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Location: Paris/France | Hello,
One year ago, I was in front of my computer's screen by a boring rainy day and I don’t know what to do ! ! !
I’ve had an idea : « Maybe could I make some web pages for my Ovation. It could be funny …»
I’ve read some forum to learn how to create a page and how to publish it on the web.
I was collecting ovation stuffs since a long time and I thought it could be great to share these documents with some fans.
It was the beginning of a great adventure for me and I couldn't imagine at this moment to be here with you one year later.
During the last 12 month, I’ve had the chance to be in contact with so kind people all around the world and this is the real reward for me.
I’d sincerely like to thank you all for your support, your help and your kindness.
I can’t thank you individually but I still remember each one of you.
I’d like to send a special thank to Dave.W, (my « Ovation godfather ») because he was the very first to help me and I don’t forget it. ;)
The space allocated by my provider wasn’t big enough that why today, I’ve moved the site to another place.
The site is now renamed to "ovationtribute.com" and I hope you will not find this name too presumptuous.
Thanks one more time to you all.
It’s good to be a small part of this community and It’s my pride.
Amicalement
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Location: south east Michigan | Your site is awesome Jerome.
It is like a nice park that I can vist and take a walk in.
Thanks for all the work. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Jerome, you're certainly one of the reasons this community is the success it is. You should be very proud to have contributed to so many.
On behalf of a whole lot of us, thank you. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Paul - You have contributed so much to this forum and are a great resource for all of us. We are all lucky to have you. And also all to have each other. That is what makes this place so much fun. Dave
PS - Thank you for the kinds words of "Godfather". Please don't think I'm part of the Mafia just because I grew up in New Jersey. Al is still waiting for the cement delivery for his garage. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Its all in who you know!
Glad you are here! |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Jerome-Thanks for a wonderful place to loose all sense of time in. I have learned a lot from your hard work. Yours is one of the nicest sites I have seen. I don't mean just guitar sites. I'm talking the whole of cyber space. Very nice work. Thanks again. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Jerome,
Thank you for taking all the time and effort to create such a great site. I have spent many hours looking sround and am amazed by all the great info and pics you have compiled. I don't think there is anyplace more appropriate to be ovationtribute.com!
Keep up the good work! We all appreciate it. :) |
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| Jerome,
I think Ovation Instruments itself could access your website and learn something...excellant point of reference!
Steve |
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Location: Germany | Jerome,
thank you so much for your web site. I spent a lot of happy hours with it.
Karl |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Well done, Jerome and Thank You! |
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Location: Central Florida | Jerome,
I just checked out your web site again for the first time in quite a while and it is FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing your love for Ovation guitars in such a way that we can all enjoy. I'm looking forward to more... Superb! |
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Location: Paris/France | I'm honored by all your comments. :) :) :)
Thank you guys.
Originally posted by Standingovation:
PS - Thank you for the kinds words of "Godfather". Please don't think I'm part of the Mafia just because I grew up in New Jersey. Al is still waiting for the cement delivery for his garage. Dave, who is Al you're talking about???
Al (our master on this place) or Al Pacino??? :eek: :D
J :cool: |
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Location: Maryland, USA | That UK II looks like a cool guitar...why have I not ever seen one? Even on the bay? |
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Location: Le Havre (France) | I've seen one on Al's website.
Don't know if it's still available. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | A UK2 pops up on ebay at least every other month and sometimes monthly. They go for anywhere between $500 and $900 depending on condition, color, and if someone is hot to get one.
Fantastic sounding rock guitar. I have one I am thinking about selling if you are interested. Pics in the gallery. |
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Location: Paris/France | Hello Stephen,
I agree with you. This guitar is fantastic!!
I bought mine one year ago on Ebay for 349$ in very good shape.
I love it and it sounds so nice on my Vox amp.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | $349 for a UK2 is an awesome deal.
Your timing was very very good, my friend! |
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Location: Paris/France | It was a time where Ovations were not so appreciated as today...
This guitar is one of my favorite.
Black with rectangular abalone inlays.
A pure beauty!!!
J :) |
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Location: Le Havre (France) | And with a very long long sustain !!
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Paul
I love your site. Many of your pictures bring out the real beauty of Ovation Guitars. Your and artist! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Paul, you need to grab my new pics of the limited solid body to add to my others on your site. They are in the gallery. Matches the Deacon 12 beautifully! |
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| Jerome... I too have another you may list in your collection.. along with my(former)..1758 and the Preacher Deluxe..currently on your site.
I have just adopted a near mint '85 collectors 12-string... very pretty and you don't have one in the gallery yet.
I'll have pics in my gallery soon... too busy playing(a little) and working(mostly).. right now.
Your site is a treasure trove of Ovation..
God Bless,
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Location: SoCal | Jerome, I've just been buried lately, but I'm going to have scans for you of an old price list as well as an old Adamas brochure. I haven't forgotten.... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Jerômé,
Un plaisir de vous avoir en tant que membre. Vous avez un website fantastique.
Mercí.
....Veuillez placer les images sur votre website des couches-culottes de port de Dave et Ukulele de jeu. Avec son singe. Ceci nous apporterait beaucoup de joie. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | OK, something about images of Dave and a ukulele making you very happy. What the hell is this all about ??? Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I was just saying it would be nice to see some pics of you playing Ukulele on his website....
...wearing a... traditional Ukulele uniform |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | My french is not very good, mind you. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Stay tuned for halloween. I've already got the costume ready. It'll be a fine line between being a great costume, or possibly ending up in jail for exposing myself to 6 year olds. Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'll keep my eye on the pages of the Phoenix Sun. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I had some quick thoughts on his message as well, Dave, and thought I would translate for the non-French among us. I posted them and then almost immediately decided it may have been slightly off in the translation so I deleted it.
Could have been one of the better decisions I've made all year. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Jerome, I've just been buried lately That explains the dirt between your toes. |
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Location: North Texas | Waskel should have been a prize fighter, he never misses an opening. Keep 'em comin'. |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Jerome:
My first vist to your site... Wow.
I've never seen a 2001 collector's ad. "endangered species"...
If anyone has a copy... Or know's how to get one. I'd love to frame it.
Woz
email twozn1@aol.com |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks for all your messages.
Stephen and Glenn, I will download the pics in your respectives galleries next WE. Thanks one more time. :)
Jeff, Your French is really good. If you have a picture of Dave playing Ukulele like you've described him, please, send it to me!!! :D And don't forget the monkey...
I'm sure it will be a great addition to the site... and the end of Dave's reputation. :D
Moody, I know that you don't forget. :)
You're surely very busy like everyone and just like me. It's not urgent. I wish that the site will be there for a long time.
Woz, if you don't find a copy of this ad, I'll be glad to send you a scan in high rez for printing. Don't hesitate to ask.
I've got another special thank to CWK2.
I'll remember your kindness all my life. :)
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jerome,
I don't think a picture of Dave playing ukelele with a monkey will end his reputation. Nor will playing a monkey with a ukelele. |
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Location: closely held secret | Jeff, your french sucks. Jerome couldn't even understand you were describing a picture of Dave on a leash eating peanuts while the monkey played the uke. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | First of all, he's not just a "monkey". He's a Chimpanze. Within the primate world the term "monkey" is very derogatory. The Chimps call it "dropping the M-bomb". Secondly, he doesn't just play any old uke. He plays a Kamaka gold label soprano with Grover tuners and Aquila strings. And he tunes it himself ... by ear. Dave |
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Location: closely held secret | I'm very sorry.
I had no idea I was inferring a racial (or maybe 'species-specific') slur. A Kamaka gold label soprano uke (with Grover tuners and Aquila strings, you say!) is certainly a finer instrument than I would have expected to find a mon... errr, chimpanze playing, much less tuning by ear. Then again, they do have large ears, don't they?
Perhaps you could convey my humblest apologies to the aforementioned mon... ah,ha... chimpanze, and the advice that he may want to consider adding some bananas to your diet, as well. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I heard he works for peanuts... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The truth is out! After an extensive search through the Arizona DMV, I was able to find this!
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Location: closely held secret | Good work, Stephen.
Looks like an old blues player I used to know. "Blind Monkey Witco". We used to call him "BMW".
I thought he was dead. Certainly looks like I was right. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Y'all ain't right ... |
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Location: Studio City, California, USA | Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
Dave, hahahahahahahaha, that's your day brother, hahahahaha!!!!
end Dave's rep? More like end the monkey's reputation. hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Sorry Dave, just good old fun, you don't mean bad anything bad.
You should be happy, my wife loves monkeys. Hahahahahaha!!!! And she's gorgeous too. Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Enough for today, i'm about to piss myself.
Thank you very much |
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Location: Colorado | Jerome - FYI - Bill and the factory determined my slothead to be #43...so you can add that subtle detail to your fabulous site.
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Jerome;
Your fabulous site is a great augmentation to this one...you have all of that great resource material that we would have liked to have had on this site but it takes a lot of time.
Obviously, you have put hours and hours of work into your site and for this, I would like to say, Merci!
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Location: Paris/France | Originally posted by Woz:
I've never seen a 2001 collector's ad. "endangered species"...
If anyone has a copy... Or know's how to get one. I'd love to frame it.
Woz
email twozn1@aol.com Woz, there's one for sale on Ebay:
2001 COLLECTOR\'S AD
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Jerome
GREAT SITE!!!
I haven't spent as much time there as I would like, but what I've seen is masterful.
I even understood the French parts, (I was reminded that I took some French classes in junior high "la plume de ma tante", etc) so you have achieved a milestone in international communications.
As a Viper owner, I confess my first visit was to the solid body section. Including a few non Ovation significant guitars is also a nice touch,
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Bailey,
If you like Ovation Viper electric guitars, don't miss Wayne\'s Collection !!!
The GC Bluebird is one of my favorite. ;)
J :) |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Checked it out Jerome
LOVED IT.
Makes me want to put humbuckers on my Viper.
Never will happen, cause they wont fit and that's it!!!
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Location: Houston, TX | Bailey,
Miles and I talked a couple of times about whether or not mini-humbuckers would fit, and if it would be worth it to try. It's close on both counts. |
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Location: Tennessee | moody did it.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | WELL
DANG, there it is, the Viper Les Paul. I was thinking more about Hot Rails or Carvin blade types that will replace a strat type pickup.
Hell with it , I'm going to learn to get all I can out of my pristine, virginal Viper, and not be corrupted by a defiler of Virgin Vipers.
God is going to get him for this!!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | You should see it now that I helped with a little cosmetic enhancement!
Paul is still fairly fashion challenged but the guitar looks marvelous darling! I think it even makes him look slimmer. |
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Location: SoCal | I've done horrible things to this Viper. First it was humbuckers with a Preacher Deluxe neck, making the guitar a Viper Deluxe.... Then it was a Deacon neck with Phat Cat p/u's, and a new pickguard.... all I can do is call it the Guitar Formerly Known As Viper (GFKAV).
I know I'm going to rot in hell for what I've done, but it sure is a sweet guitar..... besides, it's not my fault --- Woodrow made me do it!
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Location: Upper Left USA | As I get older I have to believe that virgins are highly overated. Someone has to know what their doing!
I will probably end up in the next cubicle in hell next to Paul. Probably listening to him play a Taylor... "Eb", "Ab", "Dsus9" over and over again! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Hey give Paul some credit...he's "playing" above the fourth fret in that picture above....
....how long did it take to get your fingers arranged? |
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Location: SoCal | Jeff, I wasn't really playing a chord... my wife said "Honey, for once in your life, try to look like you know what you're doing"
Boy, the truth hurts sometimes..... |
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Many Thanks to you all.