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Location: Texas | I was in West Texas earlier this week. I am always looking for old Ovations. I found a cheezy guitar that said ADamas on it with a serial number that said 43-93 on it. It is a cool looking guitar(kinda gay though). Looks more like a classical guitar than something I've seen from Ovation. I bought it for my daughter for $82.00. I hope she loves it as much as I love my Custom Balladeer from 1975.
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Location: Texas | I mispoke it was $182 not $82.
Sorry for the misprint.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Or should I say if that is what I think it is I'll give you $282, no misprint. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | And the Dems say nothing good ever comes out of Texas. Way to go Shaft !!! |
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Location: NJ | got a pic??
. . . . what color is it?? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Cliff, you thinkin what I'm thinkin? |
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Location: NJ | Thinkin' whatcher thinkin, Lincoln. |
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Location: SoCal | I already thunk what both you guys have thunk.
Shaft, can you post a pic of this guitar? |
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Location: Zion, Illinois | Reminds me of the time I met a girl who was selling an old guitar that had belonged to her dad, but had been sitting in the attic for 10 years following his death. She wanted $200 for it. I even called the company who made the guitar and they verified my belief: it was a pre-war Martin from 1936.
Stupid me decided to be a gentleman and tell her what she really had instead of snatching it up.
Oh well, I did enjoy a few nights with her, but I would trade them for that Martin now.
Way to go Shaft. Where did you find it? A store, garage sale?
Have pic's? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Great News Shaft.. Now everyones curiosity is up..can't wait to hear the full story! :cool: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Smack-dab between a Steve Voss and a Nancy Wilson!
Even Paul Harvey told the rest of the story!! |
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Location: Converse, Texas | SO WHAT'S THE REST OF THE STORY? PICS, MAN, PICS!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The waiting is the hardest part. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Anticipation...
CK Tapestry |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Don't do me like that!!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I would say $182. is a pretty good price. |
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| $182 for Slot-head Adamas ???? He said it looked like classical guitar.
Is it a joke or Adamas bashing in disguise? Adamas is gay looking guitar?? |
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Location: SoCal | Sunny,
Hopefully, it isn't a joke as some guys are very excited about finding one of the "lost" ones.
Maybe I have to start prowling around some of the small guitar/pawn shops. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tony, if you start that you'll never stop, trust me on this one. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Straight eye for the Ovation guy?
I'm seeing vignettes and re-runs of the Antique Road Show in my mind:
"And with us today is Mr. Bill Kaman. Bill's a renown collector of Collings Guitars, snakeskin boots and the obscure Ovation guitars. Bill what do think about this junk-mall guitar for under $200?" "Well I came here today with Mr. Alex Pepiak, he collects tubes, but Al was just a little too excited to be on camera..."
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I'm Free.....Free Fallin'! |
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Location: NJ | Q for W-2;
Did the SlotHeads actually SAY "Adamas" on them anywhere?
Being devoid of an official "label" on mine since I first stumbled upon it, I have no idea what they even looked like.
Anybody got a pic of one? Sam??
Were they officially called Adamas when they were at this stage of their development, or was the name given when they went into actual production/marketing?? |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Label reads Adamas.. |
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Location: NJ | Are they the same labels that went into the early production models? |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Yes, they are the same labels exactly as the serial #77 and after.
Cliff if your adamas slothead is missing the label then it is one of the korean made copies.Its not worth anything!! Its a fake.I'll give you $182.00 for it.
Now that #43 has been discovered and a new value established i can safely offer you this price but only if it has the original case. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Now that #43 has been discovered and a new value established . ."
As of yet, NOTHING'S been established.
I fear that "Shaft" is being held against his will in Michael Wong's basement . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Are any of you aquainted with "Shaft" and able to pursue this enigma further?
Count me as one of the interested and waiting! |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | I dont know why but something does not feel right about Shafts initial post and the price of the guitar..I could be wrong but my gut instinct says "something ain't right"...Shaft certainly knows about adamas guitars as he writes about them in nov.2003..??So why does he act as if he has never seen one?
If i am wrong then good luck to Shaft and his new guitar for $182.
Shaft
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I had finally stashed away enough cash without my wife knowing and went to buy a 1997 Collector's edition parlor guitar that the dealer had since 1997 and it was gone.
I then ran across this 1979 Adamas 1867-7 in near mint condition that someone else was selling.
I really liked the way this guitar looked and played.
I'm not into the "what's it worth" questions. I buy and keep my guitars unless my best friend talks me out of one and gives me what I paid.
What I do not want to do is pay to much for an instrument, especially if I can grab one off ebay or from one of you guys for a grand less.
This is also the first time I have seen one of these guitars.
Anyone have input on the 1979 ADAMAS 1867-7, serial number 666-93.
Thanks,
Jason
Shaft
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The guy I talked to may have written the model number wrong. He said 1867-7. This guitar had a carved headstock and a carved rim around the bowl/face of the guitar.
This looked like what I can best describe as a latin style guitar. Okay I'm a half breed meskin in Texas. This looked like a guitar that was made for me.
Thanks for the input. The guy wants $1500 for it.
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Location: SoCal | re: "I fear that "Shaft" is being held against his will in Michael Wong's basement . . ."
or hung on a wall as another "trophy."
maybe the mayor has him under lock and key? he might have been rounding up a few strays with no brands. |
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Location: SoCal | Shaft has put one over on everybody. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Paul, he has not put one over on everybody!Just some.
im not saying he is not telling the truth.I just cant understand some of his original post and have some questions and doubt about his adamas knowledge("I found a cheezy guitar that said ADamas on it with a serial number that said 43-93 on its up.").
If im wrong then im sorry i stirred things up.
If #43(the gay adamas) is really discovered then great for everyone on this board. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That is entirely possible, but it's not the first of April...????
Cliff, I think they just said Ovation on the 16th fret. They may have said Adamas on the door which will be on the treble side of the bowl, on the part that sits on your knee. |
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Location: NJ | Don't GOT no door on mine . . .
. . . it's stricly Akewstic.
Don't got no label neethur . . .
Lucky fer me I got wunna them there
"Ledders of AuthenFugginTicitee"
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Cliff, no door ,no label?HMMM
I told you it is a korean knock off of a real slothead adamas!
I think i have a couple of those access doors laying around somewhere.. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by samova:
copies.Its not worth anything!! Its a fake.I'll give you $182.00 for it.
Now that #43 has been discovered and a new value established i can safely offer you this price but only if it has the original case.
Don't listen to him, he's a bottom feeder. I'll give you $186 and, er, um, eighty-seven cents. Sorry, that's all I have in the GAS fund at present. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Cliff-a-lator,
Is yours made of Nato?
I will still have Ovation eye when I sift through the Junk-Malls! Here in PO we have a retired Dentist that has been attending Self-Storage Auctions for about 25 years. He owns most of the buildings and half of the "antique mall" business' downtown.
99.99% junk!
Its that .01% that keeps you coming back! |
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Location: NJ | ". . I told you it is a korean knock off of a real slothead adamas! . . ."
Sam, . . don't you have some Olympics to watch somewhere???
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Location: Scotland | At the last Olympics the Aussies had Tommy Emmanuel play at the opening ceremony. Great guitar player, and a local boy batting for the home team. The Greeks chose Bjork.....well fucking done. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Evertyime I hear that name, I think of the Swedish Chef.
Bjork, Bjork, Bjorken Gorken. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Now that you mention it the ovation "custom" custom legend was on a Greek national TV show three days ago being played for an event opening a new bridge that connected two areas of Greece.George Dalaras played the guitar on all four songs that he played.At the end of his show the announcer made a comment about how beautiful the guitar was with the Greek flag on the top.He asked him to hold it up and show it.He did!!
Now im off to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympics on NBC tonight.With some luck the Ovation will be on stage ?? At least i hope.
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Location: Upper Left USA | So you say your name is Sam I am.
You did not fall for this flim flam.
You knew it by the way He talks.
You said we shouldn’t be out foxed!
It wasn’t found in some old store!
You said that we should best ignore!
We should not give this any note!
“Been there before” is what you wrote!
So, I thought that you should know,
I’m having mustard on my Crow!
I may eat it on a box.
I will not eat it with that Fox!
I’ll tell you Sam I am, you know:
Crow is best served warm, "To Go"! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Thank You very Much Dr. Seuss! :D
That's not bad at all! |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Michael,thats some pretty good "rhyminating".Good job.I like it..
Now if this guy "shaft" trully shows up with the real #43 adamas get ready to write a new poem about me.one thats not so nice.. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | If Vanilla Ice can be a down with his Homeys then anyone can try it!
Avoid limericks at all cost! |
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Location: Central Oregon | Originally posted by MWoody:
Avoid limericks at all cost!
I cannot ignore such an offer
To add to my personal coffer
If you're willing to pay
Five dollars a day
I won't write any damned limericks!
Do we have a deal? :)
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Btw Mike (& everyone else I may have email from), I'm not ignoring you. My ISP sent me an email saying they were going to 'upgrade' our email system last Sunday night. It's been screwed up ever since. There was nothing wrong with it that I could tell from here but they took off fixing it anyway.
If it ain't broke.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Nils,
I knew you still cared!
Might be those questionable sites you been hanging on!
If I were to meet your extortion (over State lines no less) I would be succumbing to terrorism. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Extortion?? Terrorism?? Geez, all I asked for was a simple bribe!
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with no email.... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It seems we've all been shafted.
"I'm talk'n 'bout Shaft... you know that cat I'm talk'n about" |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Why is it that I'm hearing the theme from shaft playing in my head?? :eek:
Shaft....Damn Right!! :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Steve,
Don't worry, the Gilligan's Island theme will be back in no time!
I've heard you can erase any tune by completing the I Dream of Jeanie tune. The trick is it must be completed!
Your Bud |
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Location: NJ | I take that back (and admit my mistake) . . . .
Thank You, Hugo Montenegro . . . .
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | What do you know!! It Worked!!
But,..Now i've got the I dream of Jeannie theme playing in my head!! :eek: |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Stevechapman:
What do you know!! It Worked!!
But,..Now i've got the I dream of Jeannie theme playing in my head!! :eek:
The only cure for that is to hum the theme to Green Acres....all the way through. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Thanks man!! It worked again!!
Green Acres is the place to be...
Oh, no!! Now i can't get this one out of my head!
Does the madness ever stop?? :eek: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | These are "earworms" and as explained by Proffesor Kelaris "several people swear by "completion theories".
Tunes to be played out!
Guitars to be found... |
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Location: NJ | ". . These are "earworms" and as explained by Proffesor Kelaris "several people swear by "completion theories". . ."
I'd heard that on NPR a few weekends ago . . . |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
I'd heard that on NPR a few weekends ago . . .
National Proletariat Radio? I thought they only had that down in the People's Republic of Ann Arbor! (ok, it's a Michigan thing...sorry!)
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Anything goes in Jersey! California has the only manly Leader! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by MWoody:
He's from Jersey Cruster! Haven't you been reading the news?
Anything goes in Jersey! California has the only manly Leader!
I try to avoid the news. I was a news junky for many years, until I realized I was getting all worked up over nothing...literally. The crap in the 'news' is *not* news, for the most part (who cares about the Guv'nors proclivities if he's doing a good job?) and what *is* news doesn't make it into the 'news.' My blood pressure went way down once I cancelled all those subscriptions. :)
That being said...the scandle in NJ is the result of an intelligence operation. I'd put money on it. Well, not a *lot* of money, but...
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Location: NJ | Don't be patronizing on my account . . . .
I always thought McGreevey was a PUTZ . . . . |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
I always thought McGreevey was a PUTZ . . . .
Hrmm, interesting choice of adjective. I wonder if Yiddishe kop has a new meaning now.
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Location: Central Oregon | If you think that you're in danger
Or you're threatened by a stranger
If you think that you might take a likkin'
Buk buk buk buk
There is something you can do
There's someone who will rescue you
Just caaallll on Super Chicken! BuGAAACKK!
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Location: Upper Left USA | Don't forget about Fred! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by MWoody:
Don't forget about Fred!
Fred's a ridin'
Fred's a ridin' Fred
Fred's ridin' Fred
Fred's ridin' Fred
Fred's ridin' Fred
As the man said (after playing the whole song):
This song here was written under the influence of alcohol which has a tendency to make you think things are funnier than what they really are. Had you been drinkin' alcohol at the time of hearing a Fred song, you'd be laying on the floor right now saying that "Fred" song's whipping my ass. Turn it off. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Crusty,
Do like Paul Atredes did.
Give in to the Drum Maker!
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Location: Midland, MI | Hokay, I don't know what Dune has to do with any of this, 'cuz I sure ain't the Kwisatz Haderach, no matter what the Bene Gessserit says.
:)
Anyway, those lyrics are from the song 'Fred' by Rodney Carrington....'t'weren't anything *I* made up. If you heard the whole thing it'd be a *whole* lot funnier...and you wouldn't think I'd gone over the edge. In fact:
Fred
By Rodney Carrington
www.rodneycarrington.com
Intro: Em
Em C
He once shot a man just for snoring
D Em
Got out of bed and shot him dead
Em
Well his name was .... (pause)
C
I didn't know what his name was
D Em
so we just called him Fred
Em
He was riding cross the desert
C
on a horse to another town
D Em
looking for a woman in a nightgown
Em
the horses' name was ..... (pause)
C
I didn't know what his name was
D Em
so we just called him Fred
Chorus
Em
ah oh now, Fred's a ridin' Fred's a ridin'
C D
Fred Fred's ridin' Fred, Fred's ridin' Fred
Em
Fred's ridin' Fred
Verse 3
Em
Well he got into the town
C
met a woman in a nightgown
D Em
she was wearin' a frown (hell it rhymes)
Em
well her name was .... (pause)
C
I didn't know what her name was
D Em
so we just called her Fred
repeat chorus
ad lib (continue same chord progression)
That song's called Fred
This song here was written under the influence of alcohol which has a tendency to make you think things are funnier than what they really are. Had you been drinkin' alcohol at the time of hearing a Fred song, you'd be laying on the floor right now saying that "Fred" song's whipping my ass. Turn it off.
If you don't know who Rodney Carrington is...well, I don't know what to tell ya. He cracks me up, though. :) |
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