite often, and the stereo image of the guitar was what I called weird at best. That being said - it is the best "live" sounding guitar I have ever played - which for me is a bit unique for Ovations. I've always loved the sound of roundbacks plugged in - but this one sings purely - either plugged or unplugged. When I bought it in Atlanta - the uniquesness of the guitar was described to me, but I bought it for its playability and its sound - the rest was window dressing or gravy. It has a real rich deep sound. I assume I'll learn over time the real history of this instrument. I'd love to know it for sure. I guess that someday between CWK2, Samova, and others, we'll figure the truth out. Mqaybe Nacy W. can help. If some knows her and could get her to chime in if she still has hes - that would eliminate at least one from the fold. If she does not have hers - the plot thickens. It's weird seeing my guiatr posted all over the web now - including the site in France - wow - I've got acelebrity next to me - oops - nope - an Adamas Slothead. BTW - I still am a huge fan of Glen Campbell. On television he introduced me to Ovations, and I clearly remember opn his later show him playing his Elite. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well, I for one an looking forward to getting together for a little Colorado jam session to finally here up close and personal how these babies really sound!
Mark, are you playing anywhere/anytime soon? Would love to come out and see you perform. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Its funny how many of these slotheads have come thru Atlanta..Ive owned 3 so far 31,33 and 57,calloway 45 and now this one.. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's why they call it Hotlanta, right Sam?
Moody, what I meant was that it was a real slot head and not some other guitar and not a prank-wank post. The mention of a slothead and most of us get pretty far down the road of "Oh God, Oh God, lemme see it, lemme see it, what number isit, Oh God, Oh God" before we really get all the details about it. I of course, don't do this, but it has taken twenty years of training. However I must confess to a full wood upon finding #35 in the dead storage part of the basement several years ago. I thought it was long gone. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Now Bill, that is a damn hard life....
Rooting around the dead storage zone of your basement and stumbling upon #35. |
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Location: SoCal | Bill and Al have their basements, Kim has his guest room. Places you can only dream about......
This website has given me so much info on slotheads that I didn't know before (like almost everything!). I knew they had exististed, I had seen one once in person (in a display case), and several pictures. That was it. Now, I've played them, hope to own a recreation of one, and have seen Bill casually tuning 4 of them, one at a time at the factory.
Is this a great place or what? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "full wood"?
Excuse me! |
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Location: NJ | It's a Lutherie-thing . . . . |
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1687-8 - slotted head
