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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Does anyone know how many different Ovation models had brown bowls? And what year did Ovation stop using the brown paint for the bowls. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think from the mid 70's (until the mid 90's?) brown bowls went on guitars with natural tops and gold hardware. So it really wasn't divided by model.
For example, a natural Legend w/gold HW would get a brown bowl but a black Legend w/gold HW would get a black bowl. Same for Custom Legends, 12 Strings, etc.
I think I've got that right ... Dave |
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Location: Tennessee | I have a 1983 1311, Mahogany top, silver tuners, brown bowl. |
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Location: central Indiana | I have two brown bowl ovations. A 70 something American made ultra and a 1988 Elite. Scott |
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Location: SoCal | My dark sunburst #1659 Custom Legend 12-str has the brown bowl (gold tuners) - ser no is 321818 which shows 1985-1986, based on ser no.
All the previous Custom Legends that I either have, had, or seen (1978-1985) had the gold tuners and brown bowl - whatever finish on the top.
I believe it depends on year, model, and finish. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Tony, I don't think there is/was black tops with brown bowls. Does anyone have one of these? My guess is that it would be on the ugly side. I currently have 4 black O's and all have black bowls. Dave |
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Location: NJ | I believe if the guitar had a brown bowl it had gold hardware of course this was how it was supposed to work in theory and your mileage may vary. |
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Location: SoCal | As to a black top...Dave, you are probably right as I was just thinking of dark sunburst and natural. I have a black 6759 w/black bowl but that's a newer one so doesn't count. For Custom Legends - as far as I know the 1119,1158, 1619, 1658/1659 were only available as natural & sunburst. I believe the 1719 (about 1986) was first available with black top. |
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Location: San Francisco, CA | Incorrect! 1619 was available in black as well. Remember the one Paul Simon played in Central Park? |
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Location: SoCal | Corrected again...should remember that, heck I'm the one that posted the article and pictures from Forbes on the auction. Ovation web site shows #1619 as natural and sunburst only but we know that there are errors. |
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Location: Indiana | Speaking of brown bowls...
This looks like a very nice Elite 1768. I love the sunburst. I see Roundback likes this one too. His name is usually on the bid list of the more interesting ovations that pop up on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2570974370&category=47064&rd=1
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Location: Hong Kong | My 1776 Patriot model which I think released in 1976 are Brown Bowl. My others Ovations are all Black. |
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