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Nick B.
Posted 2011-01-11 1:51 PM (#357689)
Subject: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch		Is anyone aware of Ovation producing any Balladeers with a 2-piece neck, let's say around the year 1967? If so, are there any pics on the web you can point me to? BTW, I looked through ovationgallery.com and ovationtribute.com and didn't find anything.
Thanks in advance,
Nick
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2011-01-11 3:31 PM (#357690 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?


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Location: SoCal		All the guitars then had 5 piece necks. In the 80's the Balladeers had 2 piece necks.
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Nick B.
Posted 2011-01-11 4:23 PM (#357691 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch		Thank you Moody.
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Beal
Posted 2011-01-11 4:34 PM (#357692 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		there you go.
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2011-01-12 12:21 AM (#357693 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?


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Location: Scotland		I have a book somewhere that shows a very early Balladeer with a 2 piece neck. Every other detail is correct, headstock profile, 5-point braz bridge, no heel cap, shiney bowl, narrow rope rosette, Kluson tuners. But it definately has a 2 or possibly even 1 piece neck. Never seen another before or since but it appears legit
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Nick B.
Posted 2011-01-12 12:51 PM (#357694 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch
Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
I have a book somewhere that shows a very early Balladeer with a 2 piece neck. Every other detail is correct, headstock profile, 5-point braz bridge, no heel cap, shiney bowl, narrow rope rosette, Kluson tuners. But it definately has a 2 or possibly even 1 piece neck. Never seen another before or since but it appears legit
Very interesting Paul. The neck on this guitar (#485) is definately 2-piece and the seller seems confident it's the original neck. The gold Ovation decal on the peghead is all but completely faded with only a darkened raised area remaining, identical to what I've seen on other guitars of the same vintage. You mentioned profile, which I had not thought of, and the profile is the same as #045.








One other difference I see is the heel cap on this guitar is topped with rosewood, unlike #045. I may never know for sure if the neck is original, but at this point I can't rule it out.

Thanks for your help.
Nick
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2011-01-12 2:20 PM (#357695 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?


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Location: Scotland		and there ya go. Just when you think you've seen every possible oddball Ovation, another one shows up. When I get back from NAMM I'll dig out that book and scan the picture
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2011-01-12 2:31 PM (#357696 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?


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Location: SoCal		Never seen that before. Very cool and interesting. Like Temp said, "just when you think you've seen it all".....
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Nick B.
Posted 2011-01-12 3:13 PM (#357697 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch
Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
and there ya go. Just when you think you've seen every possible oddball Ovation, another one shows up. When I get back from NAMM I'll dig out that book and scan the picture
That would be greatly appreciated. Have fun at NAMM.
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2011-02-15 7:57 PM (#357698 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?


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Location: Scotland		I just came across the book that has the pic of the early Balladeer. I'll scan and post it in the next couple of days. The grain patterns on the back of the headstocks are different and the headstock logo is less faded on the guitar in the book, so there are definately at least 2 examples of early Balladeers with 2-piece necks.
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Beal
Posted 2011-02-15 8:52 PM (#357699 - in reply to #357689)
Subject: Re: Balladeer with a 2-piece neck?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		that one pictured is real and original, nobody would go to that much trouble to make the shape exactly like the real early ones.
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