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Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | Has anyone ever heard of an 1861-GT? It's my first Ovation and I was trying to find out about its history. I've searched the interweb extensively and came up with zilch. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | An 1861 is a super-shallow center-hole Balladeer. Like This.
Being that yours is older, it may not have a tuner.
I know nothing about the "GT" part.
Some of the new Adamas have a "GT" designation, but... |
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Location: Tennessee | HVAC ... welcome. I've never heard of that particular model, but it could be something from a small run. Any way you could post or link to a picture? What color is the top? Is there any other information on the label? Any idea as to it's age? That will help to get the speculation under way. |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
HVAC ... Bobbo,
Did it take you as long as it did me? |
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Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | good job on figuring out HVAC. you are the only ones to get it. The GT is gold and from the serial number 535305, it was made in 1998. I cant figure out how to attach a pic so I will put it in an email to Bobbo. |
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Location: Tennessee | I think I figured it out right away ... pretty obvious if you were hooked on phonics.
Got the picture ... here it is ...
I'd venture to say a small run from the mid nineties and the GT stands for Gold Top. :cool: Nice looker ... not sure I've ever seen one before. The silver, yes ... but not the gold. I'll bet that thing looks awesome under stage lights. |
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Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | Here is the response that I got back from Ovation:
Ben,
The -GT model refers to the top color (Goldtop). It was made for about a year and while there was a silver sparkle guitar produced, it was on an 1867, not an 1861. We don't compile production numbers by model or color, sorry.
Not really a whole lot of information, so my research carries on. |
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