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| I have a Tornado, serial no. A 020. Used to be a tremolo model but I've never had the whammy arm. And, when I took it to the "spa" this summer, the tailpiece broke, so the guy replaced it with a Bigsby. (Still no arm, though)
I've had this thing for 18 years, Bought it and a Peavey Studio Pro amp for a total of $225. Great warm sound, but it sounds great with some edge, too.
Anybody seen a lower serial. The guys at Ovation suggested I ask here. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The answer is yes, there are earlier serial numbers than the A-xxx series. The 3 and 4 digit serial numbers pre-dated the A-xxx series serials. I think a number of members here (self included) have some of these older ones. Your Tornado is a nice guitar. Enjoy it. Dave |
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Location: Scotland | I have an original Tornado chrome trapeze tailpiece I don't need |
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| Thanks, Paul, but it's not stock anymore. I had the repair guy put on new tuning machines. He had to fill some holes but the thing stays in tune now.
How many of these did Ovation make? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | They made them for 4-5 years. Wild ass guess on my part, but I'd say all Storms combined (Tornado, Eclipse, Thead, Hurricane, Typhoon) maybe 2500 ??? W-2, am I even close ??? Dave |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I really couldn't say, 500 a year over 5 years, good guess.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Here's an example of a Storm with an older serial number than A-###. Dave
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Just watched the Carpenters Special on PBS again tonight, and the Ovation I got a fleeting look at during their early 70's was a 6 string hollow body, had to be part of the Storm series.
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