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Oddball
Posted 2021-01-27 7:13 PM (#554892)
Subject: Elite ID question


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Location: CA
I've looked this up on 'search' but didn't find an answer.
Recetntly spotted an ad for a mid-bowl Elite in my area. Photos are so-so. It says "LX" on the truss cover, has the pretty multi-ply neck and what I consider a 'modern' Op-Pro preamp. I have asked the seller to tell me what the label says as far as model, and his response was "Celebration- top of the line!" Which tells me he knows little to nothing about Ovations.

So okay, there is no Ovation 'Celebration'. But there is a Celebrity. However, this guitar does not look like one. It does not have the 'double dot' bridge, and the end of the fretboard 'swoops' like a USA built guitar. The epaulets also appear to be real wood, and might be inlaid into the top (rather than glued over it).

Are there any visual cues from not-so-great photos that would indicate yay or nay on a Hartford-built guitar? The price he's asking is decent for a Celeb Elite, but excellent for a USA model.

Thanks much.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2021-01-27 7:42 PM (#554893 - in reply to #554892)
Subject: Re: Elite ID question



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Newer Celebrity guitars have a similar fretboard ends to real Ovations.
If the seller won't show you the label.... It is an import.
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nerdydave
Posted 2021-01-27 10:38 PM (#554906 - in reply to #554892)
Subject: Re: Elite ID question


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That naughty seller!!
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2021-01-28 5:06 PM (#554930 - in reply to #554892)
Subject: Re: Elite ID question


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Post a link to the ad.....
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