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Location: NJ | Hello out there!
This is my first posting (so please be gentle).
I am the proud owner of #20 out of 28 of what has
been described as a "pre-production prototype" Adamas that were supposedly given out to certain celebrities and select dealers in 1976.
It has a slotted peg head, is strictly acoustic
(but has a loud BEAUTIFUL sound), and has no serial number. There is a hand carved "20" inside the truss rod cavity when the walnut cover is removed. Does anyone have any insight to where some of it's "siblings" might be? I've enquired to a couple of shops here in the NYC area, and have found that those that aren't "bound" to a serial number are just not "iterested" in Ovations" (philistines!!)
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Clif, i have #7,12,33,57.....My understanding according to the history book and several employees i have spoken to is that the first 26 were prototypes,then 27-62 were pretooling production,one piece handcarved,slotted headstock models with different figerboard inlays and carved heel...Then they skipped serial numbers until #77 which was the first production adamas sold..I dont think serial numbers 63-76 exist?? Bill, any help on this? Anyway, i would like to see a pic of your serial number 20 and compare to my early serial numbers..If you have a pic sent to samova@aol.com..I'll forward you some pics of mine as well... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I thought they went to 70. 70-76 don't exist. Maybe it was 26-62. I was always under the thought that there were 44 made but that might not be.
Cliff, post some pictures of this piece. If I see it I could probably tell you more
Sam, could you post some pictures of the first two?
Thanks. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Bill ,do you mean the first two ever built? or the first two serial numbers i own.Was there serial numbers 1,2,3,etc,etc.Now i have to figure out how to post pics here.Anybody have any clues on how i can do this easily?? I would be happy to post pics of the early adamases,only if could figure out how.. |
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Location: SoCal | Sam:
I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your Adamas' again. You emailed some to me a year or so ago. You should also post pics of the rest of your collection. I remember 5 or 6 nylon strings and have always wanted to see what else you have. I'm envious to say the least.
Paul |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Sam, The ones you got. I don't know what the first one was but I know it wasn't #1. The first ones would have been bodies used for tests and probably never built into guitars.
Looking forward to the pictures. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think I just found another question for the FAQ. Soon you will be able to upload pic's to a members area, then just click the  below and enter the url. In the mean-time if you have webspace someplace, just upload it there and link to it. If you are an AOL member you have webspace, I think 10 MB which is plenty for lots of pics. Just upload to your FTP space (keyword FTP should help) and link to them. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Moodypi, i will post several pictures of some of my collection in another topic...Will be posted soon.. |
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Adamas #20
