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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | Hi Everone,
Is there a firm date for the 2005 factory visit?
thanks in advance..
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Location: NJ | nothing firm yet but sometime in June.
I will try to get that date when I am up at the factory next week. |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | excellent...looking forward to it, if i can get time off of work... |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I missed it last year. I'm really hoping to go this year. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Darn this thread!!!!
I made a commitment not to bring The OFC Tour up till at least January. Now it's got me thinking. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Me Too! We had such a great time last year. I know that this year will be even better. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | June is much better than March. |
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Location: NJ | am I the only person that likes the winter? |
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Location: SoCal | IT WASN'T THE FRICKIN' WINTER! PEOPLE WERE WALKING AROUND IN T SHIRT (except Al who had considerably more for which everybody is eternally grateful). |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | June???
That means I have to start rounding up the pack Oryx on White Sands during the mating season. Did you ever get between a 1000 lb animal with 6 foot horns and his desired mate with nothing but a lariet to save your ass. I tried it once and was dragged up and down the range for two weeks before I could safely drop the rope. When you've seen one Oryx mating dance the next 50 or so are boring as hell, especially when the perpertrator keeps an eye on you in case you try to escape, the SOB thought he was the Oryx version of a porn star, pawing and preening after each act and waving those 6 foot horns at me as if he was going to do to me with those horns what he had just done to that hot bitch female. I finally figured out I was being used as he had found out the females were turned on at the sight of him dragging a humanoid around by a rope, they thought I was his pet, sorta like a hooker walking her poodles to get attention.
Go back to March when they are just getting over winter.
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Location: Vermont USA | As many of you know I am new here I think I would love to go, if I can so please let me know.
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Location: NC | Why no Al..........I love the wintry months too! I like snow and cool weather and a big pot of chili with cornbread.........Whoooooooo! :D |
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Location: south east Michigan | Getting about time to strap on the long boards. |
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Location: SoCal | Is this going to be at same time as the Kaman Music Charity Golf Tournament...it was June 23rd last year? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | I have a 25th wedding anniversary next year and a 50th wedding anniversary for my inlaws. Alas... I might have to miss the one next year.
UNLESS ... of course ... I can talk my wife into spending our 25th in Connecticut...
Not only that, but my 50th birthday is in July... and I've already got permission to get myself a 12-string! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Any of you downstaters here in MI planning on heading out? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yeah...I want to go.
I'm hoping my wife will go, but if not I'll try to go anyway.
Algonac about 20 miles south of Port Huron.
But it's really way to early to make plans |
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| I'll have to bring my golf clubs and my guitar! Dam sounds like I might have a good time going to one of these fan club gatherings! Only thing I am not sure of is what color Tee to wear? I don't want to clash with Al! |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Just wear a formally white now sweat stained tank top with coffee stains all over and you'll fit right in!!! Play On!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Got to bring the clubs, that's the best tinme to play in CT. |
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Location: Tennessee | Got to bring the clubs
Phew! For a bit there, I thought we'd have to play with our Ovations. Viper for the tee shots, S/S for the long irons, mid-depth for the 5/6 irons, deep bowl for the 9 and wedge, and the applause 3/4 s/s as a putter.
YerHonor:
I've already got permission to get myself a 12-string!
Can't you issue some sort of bench order for MizHonor to relinquish control of the family pants back to you? :D |
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Location: Germany | Since we here in old europe will never come close enought to New Hartford to take part of a factory tour, or if we do it will only be by great chance close enought to the date it takes place ...
how about puting a documented foto story of a factory tour in the members area? I've seen the fotos in from the 2004 tour, but without descriptions what and whom you can see - they are just memories for participants.
Im really interested in how they put some wood and plastic together to make such wonderful instruments. |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Miles was working on a "virtual tour".
Last year Mr. Templeman and gang made it from the UK. So come on!!
Hope it's later in June, first two weeks of June are the Kerrville Folk Festival that we're always at.
Could be a great month!!
Hizzoner, can I play your 12-string??? :D :D |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | me again....
Al, any updates since your visit on a firm date?...
Sorry for bothering, but I work for a company in which I have to put in my vacation time within the first few days of the year to get the time..
looking forward to going...
thanks again,
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Location: NJ | ernie
well I talked to Rick Hall last week and the tenative date is June 24. If this is the case I will not be able to attend. There is a chance Rick may move the date one week forward or back.
For the first 2 events I made the date unfortunately it is no longer in my hands to do it so I have no control. The downside to losing control of that I cannot tell you anything confirmed until it is given to me. I hope to get an updated e mail this week. |
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Location: Tennessee | Al ... tell Rick that if you cannot be there for the tour, the other attendees vow to wear mauve shirts and berets as a sign of solidarity. If that still doesn't move him, gently point out what a public relations nightmare would ensue, including that which results from PETA folks who know that llamas in mauve wearing berets is clear cut animal cruelty. |
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Location: south east Michigan | A week later would get into the July 4th area. The kids should be out of school if it was a week earlier. I hope they change it AL. I'd like to meet you. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
A week later would get into the July 4th area. The kids should be out of school if it was a week earlier. I hope they change it AL. I'd like to meet you.
You will be sorry is what I can see almost 3000 people mouthing as they read this message.
Ultimately the way my life has been going the past 6 months, I will go with the flow. Sometimes business gets in the way of pleasure.
I am looking into orgainzing a tour of the rock and roll hall of fame for our membership in april or may of next year also. So it may be just a fun filled year. LOL |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Al, a tour of Cleveland R&R hall of Flame sounds like a good thing. The Ovation tour won't be the same without you so they need to keep that in mind. Also I had heard that this year NO KIDS under 18. Is that still the case? Something about the insurance regulations? I heard from some of the employees that last year the kids were a problem climbing on equipment and stacks of guitar wood, essentially unsupervised. Yes their perents were right next to them but with the parent 100% facinated with watching the manufacturing process going on the kids were pretty much on their own. I wasn't there so my information is second hand. I can say that the guide line we used to use was that a person had to be of working age, 18, to go through on a tour. Yes exceptions were made but these were usually one parent and one kid or a group of boy scouts who were given a rather sanitized tour well away from the machines well away from anything that could hurt. And that was back before lawyers could advertise on TV.
This is the time to deal with it, any guidelines for this year?? |
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Location: NJ | CWKII
As our society becomes more litigious, these issues come up. Unfortunately, there are some new rules in place for the next factory visit. I am not exactly sure what they are, the age limitation, or how the factory will have to deal with it but there will be some changes.
Let's face it, the Ovation and Hamer tours put us right in the working factory. Although every precaution is made to prevent injury to employees and guests accidents can happen and combine that with insurance regulations and guidelines and the whole things gets complicated.
As soon as I find out any specifics, I will pass along that information, but you are correct, some changes will be made. |
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Location: NJ | Ok everyone Rick Hall just got back to me
the date of the 05 factory tour will be friday june 17th.
The official ruling on kids is no one under 14 and all must be acoompanied by an adult.
Mark your calendar!!! |
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Location: Converse, Texas | June 17 eh? That's 5 weeks away from my 25th anniversary with my sweetie! I wonder if I can pull that one off -- a romantic getaway to the Ovation Factory Tour... I wonder if she'll buy that one? "Honey, you have just GOT to meet this guy named Al who LOVES muave shirts and berets!"
Gee... is there anything else to see in Connecticut that would help me sell this to my wife? :D |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Hey, Craig. We went down to the beach on Saturday and had a great lunch in a little town on the way back...
If it works out for us to go, we'll try to set up a Saturday jam at our friend's barn - they live a few miles from the factory. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | That's going to be a busy few weekends.. Ohio Guitar Show, Hartford Factory Tour, and then the Philly show. Cooooool.
Glad about the no kids. I damn near had a heart-attack as I'm normally not around anything that moves that fast on two legs, especially near equipment. My hats off to those that can handle kids be they your own or other peoples. |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | Thank you Al, I'm filling out the paperwork for my vacation time right now..
Can't wait for this one..
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I can't wait. I was pissed that I couldn't come last year. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | June 17th, Jam at the barn, look into other experiences besides the Factory.
I think the idea of an Alternative Shopping/massage/Whatever thingy for the non-interested Spouses came up.
How about a locally sponsored Sunday service? We could start an email list of interested participants and planners. A Potluck is probably inevitable, since when two or more are gathered there is must be a warm dish (a Presbyterian/Methodist/whomever joke)! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Hiz, Lots to sell her on. How do you want the sales pitch to go? Go to Stockbridge and see Alice's restaurant, the museeum of Norman Rockwell's paintings, the Mark Twain & Harriet Bleecher Stoe houses in Hartford. The Basket Ball hall of shame in Springfield. The covered bridge in Cornball CT, that little gitter factory. All kinds of good stuff. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and don't forget the chair in the hotel lobby where Templeman passed out . . . I'm SURE there's a "plaque" on it by now . . . if not, I'll BRING one!
ALSO:
The "Wild Llamas of Windsor Locks"
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| Man you guy's just ain't right! I owe it to myself to try and make this one. Do we all get drunk and pass the slothead's around??
Ohh man that was SO not funny!
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Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | If you need more things to do... It's a short drive to Foxwoods Casino or catch the ferry at Woods Hole to Martha's Vineyard... There's more to do in that part of the country than in all of Oklahoma..
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Location: Converse, Texas | W-2: Basketball Hall of Shame? Only if they have the video of the Pistons/Pacers game!
Stockbridge, eh? "27 8 X 10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin' what it was about..."
This might work... |
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Location: Vermont USA | Hi All,
Is there a cost for the tour.
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Location: NJ | Buy yourself the Transportation to get there (and back), and buy yourself a place to sleep while you're there . . . . |
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Location: Vermont USA | Thanks Cliff
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Location: Converse, Texas | I hope the llamas will be there -- again. |
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Location: NJ | Okay, but this year they stay in YOUR room!!
Last year, the maids (once they chewed through their restraints), threw a FIT when they saw the mess the llamas left in my room . . . . |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Note that it is Father's Day weekend, which will probably impact some people's ability to go, either positively or negatively.
Maybe the llama can bring her father along.
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Location: NJ | ". . . Note that it is Father's Day weekend . . ."
Now if THAT ain't a perfect excuse to "get t'go", I don't know WHAT is!!! . . .
Maybe I need to post some home-printable, official OFC coupons that say "Give Dad What He REALLY Wants This Year!" . . . . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yup....Fathers Day...That's how I'm playing it. |
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Location: NJ | not being a father nor having one any longer, that holiday just flies under the radar for me. I know that we cannot accomodate everyone on the date. I just hope as many that can show up attend. In fact, I was willing to miss the festivities if need be. just a luck of the draw, or in my case bad luck is better than no luck. |
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Location: Vernon, CT | I'll be there and I guess we should each bring our favorite O for a jam session. My choice is either my blue Balladeer LX or burgundy Legend LX..then again maybe my new Custom Legend 1779-USA. Damn, all these decisions...I can't make up my mind which O to bring?? Factory is only 30 miles from me so I will drive. Play On!
John L.
Custom Legend 1779-USA
Legend 1777-LX
Balladeer 1771-LX
Std. Balladeer 1771
Tornado (1970)
Takamine 12 String
Martin D16GT
Fender P-Bass (1975)
Fender 50th Anniversary Strat-
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Location: SoCal | JSL,
Just bring them all...but watch out, may go back lighter than you came :rolleyes: |
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Location: Vermont USA | So where do you jam at the factory or the hotel? :eek: |
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Location: NJ | both |
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Location: Vermont USA | Do I have to be real good or just hold mine own.
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Location: NJ | hang with me I play like crap |
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Location: Vermont USA | Ok Al,
As long as there are no Augmented chords in it.
Paul :D |
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Location: NJ | so that means no steely dan tunes? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Steely Dan Tunes are fine as long as you bring an Overhead projector to flash the chords in front of everyone! :D
I'm really looking forward to that weekend.
You gonna make it AL?? It just wouldn't be the same without you. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Hey Al,
If you can teach me a Steely Dan tune I will work on it.
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Hey,
Since the Tour is on Father's Day Weekend, How many father's will be requesting the OFC guitar or other new Ovation on their wish list? What could be any better than to pick up your Father's day gift at the Factory? :cool: :) :D
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Well, that just nails it for me - my father's day gift is the OFC Tour - maybe the kids can come, but find something else to do the day of the tour! Oh, yeah this'll be great.
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