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Location: Muenster/Germany | I saw an Ovation factory tour video on youtube where you could at long last see some of the people who built our Ovations (maybe one of mine? like the late "geostorm"?), but is there a more or less complete book or website where I can see the names - and faces? Just like a school´s almanac? Would be nice to know who is behind the story. I don´t even know how John Budny looks like, was he in the video? I´m not sure.
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Location: NJ | unfortunately nothing that I know of like that exists |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Al's right |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Here is, from left to right:
John Budny, Mike DeNoi and Mike Scherer 
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Location: When?? | Cool pic, Nancy. Thanks for posting! But.. but.. you forgot to name the guitar :-)
Oh.. and it strikes me odd that a guy would be standing in the Ovation plant in a Guild t-shirt. Maybe the laundry hamper was full that day.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Picture might have been taken during the brief time they made Guilds in New Hartford. |
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Location: When?? | @seesquare - "...the brief time they made Guilds in New Hartford."
Didn't know that. I just learned something new! Thanks for the update to my unknowingness. |
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Location: Denmark | A few other have been/are users her. If such a "facebook" is needed it might also be in the shape of a thread here. |
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Location: Muenster/Germany | Thank you for posting this, Nancy. These guys look just like the ones who know what to do.
The guitar appears to be a one-off custom legend custom colour 7. Never seen before. Another recommended guitar for our "shopping list". |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The USA Hamers were produced in a moderately sized area on the second floor of the New Hartford factory. After touring this area with Jol Dantzig and seeing the quality they put into these guitars, I had to order my own. Jol featured the building of my custom on his Hamer blog back then to demonstrate the installation of the abalone purfling I had ordered. There was also some collaboration between Hamer and Ovation when the VXT models were being produced. It was just the coolest custom guitar shop ever and the Hamer models were top shelf guitars. Once Fender took over, everything came tumbling down. So sad. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | It was very surprising to see how small the space was wherein the Adamas models were being produced. It was really not much bigger than a two car garage, if that. A number of us had ordered Al’s OFC I model which were in production at the time. I remember Moody checking out several in an upright rack and hollering back to me, “Hey, Brad, you ordered No. 5 right? Here it is!” Very cool indeed. |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | DetlefMichel - 2017-12-27 5:46 AM
Thank you for posting this, Nancy. These guys look just like the ones who know what to do.
The guitar appears to be a one-off custom legend custom colour 7. Never seen before. Another recommended guitar for our "shopping list".
This picture was taken last week, John is the Sweetest Man you would ever want to meet, and is as knowledgeable as he is kind!
The guitar is a Custom Custom Legend, 1619-1 Burst, a 1980 (if I remember correctly) with a Custom Claro Walnut top, not laminate. It is a Dream Machine that I worked on for almost 2 years with John, and she is ready to come home. Mike Scherer did the face and the abalone edging, and Mike DeNoi did the neck and the custom inlay in the first position on the fretboard! And she sports hand engraved Waverly gold tuning machines.
I will post a few more pics that they sent me, but I plan on framing this picture and hanging it above the Guitar! Kind of Special to know who made your Dream Come True!!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Wow, Nancy! That's stunning. Merry Christmas to yourself. |
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Location: moline,illinois | Geez Nancy,I wondered what you'd been doing this last year now we know!!!!!
What a beauty,you said you wanted walnut and you got it didn't you
Congrats on a unique one of a kind Custom Legend I hope she gives you many hours of joyful playing.
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Location: Colorado | Just a few connected names here - pics are in a shoebox somewhere, through the years I have had the pleasure of meeting...in order of appearance....Charlie Kaman (at an airshow), got a personal note from Ray Gandick regarding #43, Bill Kaman, Kim Keller, Frank Untermeyer (sp?) Rick Hall, Darren Wallace, Matt Smith, John Budney, Sherwood Carey, and the current generation Bill Xavier. |
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Location: Colorado | btw, Merry Christmas Professor! |
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Location: NW Indiana | Wow! That's beautiful, Nancy. Best wishes for a long and happy musical relationship with her (him?). And Hello and a big Thank You to the Ovation team for keeping the dream(s) rollin'.
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Location: Texas | Congrats Nancy,
What a gorgeous guitar!
(And with those wizards building it,
you know it will sound magical too!)
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | standing - 2017-12-27 3:26
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(And with those wizards building it,
you know it will sound magical too!)
Precisely! John told me that they could do it, and I trust him implicitly!
Can't wait to play her!
Thank you Everyone!! This really is my Dream Ovation, CL's are my Favorites, and it was a true Learning Experience, and a real Blast getting all the pieces together, and sending them to John to Create this Beauty!!!
I am just thrilled to death!! <3 |
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Location: Canada | Nancy - 2017-12-27 10:14 AM The guitar is a Custom Custom Legend, 1619-1 Burst, a 1980 (if I remember correctly) with a Custom Claro Walnut top, not laminate. It is a Dream Machine that I worked on for almost 2 years with John, and she is ready to come home. Mike Scherer did the face and the abalone edging, and Mike DeNoi did the neck and the custom inlay in the first position on the fretboard! And she sports hand engraved Waverly gold tuning machines. I will post a few more pics that they sent me, but I plan on framing this picture and hanging it above the Guitar! Kind of Special to know who made your Dream Come True!! Oh my Nancy! I think I just drooled. Congratulations to this awesome christmas present to yourself. Now I can understand why you passed on some of those other wonderful Ovations that have become available. This is just absolutely stunning, and I hope you will let us know how she sounds soon.
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Location: Indiana | Beautiful Nancy. Happy New Year! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That is an Awesome looking guitar.
You need to post videos of how it sounds. 
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Location: When?? | Drool... puddles and puddles of it. When I said you forgot to name the guitar, I didn't realize that you were actually going to NAME the guitar. So incredibly unique and beautiful! Congratulations on the completion of your project. I will notify the marching band to stand by for its delivery. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Incredibly beautiful, Nancy. If it sounds anything close to how it looks, you have a spectacular guitar. What am I saying? It’s already spectacular! |
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