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Ovation High Tech à la Manufacture - Factory Visit Article (French)

1992 France 4 pages

A French-language magazine article spanning 4 pages (pages 65-68) written by Marcel Dadi and Marcel Graff, documenting a visit to the Ovation guitar factory in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA. The article traces the history of Ovation guitars from founder Charlie Kaman's aeronautical background to the development of the iconic rounded composite bowl-back guitar body, explaining the scientific and engineering principles behind its design. Detailed photographic coverage of the manufacturing process is provided, including body molding, soundboard construction, neck assembly, fret installation, and final setup.