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Ovation guitar factory in Connecticut is closing
Associated Press ^ | Apr 23, 2014 1:47 PM EDT | Dave Collins

Posted on 04/23/2014 1:02:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai

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1 posted on 04/23/2014 1:02:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

How much longer are we going to endure this failed socialist experiment? Until NO ONE has any jobs except rulers?


2 posted on 04/23/2014 1:04:06 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: jsanders2001

Fender got what it deserved for backing Obama and the Democrats.


3 posted on 04/23/2014 1:07:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Olog-hai

I own a Balladier...pretty good accoustic, but I never got used to the backings.


4 posted on 04/23/2014 1:07:58 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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I like how Ovation guitars sound, but they don’t seem to work well if you play them sitting down.


5 posted on 04/23/2014 1:11:45 PM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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To: Olog-hai

Who needs jobs??? We’ll just vote ourselves more money. /s


6 posted on 04/23/2014 1:11:57 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
I have a 1614 Custom Legend from 1981, when I played the Jersey Club Circuit.

When we put it through the PA and Playbacks, it sounded like you were playing in a living room.

7 posted on 04/23/2014 1:16:39 PM PDT by fedupjohn (America...Designed by Geniuses...Now inhabited by Idiots..Palin 2016...)
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To: Olog-hai

it was ceasing “domestic production” of Ovation guitars. ................................................Hmmmmmmm? ceasing domestic production? Why not everyone else is.


8 posted on 04/23/2014 1:22:48 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (2016 an election or a coronation of a Queen?)
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To: jsanders2001

Martin and Taylor probably have the bulk share of the American made acoustic market. Both make incredibly good guitars.


9 posted on 04/23/2014 1:24:44 PM PDT by Avid Coug
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“The first acoustic you could plug in”

Is that correct? There were acoustics before 1967 that could be plugged in I’m thinking.


10 posted on 04/23/2014 1:26:45 PM PDT by llevrok (F the government)
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To: Olog-hai

I bought an Ovation Legend back in early ‘80s. Best acoustic I ever owned. Still sounds fantastic.

Used to keep it on a stand in the living area and ready to play whenever the mood struck. Spent many hours playing to unwind after a hard days work. Nothing like having an acoustic for practice. No cords, amplifier, or effects to hook up. Just pick it up and play until the blues go away then put it back on the stand.

Goodbye Ovation, I knew you well...


11 posted on 04/23/2014 1:26:59 PM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
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Farewell. It was a great run. Meanwhile, back in the quiet hollows in southwestern Virginia, another music legend is busy being born. Can you hear it? The circle is unbroken...
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See: Guitar Makers
12 posted on 04/23/2014 1:27:46 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Your joke was so funny that I stood up in applause.


13 posted on 04/23/2014 1:28:04 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: Olog-hai
... insufficient volume levels”


14 posted on 04/23/2014 1:28:05 PM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: Texicanus

I still have my Ovation from many years ago. The electronics are shot and it would cost more to buy a new equalizer/preamp then buying a new guitar.


15 posted on 04/23/2014 1:34:13 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
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To: jsanders2001

“How much longer are we going to endure this failed socialist experiment? Until NO ONE has any jobs except rulers?”

Agree with your sentiments. Also wonder how much the direction that music has taken has changed the musical instrument market. Now everything is ‘sampling’ and computer-generated crap. Not sure how many people care anymore about a pristine acoustic sound - from any manufacturer. There are clearly those out there who want a good Martin etc., but things have changed a lot.


16 posted on 04/23/2014 1:35:51 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Olog-hai

I never liked Ovations much Though I am sorry to see another guitar company leave the American scene. Les Paul man myself. Ovation’s sounded good enough but I just couldn’t go for the plastic rounded backs. They made the guitar more difficult to play if seated. I don’t know if it’s just coincidence or not but many Ova’s that I seen with several yrs. on them usually have cracked finishes on the top sound board running vertically in line with the neck. Go Gibson - but keep an eye on that Obama guy. He might be out to steal your wood again ;- )


17 posted on 04/23/2014 1:37:28 PM PDT by Lake Living
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"We are committed to providing the same high quality musical instruments our artists, consumers and customers expect and demand, and will continue to support the brands that are currently being produced in New Hartford," Richard McDonald, senior vice president of Fender, said in a statement.

Translation: we're more committed to to improving our bottom line by pawning off cheaper made imports for the same money we charged for those made in the U.S.

18 posted on 04/23/2014 1:46:43 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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"Ovations will continue to be manufactured outside the U.S., Fender spokesman Jason Farrell said Wednesday. He said Fender also builds Ovations in China, South Korea and Indonesia."

Which means they will have a price advantage over Gibson. Gibson will now have to off-shore to remain price competitive.

Raise the import tariffs and bring back American manufacturing. Lower the income taxes by an equal amount.

19 posted on 04/23/2014 1:46:56 PM PDT by DannyTN
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"Ovations will continue to be manufactured outside the U.S., Fender spokesman Jason Farrell said Wednesday. He said Fender also builds Ovations in China, South Korea and Indonesia."

Which means they will have a price advantage over Gibson. Gibson will now have to off-shore to remain price competitive.

Raise the import tariffs and bring back American manufacturing. Lower the income taxes by an equal amount.

20 posted on 04/23/2014 1:46:56 PM PDT by DannyTN
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