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Fromthe official Ovation Web Site
THREEDIGIT SERIES
THREE DIGIT SERIES
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YEAR MADE |
Comment | | 006-319 | 1966 | Threedigits in red ink | | 320-999 | 1967(Feb-Nov) | NewHartford; three digits in redink | | 1000- | 1967(Nov)-1968 (July) | Fourdigits in black ink, noletter prefix | | 10000- | 1970(Feb)-1972 (May) | Fivedigits, no letter prefix | | A+3Digits | 1968(July-Nov) | | B+3Digits | 1968(Nov)-1969 (Feb) | | B+5Digits | 1974-1979 | Magnumsolid body basses | | C+3Digits | 1969(Feb-Sept) | | D+3Digits | 1969(Sept)-1970 (Feb) | | E+4Digits | 1973(Jan)-1975 (Feb) | Solidbodies | | E+5Digits | 1975(Feb)-1980 | Solidbodies | | E+6Digits | 1980(late)-1981 | SomeUK IIs (does not reflectproduction) | | F,Gprefix | 1968(July)-1970 (Feb) | | H,I,J,Lprefix | 1970-1973 | ElectricStorm Series |
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Ovation Applause Serial Number Dating
FourDigit Series
Ovation Applause Serial Numbers 3,5/5 3100votes Seeking information about my vintage Ovation Applause AA-31 acoustic guitar.
| Firstdigit is always 1 | | Seconddigit is type of guitar: | | 1Acoustic roundbacks (also semi-hollowbody electrics) | | 2Solidbody and semi-hollowbody electrics | | 3Ultra acoustics | | 4Solidbody | | 5Acoustic electric cutaway Adamas and II/Elite/Ultra electric | | 6Acoustic electric roundbacks | | 7Deep | | 8Shallow | | Thirddigit denotes bowl depth on acoustic andacoustic electrics: | | 1Standard bowl, 5 13/16' deep | | 2Artist bowl, 5 1/8' deep | | 3Elite/Matrix electric deep bowl | | 4Matrix shallow bowl | | 5Custom Balladeer, Legend, Legend 12, Custom Legend 12, Anniversary | | 6Cutaway electric, deep bowl | | 7Cutaway electric, shallow bowl | | 8Adamas, 6 1/16' deep | | Fourthdigit denotes mode, for the first eightacoustic models: | | 1Balladeer | | 2Deluxe Baladeer | | 3Classic | | 4Josh White | | 5 12-String | | 6Contemporary Folk Classic | | 7Glen Campbell Artist Balladeer | | 8 Glen Campbell12-String | Colorcode follows hyphen after model number:
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Ovation & Adamas Colors Chart
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I own an applause made in moosup.it is a nice guitar to play.i worked at ovation guitars in New.htfd.ct.early 70s.i m4ade the backs 2 sheets of fiber glass cloth formed by hand over an alunimum mold.cut a slit in top sheet inject resin pull down top of mold over bottom heated up.i was lucky to get 1 out of 10 to meet specs.never new applause was made by ovation.always thot applause used. Ovation, Roundback, Adamas, Legend, Custom Legend, Elite, Applause, Celebrity, Balladeer, Ultra, Thunderbolt and Lyrachord, The Roundback body shape, Roundback design and Roundback Technology, Guitar Bowl Shape, Fingerboard Inlay Design, Sound hole Rosette Design, Adamas Peghead Shape, Bridge Design, Epaulet Design, Soundboard and Sound hole designs, Guitar. Model Number: Model: Years Made: Made In: Strings: Format: Cutaway: Bowl: Style: Frets to Body: Headstock: Output: Comments: 385T: Pinnacle: 1992-1993: USA: Steel: 12.
SIXDIGIT SERIES
1971-Present(ExceptAdamas)
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YEAR MADE
| | 000001-007000 | 1972(May-Dec) | | 020001-039000 | 1974 | | 039001-067000 | 1975 | | 067001-086000 | 1976 | | 086001-103000 | 1977(Jan-Sept) | | 103001-126000 | 1977(Sept)-1978 (Apr) | | 126001-157000 | 1978(Apr-Dec) | | 157001-203000 | 1979 | | 211011-214933 | 1980 | | 214934-263633 | 1981 | | 263634-291456 | 1982 | | 291457-302669 | 1983 | | 302670-303319 | 1984 | ElitesOnly | | 315001-339187 | 1984 | BalladeersOnly | | 303320-356000 | 1985-1986 | | 357000-367999 | 1987 | | 368000-382106 | 1988 | | 382107-392900 | 1989 | | 403760-420400 | 1990 | | 421000-430680 | 1990 | | 400001-403676 | 1991 | | 430681-446000 | 1991 | | 402700-406000 | 1992 | | 446001-457810 | 1992 | | 457811-470769 | 1993 | | 470770-484400 | 1994 | | 484401-501470 | 1995 | | 501471-518689 | 1996 | | 518690-528368 | 1997 | | 528369-536826 | 1998 | | 536827-545890 | 1999 | | 545891-555979 | 2000 | | 555980-564478 | 2001 | | 564479-571883 | 2002 | | 571884-579654 | 2003 | | 579655-592919 | 2004 | | 592920-601450 | 2005 | | 601451-609566 | 2006 | | 609567-618494 | 2007 | | 618495-620263 | 2008 | | 620264-621209 | 2009 | | 621210-621981 | 2010 | | 621982-622147 | 2011 | | 622148-622419 | 2012 | | 622420-622539 | 2013 |
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ADAMASSERIES
Seriesstarts with 0077 in September 1977
ADAMAS SERIES
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YEAR MADE | | 0077-0099 | 1977 | | 0100-0608 | 1978 | | 0609-1058 | 1979 | | 1059-1670 | 1980 | | 1671-2668 | 1981 | | 2669-3242 | 1982 | | 3243-3859 | 1983 | | 3860-4109 | 1984 | | 4110-4251 | 1985 | | 4252-4283 | 1986 | | 4284-4427 | 1987 | | 4428-4696 | 1988 | | 4697-4974 | 1989 | | 4975-5541 | 1990 | | 5542-6278 | 1991 | | 6279-7088 | 1992 | | 7089-8159 | 1993 | | 8160-9778 | 1994 | | 9779-11213 | 1995 | | 11214-12448 | 1996 | | 12449-13020 | 1997 | | 13021-14623 | 1998 | | 14624-16136 | 1999 | | 16137-17393 | 2000 | | 17394-18961 | 2001 | | 18962-20040 | 2002 | | 20041-20802 | 2003 | | 20803-21085 | 2004 | | 21086-21514 | 2005 | | 21515-22211 | 2006 | | 22212-22522 | 2007 | | 22523-22878 | 2008 | | 22879-23155 | 2009 | | 23156-23402 | 2010 | | 23403-23591 | 2011 | | 23592-23763 | 2012 | | 23764-23845 | 2013 |
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Ovation Applause Serial Numbers For Sale