Incursioni e riflessioni di Alberto Biraghi – online dal 7 febbraio 2001
Nell’aprile 2020 Handsome Johnny (John Prine) si è allontanato, lasciando un vuoto enorme. Ho riascoltato la sua straordinaria discografia e ho messo in cantiere alcuni suoi brani, che suono nel suo stile minimalista thumbpick e indice. Ma mi mancava qualcosa nel suono, finché mi sono . . .
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La mia prima chitarra acustica di legno dopo oltre 20 anni di Ovation. Comprata a dicembre 2020 e subito amata. Fa parte della serie Centenario offerta quell’anno, particolarmente cara perché segna la prima collaborazione della rivista Nashville (poi diventata ACCORDO) con una grande azienda, la . . .
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L’idea di comprare una chitarra da viaggio mi è venuta nell’autunno 2020, dopo due giorni di vacanza in montagna con pioggia incessante, trascorsi sul divano a leggere e sfogliare l’iPad. “Almeno avessi una chitarra…”. Detto e fatto. Sono tornato a casa, ho studiato la faccenda . . .
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The Adamas 1881 is a special and rare Ovation guitar, the only one sporting a graphite top with a super shallow bowl. And in spite of being surprisingly thin, it delivers an incredible amount of tone. It might be not as loud as my Adamas . . .
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I am always upgrading and fine tuning my collection, but also I grew older and my tastes change. For this reason from time to time I sell some of my guitars. Please consider that all of my instruments are in superb condition for the age, . . .
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In occasione dell’aggiornamento del tema di OneMoreBlog ho pensato di portare nel blog la vecchia pagina statica sulle mie chitarre Ovation, divenuta un po’ arcaica.
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A series of tables and lists that summarise serial numbers, model codes and colors of the Ovation guitars from the beginning to the end of the 20th Century. Years and models Original series from 1966 Range Date Comment 006-319 1966 three digits in red ink . . .
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Produced each year from 1982 in limited numbers, the Collectors Series gave Ovation the opportunity to launch new technologies and new designs, giving birth to stunning guitars, featuring gorgeous appointments and finishes. New necks, preamps, body sizes, shapes could be tested in the hands of . . .
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I found traces of this article that once appeared on the official Kaman Ovation website, in “our story” section in the first decade of 2000. Apparently the author was Brian Hoover (if anybody can confirm it I’d be glad to give him a sure credit). The . . .
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I found this March 2002 post by Bill Kaman on the Ovation Fan Club forum. I save it here, just in case, because it’s precious.
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There’s a lot of interesting information about the roundbak guitars on the Internet. I try to collect the best links about Ovation in this page. The Ovation Intruments Collectors Board Facebook page Ovation FanClub(tm) Group Facebook group The Ovation Decoder (by John Mitzel and Kim . . .
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Ovation guitars deeply influenced the American music in the last quarter of the Twentieth Century. From 1966 to 2007 Ovation guitars has been a brand of KMC Musicorp, a subsidiary of Kaman Aircraft founded by Charlie Kaman. In 2008 KMC Musicorp (therefore Ovation brand) was sold to . . .
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The Ovation Adamas is closer to an helicopter than to a traditional guitar. Being a guitar enthusiast, Charlie Kaman knew that a round soundhole puts undue stress on the top of the guitar, reducing its vibrating area and requiring additional bracing to keep the top . . .
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Charlie Kaman is the ingenious crazy splinter in the history of the American guitar. Extraordinary character, scientist, businessman, inventor, Charlie leaves a precious heritage of contamination, creativity and art of sound to the people capable of appreciating it.
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These are the Ovation guitars that I had have sold. Only one is really missed, the Anniversary 1657-8. The others were let go because they had an issue, for one of my periodic reorganisations of my collection or just because I did not feel it . . .
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This is a selection of pictures of me with my Ovation guitars. The oldest date back to the 70s.
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Ovation: chitarre snobbate dai puristi puzza-al-naso, che le definiscono “di plastica”. In realtà sono strumenti interessantissimi, inventati per pura passione da un uomo che è ha incarnato dell’America migliore: Charlie Kaman. All’avventura Ovation ha partecipato anche il figlio di Charlie, Bill, una persona che ha sempre saputo restare discreto e cortese, nonostante l’agio in . . .
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The Ovation 1657 Anniversary has a bizarre story: designed in 1977 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the company, was in fact put for sale in 1979 and remained available until late 1982 (the last examples received the new Kaman bar so they lack the . . .
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