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| Ok, another alternative to the bling-blingy 1619 is the merely blingy 10th Anniversary 1657 (Custom Legend style neck, carved bridge & TRC, but no abalone purfling). This one differs from all other O's I've played in that it has a cedar top, so I expect the tone to be warmer.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I didn't think the tops were cedar. They have a bit of a red finish, but I thought they were spruce. If they're cedar, I'd buy one, but otherwise, they seem very close to the Custom Legends. |
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Location: SoCal | The Anniversary and the Patriot are both a Custom Legend w/o all of the inlaids...deep bowl, A brace, AAA spruce, etc.
I have been very impressed with the 1657...helped my Acadian cousin (Paul) get one and had one for a short time before sending it to Norseman.
Beautiful finish...not sure what you would call it but I used brown and orange to match it when I was fixing a couple of finish cracks. I have a 1658 Custom Legend 12-str with the same finish...must have been a custom finish as the 1658 came in natural or dark sunburst.
It matched the superior qualities of the 1619. |
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| Mark, you're right. I was going by a description for one at GC in Minn (should know better than to trust anything said by anyone at GC). Ovation's site most definitely describes it as hand-picked Sitka spruce. The reddish-brown finish is what probably fooled the know-nothing at GC that wrote the listing.
By coincidence, there's also a Patriot available at a GC in SF , at what seems a really good price for what I've seen other Patriots going for. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The 1657's were great guitars. Actually the REISSUE was in my opinion even better, with the new style neck and attachment. I probably should have not let that one go. The A bracing is excellent.
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| Dave - do you think then that this one\'s a Reissue? The listing claims it's from the mid-90's, but then again it claims it has a cedar top. |
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Location: SoCal | Don't believe there was a reissue of the Anniversary...Dave may have been referring to the Legend Ltd (Lennon) or the 2004 30th Anniv CL. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ah, yes Tony is right. I was thinking of the 1651. THAT'S a killer guitar, not the 1657.
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Location: Indiana | I really like mine. I think $650 is a little high priced, though. Not that they aren't worth it, they just don't usually go that high. They pop up on evilbay pretty often. I'm thinking $400-500 would be about the norm. Also it shows a 3 star condition. Might be able to find one in better shape,too. Just my $002.5
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1657 opinions?
