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elginacres
Posted 2020-10-24 12:44 PM (#554106)
Subject: Question regarding origins of the name


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I have been wondering about the history of the selection of the name "Ovation." I obviously get the meaning - and I like it. Many name guitar companies use the name of the founders (Most actually). Does anyone know what discussions were held regarding naming? Were there other names considered? Was a Kaman Guitar ever a naming possibility? I know things progressed into KMC, and perhaps separation from the aviation division was felt to be necessary. Perhaps Mauvais Beal remembers some of it - or Al? I will put this out on social media too....
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FlySig
Posted 2020-10-24 1:02 PM (#554108 - in reply to #554106)
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elginacres
Posted 2020-10-24 1:57 PM (#554111 - in reply to #554106)
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Nice Captain
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2020-10-24 2:40 PM (#554114 - in reply to #554106)
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The story I heard was that somebody who heard the guitar (obviously early on), commented that Charlie and the company deserved an ovation for what they had done, and it stuck.....
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elginacres
Posted 2020-10-24 3:45 PM (#554115 - in reply to #554106)
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Sometimes it is as simple as that - and I had heard that - but fI wondered if it was folklore (every pun intended) or as Bill would say...spoo.
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cholloway
Posted 2020-10-25 10:07 AM (#554119 - in reply to #554106)
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The story I heard was that somebody who heard the guitar (obviously early on), commented that Charlie and the company deserved an ovation for what they had done, and it stuck.....


Seems to me I read something of the kind in "the book".
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Beal
Posted 2020-10-28 10:07 AM (#554134 - in reply to #554106)
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It was when Glen’s mother worked there. She dropped her red pen one day and shouted Oh Shit. Glen said pick it up Ma and she said No Way Son. Well with all the noise in the factory is sounded like O va shun. Glen said that’s a great name for these guitars Mama. And so it stuck and they didn’t go with Newport because that was a cigarette and Charlie didn’t smoke.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2020-10-28 10:17 AM (#554135 - in reply to #554106)
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Beal's practicing his "spoo-king" for Halloween.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2020-10-28 12:16 PM (#554136 - in reply to #554106)
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I donno. Sounds about right to me.....
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tpa
Posted 2020-10-28 5:37 PM (#554140 - in reply to #554106)
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Beals answer deserves an Applause.
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Beal
Posted 2020-10-29 9:26 AM (#554141 - in reply to #554106)
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At least a clap or two
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DanSavage
Posted 2020-10-29 6:07 PM (#554143 - in reply to #554141)
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How about a one-handed clap or two?
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2020-10-29 9:47 PM (#554144 - in reply to #554106)
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Good thing they didn't make a third tier. First tier was Ovation, second tier was Applause. The next tier would have been Clap.
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standing
Posted 2020-10-30 10:04 AM (#554145 - in reply to #554106)
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They have effective antibiotics for that these days…
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elginacres
Posted 2020-10-31 2:40 PM (#554150 - in reply to #554106)
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Makes me thing of the clapper.
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tpa
Posted 2020-11-01 6:51 AM (#554153 - in reply to #554144)
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Mark in Boise - 2020-10-29 4:47 AM

Good thing they didn't make a third tier. First tier was Ovation, second tier was Applause. The next tier would have been Clap.
Followed by nods of appreciation and further on a comforting pad on the shoulder.
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Love O Fair
Posted 2020-11-01 8:08 AM (#554154 - in reply to #554106)
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I'm more than happy to play an Ovation Custom Legend.. and I am also more than happy it isn't called a Newport Custom Clapper.
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TJR
Posted 2020-11-11 12:55 PM (#554212 - in reply to #554119)
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cholloway - 2020-10-25 10:07 AM

The story I heard was that somebody who heard the guitar (obviously early on), commented that Charlie and the company deserved an ovation for what they had done, and it stuck.....


Seems to me I read something of the kind in "the book".



Going from memory & based off some information I've previously read, "Sound Instruments Co." was once considered too..

-Talbot
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