1979 Ovation Winners Circle News Issue #3
Year: 1979
Third issue of the Ovation Winners Circle News (WCN) dealer newsletter for 1979. Cover features numbered sections previewing articles inside alongside images of the Deacon solid body guitar and Magnum bass. Content includes: (1) "Demonstrate, It Works" article about Tommy Mec at Brian Guitars in New Haven, CT demonstrating the UK 2 solid body with Urelite body material, accumulating 115,000 award points since June 1979; (2) "The Stars Help Sales" covering the endorsement program with John McFee of the Doobie Brothers, Larry Coryell, Tony Rice, Glenn Campbell, Roy Clark, Nancy Wilson, Marcel Dadi, Al Di Meola, Kenny Loggins, Joan Armatrading, Dave Mason, and Jeff Lynne, plus the 11 poster series and national advertising in Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, and International Musician; (3) "A Word About Posters" with display tips for dealers; (4) "Quality Control" extensive factory tour of the New Hartford, CT plant covering the Detail Shop, Sub-Assembly Shop, and Final Assembly Shop with photos of Lyrachord bowl molding, neck fitting, fret alignment, and play testing; (5) "What's a Blawnox?" profile of Pianos n' Stuff dealer in Blawnox, PA (suburb of Pittsburgh) run by Robert Sarra and Ralph Antimary, accumulating 206,435 award points; (6) "Introducing Magnum 2" electric bass with 3-band graphic equalizer, active preamplifier with 8 low-noise op amps, and humbucking pickups; plus a page promoting the new Solid Body Catalog featuring Viper III, Preacher Deluxe, and Deacon spec sheets.
