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Location: Mississauga ON | Hi all After lurking for literally years, I thought I'd ask here  I've decided to start actively searching for an acoustic/electric 12 string. I had a Celebrity, bought new, but was never pleased with the sound. I thought I had a line on a 1658 Custom Legend, but it turned out to be a 1615 Pacemaker. It was only $600, but it had a face crack from bottom bout to sound hole - maybe just finish, but it had finish cracks beside the neck and on the back of the neck, and what looked to be a crack that went through to the wood near the headstock. But the sound was fantastic - just what I'm looking for. Here in Canada, used USA ovations are few and far between. So I thought I would ask anyone here if they know of, or perhaps themselves have something they need to part with to generate funds for a 50th Anniversary model, please let me know. Lucky for me, I have family in Ohio, so shipping across the border won't be necessary. If you hear of anything, please keep me in mind. Cheers |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Minstrel,
Mike Seguin here. FWIW, yes, the Ovation Custom Legend 12-string did have both a decorative carved TRC, and bridge at one point in the past. I got one from the Ovation factory warehouse many years ago, just after they stopped making them, c., late1980's,;- when Ovation moved the truss rod adjustment to the neck, inside of the guitars, so the old covers were no longer needed at that time. I also got a plain black one, w/ the white edge. I'm nostalgic, and I just like the look of the TRC on the Ovation headstock. I traded the Custom Legend TRC, here on OFC to Thunderbolt, for a Glen Campbell Signature TRC awhile back. Any Ovation 12-String is great!
Mike Seguin
Ottawa, ON. CANADA
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Location: moline,illinois | Hey Minstrel,
If your looking for a Pacemaker there show up fairly regularly on feebay as well as GC.com,I saw one on GC that has the wrong model number on the ad,they call it a 1516 when it should be a 1615,low price 349,hard to say about condition they say good but you have to take all there appraisals with a grain of salt.
Reverb.com has some 12 strings if you've got big bucks there's a Elite 1758 and a Adamas 1598.
If you want a slothead you should also look at the Glen Campbell 1618 12 string they show up frequently.
I have a Legend 6756lx 12 string mid-bowl cutaway that rarely gets attention so if that interests you send me a PM and we can talk.
Edited by 2wheeldrummer 2016-02-28 1:02 PM
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | "I got one from the Ovation factory warehouse many years ago"
Wow, I wonder where they hid that warehouse. I went all over both the Moosup and New Hartford factories and I never saw nor heard of any warehouse. Wish they had let the employees know about it. |
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Location: Mississauga ON | Hi again 2wheel, thanks for the shopping list and the heads up what to look for. I've found a Balladeer 12 string at 650 cdn. I'm thinking that sounds like a good deal. From the photos, it seems in good shape, even though it's listed as "excellent". |
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