Eventually, he founded a helicopter design company, Kaman Aircraft, in 1945. Kaman, an amateur guitarist from an early age, worked on helicopter design as an aerodynamacist at United. Among musicians the relatively thin neck stands out as well, compared to other acoustic guitars.Ī mid-1970s Kaman Ovation Custom Balladeer 1612-4 acoustic electric guitar, next to a lute.įounder Charles Kaman (1919–2011) developed the first prototypes of the Ovation guitar in 1965–1966. The latter are also well known for the use of carbon fiber tops (instead of the typically wood tops for acoustic guitars). The company's Ovation and Adamas guitars are known for their round backs, which gives them a recognizable shape. In 2015, it became a subsidiary of Drum Workshop after being acquired from KMCMusicorp. Ovation primarily manufactures steel-string acoustic guitars (both 6 and 12-string versions) and nylon-string acoustic guitars, often with pickups for electric amplification. The Ovation Guitar Company is a manufacturer of guitars based in the U.S.A. Ovation Instruments, a division of Kaman Aircraft (c.
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Of the slotheads over on the serial number.
This is my personal website for displaying photos of my various Ovation guitars. Standard Ovation neck and bridge, available as acoustic electric only. Four-digit model numbers with K prefix introduced.
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Color code follows hyphen after model number: (Please. Second digit is type of guitar: 1 Acoustic. From the official Ovation Web Site THREE DIGIT SERIES. Results 1 - 37 of 37 - Applause Balladeer Plus Series Ab24iip Acoustic-electric Guitar Koa. In these older aluminum and plastic models, have anyone tried to adjust nuts and saddles to actually better the sound? How many countries made Applause guitars? Were all Applause guitars made by Ovation in some way? Some of the questions I've had on my mind lately include: I'd love to know the history behind this thing, so I'm wondering if anyone here knows a thing or two about this brand. Some American, some Korean, others elsewhere. Some Applause models bear their birthplace.
In fact, the sticker in the bowl doesn't even mention Ovation, just 'A Kaman Music Product.' The Applause logo is not the Ovation variant. It's got a pretty hip rosette and pick guard. By the look of it, I know it has to be from at least the 70's. Not even Applause's archival page mentions this particular model. There isn't much information about these older guitars out there on the net. Far as it may be from a Martin, Guild, or Taylor, it sounds and handles pretty good for something hardly possessing much wood.
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I have an Applause AA15, a freebie from a friend's dad who had an extra 12-string who didn't know what to do with it (he himself had gotten it for free from someone). Hey all! This is my first post, and to coincide with my n00bness, it's a question about a real beater of a guitar.