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- Thanks find out information trying to find out information on my ovation guitar with the serial number listed is 01634 9 Mark Smith April 20, 2018 at 10:07 pm - Reply Have seen a guitar that looks like an ovation but the headstock decal has the ovation slanted guitar with a slanted C in the guitar image, spelling the name CLAUDE?
- Neck heel:Serial number 01040748 on my Takamine means it was made on Saturday, April 07th, 2001. It was the 48th guitar made that day. Jack plate – 1967 Rickenbacker 4005 bass. Neck plate (My Ovation Breadwinner) Serial number E 1411. This Ovation number translates to a guitar made between 1973 (Jan)-1975 (Feb).
- Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns.: So I know it is impossible to figure out what year my Ovation celebrity CC057 is, because there is a 7 digit serial number making it an import, though the bowl is U.S made.
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| Range | Date | Comment |
| 006-319 | 1966 | three digits in red ink |
| 320-999 | 1967 (Feb.-Nov.) | New Hartford; three digits in red ink |
| 1000- | 1967 (Nov.)-1968 (July) | four digits in black ink, no letter prefix |
| 10000- | 1970 (Feb.)-1972 (May) | five digits, no letter prefix |
| A + three digits | 1968 (July-Nov.) | |
| B + three digits | 1968 (Nov.)-1969 (Feb.) | |
| B + five digits | 1974-1979 | Magnum solidbody basses |
| C + three digits | 1969 (Feb.-Sept.) | |
| D + three digits | 1969 (Sept.)-1970 (Feb.) | |
| E + four digits | 1973 (Jan.)-1975 (Feb.) | solidbodies |
| E + five digits | 1975 (Feb.)-1980 | solidbodies |
| E + six digits | 1980 (late)-1981 | some UK IIs (does not reflect production) |
| F, G prefix | 1968 (July)-1970 (Feb.) | |
| H, I, J, L prefix | 1970-1973 | Electric Storm series |
Six-Digit Series, 1971-Present (Except Adamas)
| Range | Date | Comment |
| 000001-007000 | 1972 (May-Dec.) | |
| 007001-020000 | 1973 | |
| 020001-039000 | 1974 | |
| 039001-067000 | 1975 | |
| 067001-086000 | 1976 | |
| 086001-103000 | 1977 (Jan.-Sept.) | |
| 103001-126000 | 1977 (Sept.)-1978 (Apr.) | |
| 126001-157000 | 1978 (Apr.-Dec.) | |
| 157001-203000 | 1979 | |
| 211011-214933 | 1980 | |
| 214934-263633 | 1981 | |
| 263634-291456 | 1982 | |
| 291457-302669 | 1983 | |
| 302670-303319 | 1984 | Elites only |
| 315001-339187 | 1984 (May-Dec.) | Balladeers only |
| 303320-356000 | 1985-1986 | |
| 357000-367999 | 1987 | |
| 368000-382106 | 1988 | |
| 382107-392900 | 1989 | |
| 403760-420400 | 1990 | |
| 421000-430680 | 1990 | |
| 400001-403676 | 1991 | |
| 430681-446000 | 1991 | |
| 402700-406000 | 1992 | |
| 446001-457810 | 1992 | |
| 457811-470769 | 1993 | |
| 470770-484400 | 1994 | |
| 484401-501470 | 1995 |
Adamas Models
Series starts with 0077 in Sept. 1977
| Range | Year |
| 0077-0099 | 1977 |
| 0100-0608 | 1978 |
| 0609-1058 | 1979 |
| 1059-1670 | 1980 |
| 1671-2668 | 1981 |
| 2669-3242 | 1982 |
| 3243-3859 | 1983 |
| 3860-4109 | 1984 |
| 4110-4251 | 1985 |
| 4252-4283 | 1986 |
| 4284-4427 | 1987 |
| 4428-4696 | 1988 |
| 4697-4974 | 1989 |
| 4975-5541 | 1990 |
| 5542-6278 | 1991 |
| 6279-7088 | 1992 |
| 7089-8159 | 1993 |
| 8160-9778 | 1994 |
| 9779-11213 | 1995 |
And maintenant, comment identifier the n° of model ???
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Four-Digit Model Numbers
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First digit is always 1
Second digit is type of guitar:
1 Acoustic roundbacks (also semi-hollowbody electrics)
2 Solidbody and semi-hollowbody electrics
3 Ultra acoustics
4 Solidbody
5 Acoustic electric cutaway Adamas and II/Elite/Ultra electric
6 Acoustic electric roundbacks
7 Deep
8 Shallow
Third digit denotes bowl depth on acoustic and acoustic electrics:
1 Standard bowl, 5 13/16' deep
2 Artist bowl, 5 1/8' deep
3 Elite/Matrix electric deep bowl
4 Matrix shallow bowl
5 Custom Balladeer, Legend, Legend 12, Custom Legend 12, Anniversary
6 Cutaway electric, deep bowl
7 Cutaway electric, shallow bowl
8 Adamas, 61/16' deep
Adobe acrobat reader dc for mac ipad. Fourth digit denotes model, for first eight acoustic models:
1 Balladeer
2 Deluxe Balladeer
3 Classic
4 Josh White
5 12-String
6 Contemporary Folk Classic
7 Glen Campbell Artist Balladeer
8 Glen Campbell 12-String
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Color code follows hyphen after model number (but I am not quite sure for all of them):
1 Sunburst
2 Red
4 Natural B Barnwood (gray-to-black sunburst)
5 Black H Honeyburst
6 White
7 LTD Nutmeg/Anniversary Brown/Beige/Tan
8 Blue
9 Brown
Model Chronology
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The dates in this chronology reflect actual appearances of models, determined from price lists and the recollections of sales representatives and dealers. They may differ slightly from the first production or official introduction dates in the text.
Acoustic and Acoustic Electric
| 1966 | Balladeer introduced. All with natural top, Grover Rotomatic tuners, dot fret markers, white-black-white binding, small or thin rosette with figure-8 chain link motif and grape bunch at 4 o'clock position. Less than 100 made before February 1967 move to New Hartford factory. Variations: very early with no rosette; some with extra diamond fret markers at twelfth fret. |
| 1967 (Feb.) | Deluxe Balladeer introduced. Essentially a Balladeer with diamonds at twelfth fret, Grover Rotomatics (Balladeer now has Kluson tuners), five-ply top binding. |
| 1967 (Sept.) | Classic introduced. No fret markers, twelve frets clear of body, flat fingerboard. Josh White model introduced. Twelve frets clear of body, wider neck, steel strings, dot markers with diamonds at twelfth fret. Model numbers introduced: Model #1 Balladeer Model #2 Deluxe Balladeer Model #3 Classic Model #4 Josh White Shaded brown sunburst top introduced Larger floral leaf rosette appears |
| 1968 (Jan.) | Model #5 12-String introduced |
| 1968 (July) | Semi-hollowbody Electric Storm series introduced (see separate listing) Model #6 Contemporary Folk Classic appears in the catalog, but is only produced as a prototype (probably during development of Glen Campbell model), with red, green, or blue bowl color option |
| 1968 (Nov.) | Glen Campbell models and shallow 'Artist' bowl introduced: Model #7 Glen Campbell Artist Balladeer Model #8 Glen Campbell 12-String Four-digit model numbers with K prefix introduced: |
| 1970 | Josh White model deleted after his death |
| 1971 (May) | K-1124 Country Artist introduced. Similar to the Josh White but with shallow bowl, fourteen-fret neck, flat fingerboard, and nylon strings, replaces Josh White as the #4 model. Acoustic electric models introduced: |
| 1972 (June) | K prefix deleted from model names 1114 Folklore introduced (reintroduction of Josh White model) 1115 12-String renamed Pacemaker 1117 Deluxe Balladeer renamed Legend 1122 Classic Balladeer introduced 1614 Electric Folklore introduced 1615 Electric Pacemaker introduced 1617 Electric Legend introduced Solidbody electrics introduced (see separate listing) |
| 1974 | 1116 Concert Classic introduced 1616 Electric Concert Classic introduced 1119 Custom Legend introduced 1619 Electric Custom Legend introduced |
| 1976 | New top finishes introduced: Red, White, or Blue Patriot Bicentennial introduced. Limited run of 1776 guitars, fancy version of Custom Legend with drum-and-flag decal and '1776*1976' on lower treble bout. |
| 1976 (Sept.) | Adamas introduced in prototype form for artists and select dealers. The first 26 are prototypes; #27-#61 are a non-tooling production run; #62-#76 have a new headstock design and the Kaman bar neck reinforcement. Wooden epaulettes around soundholes change to a photographic Mylar material. Extensive tooling begins Sept. 1977. Dealers receive first production models in Dec. 1977. First production Adamas sold is a Model 1687, #0077-95. Suffix is guitar's natural frequency resonance. The first Adamas 12-String is #213. Charles H. Kaman signs the labels up to #600. At #600 C.W. (Bill) Kaman II begins signing labels. 1187 Acoustic Adamas 1188 Acoustic Adamas 12-String 1687 Adamas (acoustic electric) 1688 Adamas 12-String (acoustic electric) |
| 1978 | 1157 Anniversary introduced 1657 Electric Anniversary introduced |
| 1979 | 1587 Adamas cutaway introduced 1651 Legend Limited (electric only) introduced |
| 1981 | Adamas II models introduced. Standard Ovation neck and bridge, available as acoustic electric only. 1681 Adamas II 1685 Adamas II 12-String 1581 Adamas II cutaway |
| 1982 | Collectors' Series inaugurated (see separate listing) 1155 Custom Balladeer 12 introduced 1655 Electric Custom Balladeer 12 introduced 1156 Legend 12 introduced 1656 Electric Legend 12 introduced 1159 Custom Legend 12 introduced 1659 Electric Custom Legend 12 introduced Cutaway models introduced: Adamas cutaways |
| 1982 (Oct.) | Elite appears on price list; production begins shortly thereafter. First catalog appearance is late 1983. |
| 1983 | Super-shallowbodies introduced |
| 1988 | Abalone trim added to Custom Legend and Electric Custom Legend |
Collectors' Series
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Model number is the year (except for twelve-strings and two 199S models in 1990), followed by finish code. Torrent music albums downloads mp3.
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| Year | Model-Production | Description | Color |
| 1982 | 1982-81908 | Deep bowl non-cutaway, round soundhole | Blueburst |
| 1983 | 1983-B2754 | Super-shallow cutaway, round soundhole Barnboard | |
| 1984 | 1984-52637 | Super-shallow cutaway, Elite style Ebony stain | |
| 1985 | 1985-12198 | Super-shallow cutaway, Elite style Autumnburst | |
| 2985-1715 | Twelve-string super-shallow cutaway,Elite style Autumnburst | ||
| 1986 | 1986-61858 | Super-shallow cutaway, round soundhole Pearl White | |
| 2986-6392 | Twelve-string super-shallow cutaway, round soundhole Pearl White | ||
| 1987 | 1987-7820 | Deep bowl cutaway, Elite style Nutmeg stain | |
| 1987-5108 | Deep bowl cutaway, Elite style Black | ||
| 1988 | 1988-P1177 | Super-shallow cutaway, Elite style Pewter | |
| 1989 | 1989-8981 | Super-shallow cutaway, round soundhole Blue Pearl | |
| 1990 | 1990-7500 | Deep bowl cutaway, bird's-eye maple, Elite style Nutmeg | |
| 199S-7750 | Super-shallow cutaway, bird's-eye maple, Elite style Nutmeg | ||
| 1990-150 | Deep bowl cutaway, bird's-eye maple, Elite style Sunburst | ||
| 199S-100 | Super-shallow cutaway, bird's-eye maple, Elite style Sunburst | ||
| 1991 | 1991-41464 | Deep bowl cutaway, round soundhole Natural | |
| 1991-5292 | Deep bowl cutaway, round soundhole Black metallic | ||
| 1992 | 1992-H1995 | Super-shallow cutaway, quilted ash, Elite style Honeyburst | |
| 1993 | 1993-41537 | Mid-depth cutaway, Elite style Natural | |
| 1994 | 1994-71763 | Mid-depth cutaway, round soundhole Nutmeg | |
| 1995 | 1995-71502 | Mid-depth cutaway, round soundhole Nutmeg | |
| 1996 | 1996-TPB1280 | Mid-depth cutaway, round soundhole Burgundy |
Electric Storm Semi-Hollowbodies Series
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| 1968 (July) | Electric Storm series introduced: Thunderhead. Top of the line, gold-plated metal parts, two humbucker pickups, phase switch on upper bass bout, master volume, separate tone controls, pickup balance/blend control on lower treble bout; Natural, Nutmeg, or Walnut Green finish. K-1360 Thunderhead without vibrato K-1460 Thunderhead with vibrato Tornado. Same as Thunderhead except separate volume controls for each pickup, chrome-plated metal parts, and no phase switch. K-1160 Tornado without vibrato K-1260 Tornado with vibrato K-1120 Hurricane. Twelve-string. K-1140 Typhoon I Bass K-1240 Typhoon II Bass (catalogued as Williwaw [means Mountain Wind], but never sold under that name). Examples through mid 1969 have smaller body than other Electric Storms, with shorter cutaway horns. Same bodies as other Electric Storms from mid 1969 onward. |
| 1969 (Aug.) | Typhoon III fretless added; few sold Typhoon I discontinued Hurricane discontinued |
| 1970 (Mar.) | K-1216 Typhoon IV fretless introduced Model numbers change: |
| 1971 (May) | Electric Storm colors: 2 = Red, 4 = Natural Nutmeg, 5 = Black K-1217 Typhoon V introduced K-1235 Eclipse introduced. Six-string economy model, Black finish only. Model numbers change: |
| 1972 (June) | All deleted except Tornado and Eclipse |
| 1973 (Jan.) | Tornado and Eclipse deleted |
Solidbodies
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| 1972 (June) | 1251 Breadwinner introduced. Mahogany back and neck, two very large single-coil pickups, dot fret markers, textured finish (like fiberglass bowls). Colors: 5 = Black, 6 = White, 7 = Tan, 8 = Blue. 1252 Deacon introduced. Listed but not available until Jan. |
| 1973 | Diamond fret markers, Sunburst finish only. |
| 1974 | 1261 Magnum I bass introduced 1262 Magnum II bass introduced. Three-band EQ. |
| 1975 | 1253 Deacon 12-String introduced; a few made 1281 Preacher introduced. Mahogany body, double cutaway, two humbuckers, 241/2' scale. 1285 Preacher 12-String introduced 1271 Viper introduced. Single cutaway, two single-coil pickups, 25' scale. Most are ash, some maple or mahogany. 1273 Viper III introduced. Three single-coil pickups. Breadwinners and Deacons get humbucking pickup |
| 1975 (later) | 1282 Preacher Deluxe introduced. Series/parallel pickup switch and midrange control. |
| 1978 | 1263 Magnum III introduced 1264 Magnum IV introduced. Both Magnum III and Magnum IV have two pickups but less radical body than Magnum I. Split-coil humbucking bridge pickup with string grooves in polepieces, four separate pickups in neck position with access holes in pickup cover to balance volumes of individual strings. |
| 1980 | 1291 UK II introduced. Body of Urelite (urethane) on aluminum frame. |
| 1983 | Solidbody production discontinued |
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| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | So I know it is impossible to figure out what year my Ovation celebrity CC057 is, because there is a 7 digit serial number making it an import, though the bowl is U.S made. I am just wondering how much these Ovations are worth in general? It has a honey burst finish and the preamp is an OP-20. Thanks. | |
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| Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996 Location: Phoenix AZ | Couple hundred | |
| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | Any number in specific.I'm thinking sell wise 450.00? | |
| Gallerinski |
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| Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996 Location: Phoenix AZ | 220. | |
| G8r |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969 | You can ask that, sure, but if I was looking for one I'd quickly see that I could buy a brand new one for less. Do some research online - check the prices at several online and brick&mortar retailers. Then look at eBay, using the recently completed auctions search function to see what used ones sell for. 220 is optimistic. | |
| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | I emailed Ovation, it's a 2004, and retailed for 599.99. It's honey burst which makes it more appealing then most(in my opinion) so I think 450 is pretty reasonable. Thanks for the posts! | |
| G8r |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969 | Hard to imagine when you can get 4 of them from amazon.com starting from $200(very first place I looked), but whatever. Best of luck. | |
| nikon4004 |
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Joined: September 2008 Posts: 1281 Location: Ohio | Retail and selling priceare WAY different. Just picek up a Celb DLx RRBY w/roadrunner case 270.00 at GC. 450.00? I think you are wating ad space. | |
| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | There's also a huge difference from where you're selling. I'm not using ebay or anything like that. I'm using kijiji (Canadian) Online stores usually have things for 200 and such, (Cheap) that's what an online store is. But if I were to go into my local music store (Long and Mcquade) and wanted to pick myself up a used Ovation, it'll cost me 399 without the case. I have a case, and this baby is in mint condition. I've had offer, I think I know what I'm doing sell wise. | |
| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | Also don't forget theses online stores have sometimes 150.00 dollar shipping so that's just adding costs. | |
| G8r |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969 | Dude, whatever. The math I was taught still puts the lowest used price plus your figure for shipping at just about what I'd pay at my local GC for a brand new one. Please realize, there isn't anybody here who has a direct emotional or financial interest in what you can sell your guitar for. You came here presumably because you thought this group likely had the best knowledge about Ovation guitars and their market worth. You'd be dead right about that. Most of the active members here have bought/sold/traded collectively hundreds if not thousands of Ovation guitars, from the cheapest Chinese Celebrity's up to the rarest and most expensive first-issue Adamas previously owned by artists such as Paul McCartney, Jim Croce, etc. So yeah, we generally know what we're talking about, and we gave you a fair assessment of what your particular guitar might fetch on the open market. But now it seems you just came here to get affirmation for what you'd already decided was the price you thought you should get for your guitar. We could blow smoke up your ass and agree with you, but that'd just be that - blowing smoke up your ass. The 'market value' of a guitar (or anything) lies somewhere between what the seller would like to get for it and what any given buyer is willing to pay for it. There are quite a few things you don't seem to be considering in deciding what you already expect your guitar should be worth. [list] [*]Is it especially rare, hard to find, unique, or hard to replace? No, these were made by the thousands (if not tens of thousands) overseas. [*]Is it high-end? No, these were designed as mid-entry level guitars, using cheaper materials in order to meet a specific price point, rather than for high build quality and tone. This particular one is a laminate top, putting it even lower down the scale of quality and desirability for someone who knows the least bit about guitars. [*]Were any special materials/construction techniques/electronics, etc. used? No, see above. [*]Is there collector interest? Not at all, for the reasons stated above. [*]What's the likely target market for it? In this case, a trade-up from the $100 learner's guitar the 12-year-old got for his birthday, but not too far up since he might yet give up on his guitar lessons. [*]Is this used one a particular bargain? At your ideal price, not in the least, considering I could get a comparable brand new one for the same or less. [*]Are these guitars well respected and sought after? Absolutely not. The general guitar buying public is convinced that Ovations are pieces of junk only fit for canoe paddles. We know better, and a lot of these snobs who've never so much as tried an Ovation quickly change their minds when they hear and play a higher end model, but again this ain't a higher end guitar you've got. [/list] I honestly, truly hope you could get your asking price. That would mean all of us would be instantly richer (on paper, anyway). I said it before, and I still mean it: best of luck. But again, nobody's trying to dis you. You asked for a fair assessment, and you got it. Sorry if that didn't meet you expectations, but it is what it is. | |
| moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15486 Location: SoCal | Read what G8r said and pay attention. He's also giving you (along with an extremely accurate picture of the situation), a fair evaluation. If the price differential between Canada and the U.S. is really far apart, then why ask us for our opinion? Ovations are extremely undervalued in the used guitar market. We buy them because we love them, not to try to make money off of them or (sad to say), even break even. A used Celeb just doesn't bring in much money on the used market. But at least you can't say that they are way over priced for what you get, like a Taylor. It makes them great bargins. Sorry... | |
| VintageBeatle1964 |
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Joined: November 2010 Posts: 6 Location: New Waterford Ns. | What I am saying is that no one is wrong in the situation. I'm just stating that I've had plenty of offers, so I know what I can get out of it. I'm not taking offense to this in any way. I'm not educated on the Ovation what so ever. I just know what I can get through the people who are replying to my add. Thanks for the replies though! | |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11837 Location: closely held secret | Nice list usage, Serge.. | |
| G8r |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 3969 | For my next trick, embedded lists. At least until I can hack CSS for ubb.code.. |
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