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Collector's 1987

Model #1987 · Family: 1987

Collector's Acoustic Series 6-string Steel Deep Bowl Cutaway 1987

Natural top, carved bridge, abalone; OP-24+

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1987 Collector's Edition JP Brochure 01 Catalogs

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure

1987

4 pages
Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure
1987 · Japan

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure

Year: 1987

Japanese-language brochure for the Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Limited Edition guitar, model 1987-7. The sixth in the annual series that began in 1982, limited to 150 units. Features deep bowl cutaway body, AAA Sitka Spruce top with nutmeg stain, Adamas-style multi-hole epaulets in maple/mahogany/teak/padauk, abalone purfling, carved walnut bridge, ebony fingerboard with abalone 1987 block inlay at 12th fret, 5-piece K-Bar adjustable neck, Schaller Deluxe gold machine heads with pearloid buttons, piezoelectric pickup, and OP-24 active 3-band EQ system. Priced at 300,000 yen with case. Distributed by Nakao Trading Co., Tokyo.

01 Catalogs

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog

1987

11 pages
Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog
1987 · US

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog

Year: 1987

Premium US catalog for the Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Limited Edition, the sixth in the annual series begun in 1982. Limited to 1,000 instruments. Features a letter from Bill Kaman (President), detailed descriptions of the 1987 model with deep bowl cutaway, hand-selected AAA Sitka Spruce top with nutmeg stain, Adamas-style epaulets in exotic woods (maple, mahogany, teak, padauk), abalone purfling and inlays, 24-karat gold tuning machines, carved walnut bridge, 6 piezo crystal pickup, OP-24 3-band active EQ, and burled walnut veneer peghead. Includes a retrospective of all prior Collectors Series models (1982-1986) with photos, and a signed closing letter from C. William Kaman II. Published by Ovation Instruments, Inc., Kaman Music Corporation.

1 Catalogs

Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)

1996

20 pages
Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)
1996 · US

Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)

Year: 1996

This is Ovation Instruments' 1996 Collectors' Edition brochure celebrating thirty years of innovation, documenting the history of the Collectors' Series from 1982 through 1996. It details each annual limited-edition model's specifications, production numbers, and technological innovations including the development of the Optima, OP-24Plus, OptiMax, and HexFX electronics systems. The document includes a complete spec chart listing all Collectors' Series models from 1982-1996 and a Certificate of Authenticity for the 1996 model (1996-TPB, Transparent Burgundy, mid-depth cutaway, HexFX electronics, limited to 1,280 units).

1987 German Price List 1 Catalogs

Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)

1987

1 pages
Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)
1987 · Germany

Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)

Year: 1987

This is a German-language Ovation guitar price list dated October 1987, covering the full range of Ovation and Applause models available in the German market. It includes pricing in Deutsche Marks (DM) for series including Classic, Collectors', Adamas, Applause, Celebrity, Ultra, Balladeer, Legend, Custom Legend, and Elite, as well as Guitar-to-MIDI systems, Guitar Cases, and accessories. All prices are listed as non-binding recommended retail prices (unverbindliche Preisempfehlungen).

1994 Jp Ovation Story Mag 01 Catalogs

Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar

1994

13 pages
Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar
1994 · Japan

Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar

Year: 1994

Comprehensive Japanese magazine feature on Ovation guitars covering the full product lineup, rare and discontinued models, Collectors Series 1982-1994, Adamas series, regular lineup, and electric guitars. Includes a Bill Kaman interview, technical articles on Ovation construction secrets (roundback body, preamp/control, bracing, Kaman bar), Ovation history from founding through 1994, and interviews with Japanese Ovation players including Gontiti, Amano Kiyotsugu, Ishida Nagaiki, and Tokutake Hirofumi.

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1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement

1987

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1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement
1987 · US

1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement

Year: 1987

This is a single-page advertisement for the 1987 Ovation Collectors' Series guitar, featuring C. William Kaman II holding the instrument. The ad highlights the guitar's features including a deep cutaway bowl, honey stained sitka spruce top, burled walnut headstock, and abalone purfling, with only 1000 units produced. The advertisement is from Kaman Music Corporation in Bloomfield, CT.

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1987 Collector's

1987

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1987

1987 Collector's

Year: 1987

1987 Collector's (928 exemplaires produits) Model 1987 Collector's Specifications: (from official Ovation Web Site)   6 String Acoutic/Electric Body Type: Deep Bowl C/A Top: AAA Spruce Bracing: Ovation Quintad Scale Length: 25 1/4" Scale: Fretboard: Ebony Fret Inlay: Ablaone, 12th Fret Block Bridge: Carved Walnut Rosette: Multi Sound Hole Epaulet Pickup: Piezoelectric Nutwidth: 1 11/16" Machines: M.O.P. Case: Preamp OP24+:       

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1987 certificate Memorabilia

Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity

1987

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Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity
1987 · US

Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity

Year: 1987

This is the Certificate of Authenticity issued by Ovation Instruments, Inc. for the 1987 Collectors' Series Guitar, limited to one thousand instruments produced. The certificate is signed by C. William Kaman II, President of Ovation Instruments, Inc. and Kaman Music Corporation, and states that the particular combination of features making this guitar unique will never again be duplicated.

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Featured In (6)

1987 Collector's Edition JP Brochure 01 Catalogs

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure

1987

4 pages
Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure
1987 · Japan

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Japanese Brochure

Year: 1987

Japanese-language brochure for the Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Limited Edition guitar, model 1987-7. The sixth in the annual series that began in 1982, limited to 150 units. Features deep bowl cutaway body, AAA Sitka Spruce top with nutmeg stain, Adamas-style multi-hole epaulets in maple/mahogany/teak/padauk, abalone purfling, carved walnut bridge, ebony fingerboard with abalone 1987 block inlay at 12th fret, 5-piece K-Bar adjustable neck, Schaller Deluxe gold machine heads with pearloid buttons, piezoelectric pickup, and OP-24 active 3-band EQ system. Priced at 300,000 yen with case. Distributed by Nakao Trading Co., Tokyo.

01 Catalogs

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog

1987

11 pages
Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog
1987 · US

Ovation 1987 Collectors Series US Catalog

Year: 1987

Premium US catalog for the Ovation 1987 Collectors Series Limited Edition, the sixth in the annual series begun in 1982. Limited to 1,000 instruments. Features a letter from Bill Kaman (President), detailed descriptions of the 1987 model with deep bowl cutaway, hand-selected AAA Sitka Spruce top with nutmeg stain, Adamas-style epaulets in exotic woods (maple, mahogany, teak, padauk), abalone purfling and inlays, 24-karat gold tuning machines, carved walnut bridge, 6 piezo crystal pickup, OP-24 3-band active EQ, and burled walnut veneer peghead. Includes a retrospective of all prior Collectors Series models (1982-1986) with photos, and a signed closing letter from C. William Kaman II. Published by Ovation Instruments, Inc., Kaman Music Corporation.

1 Catalogs

Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)

1996

20 pages
Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)
1996 · US

Ovation Collectors' Series: Thirty Years of Innovation (1996 Edition)

Year: 1996

This is Ovation Instruments' 1996 Collectors' Edition brochure celebrating thirty years of innovation, documenting the history of the Collectors' Series from 1982 through 1996. It details each annual limited-edition model's specifications, production numbers, and technological innovations including the development of the Optima, OP-24Plus, OptiMax, and HexFX electronics systems. The document includes a complete spec chart listing all Collectors' Series models from 1982-1996 and a Certificate of Authenticity for the 1996 model (1996-TPB, Transparent Burgundy, mid-depth cutaway, HexFX electronics, limited to 1,280 units).

1987 German Price List 1 Catalogs

Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)

1987

1 pages
Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)
1987 · Germany

Ovation Guitars German Price List October 1987 (Preisliste 10/87)

Year: 1987

This is a German-language Ovation guitar price list dated October 1987, covering the full range of Ovation and Applause models available in the German market. It includes pricing in Deutsche Marks (DM) for series including Classic, Collectors', Adamas, Applause, Celebrity, Ultra, Balladeer, Legend, Custom Legend, and Elite, as well as Guitar-to-MIDI systems, Guitar Cases, and accessories. All prices are listed as non-binding recommended retail prices (unverbindliche Preisempfehlungen).

1994 Jp Ovation Story Mag 01 Catalogs

Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar

1994

13 pages
Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar
1994 · Japan

Ovation: New World of Acoustic Guitar

Year: 1994

Comprehensive Japanese magazine feature on Ovation guitars covering the full product lineup, rare and discontinued models, Collectors Series 1982-1994, Adamas series, regular lineup, and electric guitars. Includes a Bill Kaman interview, technical articles on Ovation construction secrets (roundback body, preamp/control, bracing, Kaman bar), Ovation history from founding through 1994, and interviews with Japanese Ovation players including Gontiti, Amano Kiyotsugu, Ishida Nagaiki, and Tokutake Hirofumi.

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1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement

1987

View details →
1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement
1987 · US

1987 Ovation Collectors' Series Guitar Advertisement

Year: 1987

This is a single-page advertisement for the 1987 Ovation Collectors' Series guitar, featuring C. William Kaman II holding the instrument. The ad highlights the guitar's features including a deep cutaway bowl, honey stained sitka spruce top, burled walnut headstock, and abalone purfling, with only 1000 units produced. The advertisement is from Kaman Music Corporation in Bloomfield, CT.

Guitars (5)

1987 collector's Guitars

1987 Collector's

1987

View details →
1987 Collector's
1987

1987 Collector's

Year: 1987

1987 Collector's (928 exemplaires produits) Model 1987 Collector's Specifications: (from official Ovation Web Site)   6 String Acoutic/Electric Body Type: Deep Bowl C/A Top: AAA Spruce Bracing: Ovation Quintad Scale Length: 25 1/4" Scale: Fretboard: Ebony Fret Inlay: Ablaone, 12th Fret Block Bridge: Carved Walnut Rosette: Multi Sound Hole Epaulet Pickup: Piezoelectric Nutwidth: 1 11/16" Machines: M.O.P. Case: Preamp OP24+:       

Related Memorabilia (1)

1987 certificate Memorabilia

Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity

1987

View details →
Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity
1987 · US

Ovation 1987 Collector's Series Guitar Certificate of Authenticity

Year: 1987

This is the Certificate of Authenticity issued by Ovation Instruments, Inc. for the 1987 Collectors' Series Guitar, limited to one thousand instruments produced. The certificate is signed by C. William Kaman II, President of Ovation Instruments, Inc. and Kaman Music Corporation, and states that the particular combination of features making this guitar unique will never again be duplicated.

Technical Reference (3)