Model #1624-4 · Family: 1624
Year: 1979
This is a French folk guitar instruction method book (Volume 2) by Michel Haumont, published by Editions Cezame as part of the Collection Folk Chappell series. The book includes tablatures and is designed as an introductory method for folk guitar playing. This appears to be an instructional book cover rather than an Ovation guitar catalog.
Year: 1974
Complete Ovation Instruments Inc. price list dated May 1974, covering acoustic deep bowl, acoustic shallow bowl, acoustic electric deep bowl, acoustic electric shallow bowl, and electric solid body guitars, plus accessories including cases, guitar cords, pic-keys, picks, stands, straps, and strings. Prices in US dollars, F.O.B. New Hartford, Connecticut.
Year: 1976
Full-line Ovation catalog for the Japanese market, published circa 1976 and distributed by Aria (Arai Trading), Kyowa Shokai, and Nakao Trading (Tokyo). Text in Japanese and English. Covers the complete Ovation range: Acoustic Deep Bowl (Custom Legend, Balladeer, Custom Balladeer, Classic, Folklore, Concert Classic, Legend, Glen Campbell 12 String), Acoustic Shallow Bowl (Glen Campbell Artist, Artist, Country Artist), Acoustic Electric Deep and Shallow Bowl models, Matrix by Ovation, plus accessories (guitar straps, pic-key, strings, polish, guitar cord, machine heads, cases). Features extensive list of Ovation-playing artists. Many thanks to Kazuhiro Gamo from Japan for his help and his kindness
Year: 1976
Ovation Instruments Inc. guitar price list effective January 1, 1976. Comprehensive listing covering Acoustic Deep Bowl, Acoustic Shallow Bowl, Acoustic Electric Deep Bowl, Acoustic Electric Shallow Bowl, Matrix by Ovation, Electric Solid Body guitars, and Cases. Prices in US dollars. Includes all model numbers, colors, and list prices. Published by Ovation Instruments Inc., New Hartford, Connecticut 06057, a Kaman Company.
Year: 1977
Comprehensive Ovation U.S.A. Price List with suggested list prices effective August 1, 1977. Covers the full Ovation product line: Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic/Electric Guitars (including the new Adamas series at $2,200-$2,350), Solid Body Guitars (Breadwinner, Deacon, Viper, Preacher), Solid Body Basses (Magnum 1 and 2), Matrix by Ovation, Cases, Strings, and Accessories. Published by Ovation Instruments Inc., New Hartford, CT 06057, a Kaman Company.
Year: 1983
1983 German-language Ovation newsletter featuring the complete product lineup including Adamas, Elite (new for 1983), Balladeer, Legend, Custom Legend, Anniversary, Classic, Cutaway, and Solid-Body series. Includes Nancy Wilson interview, Sigi Schwab Ovation Prize feature, Tech Talk on the Kaman Bar, endorsee news, J.H. Rickard column on bracing, and Kaman Musical Strings catalog. Distributed by Musik Meyer GmbH, Marburg. Priced at 3 DM.
Year: 1976
This is a 1976 discount catalog (Number Two) from Musician's Supply Inc., featuring Ovation acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars including the Balladeer, Legend, Artist, and Country Artist models, as well as Guild acoustic guitars. The catalog also includes a guitar strings section covering brands such as Ovation, Gibson, Fender, Goya, D'Aquisto, Darco, Aranjuez, D'Angelico, and Concertiste. Prices are shown as discounted from list price, with the catalog itself priced at $1.00.
Year: 1972
This is the 1972 full product line catalog for Ovation Instruments Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation based in New Hartford, Connecticut. The catalog showcases the complete range of acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, including steel-string, 12-string, and classical nylon-string models, highlighting the proprietary Lyrachord fiberglass roundback bowl construction and featuring endorsements from artists such as Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, and the Bee Gees. Detailed specifications, quality workmanship processes, engineering innovations, patent information, and a lifetime warranty are also presented.
Year: 1968
This two-page advertisement showcases Ovation's acoustic-electric guitar models. The first page features the 'Electric Artist Balladeer' (model K 1621-4) priced at $429, emphasizing freedom and versatility. The second page displays the 'Easy Country Pickin's' and 'Electric Country Artist' (model K 1624-4) also priced at $429, highlighting the nylon-strung instrument's extended range and soft tones.
Year: 1968
This catalog features two Ovation acoustic-electric guitar models: the 'Electric Artist Balladeer' (K 1621-4) priced at $429 and the 'Easy Country Pickin's Electric Country Artist' (K 1624-4) priced at $429. Both instruments feature compression pick-ups mounted in the bridge, can be played acoustically or electrically, and have calibrated volume control knobs on the bowl. Manufactured by Ovation Instruments Inc. in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Year: 1972
German-language Ovation guitar catalog covering the full early 1970s product line. Features acoustic models (Balladeer, Artist, Folklore, Pacemaker, Legend, Glen Campbell series, and Classical models) as well as the Acoustic Electric series with built-in pickup systems. Includes detailed specifications table, company history highlighting the Lyracord fiberglass body innovation, and endorsements from Buffy Sainte-Marie and Glen Campbell.
Year: 1973
This is a collection of internal Ovation/Kaman corporate memoranda from October 1973 through February 1974 documenting the research and development of the 'A-brace' guitar design and the Custom Legend model. The documents detail communications between C.H. Kaman and Ovation engineering staff (J. Rickard, R. Della Bernarda, R. Pretak, R. Gantick) regarding prototype construction, top deflection measurements, bracing patterns, and artist endorsement assignments. Notable artists receiving special 'A-brace' Electric Legend guitars included Glen Campbell, John McLaughlin, Kenny Loggins, Cat Stevens, Jesse Colin Young, Tom T. Hall, Shawn Phillips, and Don Gibson.
Year: 1979
This is a single-page Japanese advertisement for Ovation guitars, featuring a live performance photo of a bearded guitarist playing an Ovation acoustic on stage. The ad promotes the Ovation brand's reliability and unique roundback fiberglass construction, emphasizing consistent tone unaffected by humidity or temperature. A full price list in Japanese Yen is provided for the Artist, Country Artist, Glen Campbell Artist, and Electric series models, distributed by Nakao Trading Co. in Tokyo's Chuo-ku district.
Year: 1972
A comprehensive German-language Ovation guitar catalog covering the full product line including acoustic, classical, and acoustic-electric models. Features the Lyracord roundback body history, detailed specifications tables, string sets, and artist endorsements from Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, Charlie Byrd, and Buffy Saint-Marie. Part of a larger distributor publication with pages numbered 201-212.
Year: 2005
This is an Ovation guitar dealer pricelist dated July 2005, with prices listed in Swiss Francs (SFR), indicating it was distributed in the Swiss or broader German-speaking European market. The catalog covers a comprehensive range of Ovation products including Adamas, Legend, Elite, Celebrity, Pinnacle, and Tangent series guitars, as well as accessories such as cases, gig bags, pickups, strings, and preamps. Several models are marked as NEW, suggesting recent additions to the lineup at the time of publication.
Year: 1975
This is an excerpt from 'The Electric Guitar: Its History and Construction' by Donald Brosnac, featuring pages about historically significant Ovation guitars. The section covers the Ovation Electric Country Artist (1971) and Ovation Deacon (1972), detailing their innovative electronics including piezo-electric pick-ups, FET pre-amps, and printed circuit designs. James Rickard, Ovation's Engineering and Quality Control Manager, is highlighted for his work on the Piezo electric pick-up and solid body Breadwinner-Deacon guitars.
Year: 1973
This is an internal Ovation Instruments test record dated December 4, 1973, showing a frequency response graph (in dB) for a Special Folk Classic guitar model Neo 1624, unit 41-2. The document includes handwritten notes describing the instrument as having the hole moved toward the fingerboard about 1 inch, a large brace across the bridge with an essentially A-frame on the rest, and noting the sound is described as 'highly tenor, taut, lacking in bass' with K=0.28. This appears to be a quality control or acoustic research document rather than a consumer catalog or brochure.
Year: 1971
This is a vintage Ovation Instruments magazine advertisement featuring musician Mac Davis endorsing Ovation's 'Roundback' acoustic-electric guitars. The ad promotes two specific models — the Classic 1613-4 and Artist 1624-4 — and includes a mail-in coupon for requesting catalogs or an Ovation mobile, to be sent to Ovation Instruments in New Hartford, Connecticut. The ad is produced by Kaman Company, Ovation's parent corporation.
Year: 1980
This is an official Ovation Instruments, Inc. parts diagram and parts list document for the 1124/1624 Country Artist acoustic guitar model with Rod Cover. The two-page document includes an exploded-view illustration of the guitar with numbered part callouts and a corresponding parts list organized by sections: Neck, Bowl, Top, and Acoustic Models Only. Each part is listed with its unique part number and description, serving as a reference for repairs and replacement parts.
Year: 1980
Many Thanks to Thierry Guillaumot from France for these pictures. (Late 70's / Early 80's)
Year: 1975
These photos are from a listing posted a few years ago. If you are the owner, please feel free to contact me. Description from the original listing: This is a Custom Ordered 1975 Model 1624-4. It’s truly the cream of the crop for someone looking for a nylon string or collectable rare Ovation. This guitar features all of the appointments found on the steel string Custom Legend, including the stereo pick up system. It has the desireable Artist Depth hand-laid Brown bowl. Specs: Cedar Top Gold Plated Tuners Artist Size Hand Laid Brown Bowl Dots and Diamonds Inlays Abalone Outlined Fretboard Abalone Soundhole Ring Abalone Bound Top Stereo Electronics White Bound Neck Carved Truss Rod Cover Additional (Non-Factory) Snowflake and Branch Inlay The guitar is Serial Number 132376 The neck is narrower and shallower in profile then a traditional classical guitar neck. At the nut the width measures 1 7/8” which provides sufficient spacing for nylon strings. The neck joins the body at the 14th fret like most steel string guitars. - The bracing is in Ovation’s VT-8 Pattern. This pattern was shared with certain steel string Ovation models. For reference other Ovation nylon models used a modified double fan, or a hybrid fan. The difference in bracing is the main reason when looking at 25+ year old Ovations, that frequently the classicals have multiple top cracks while it’s rare to see any on the Country Artist.
Year: 1982
Many Thanks to Jean-Michel Sirac from France for these nice photos.
Year: 1977
Many Thanks to my friend Jean-Pierre Rouvier for these outstanding photos. JP lives in a small village called "Notre Dame de Bellecombe" in "Savoie" which is one of the nicest place in France. Jipé's Country Artist and the "Mont Blanc" in French Alpes.
Year: 1981
Many Thanks to Thierry Torre from France for these nice photos.
Year: 2003
Many Thanks to Thierry Guillaumot from France for these pictures.
Year: 2003
Many Thanks to my Friend Karl in Germany for these great photos. This guitar is surely one of the best ever built by Ovation. Only 50 were built.
1624-4 Country Artist Rosette
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Year: 1979
This is a French folk guitar instruction method book (Volume 2) by Michel Haumont, published by Editions Cezame as part of the Collection Folk Chappell series. The book includes tablatures and is designed as an introductory method for folk guitar playing. This appears to be an instructional book cover rather than an Ovation guitar catalog.
Year: 1974
Complete Ovation Instruments Inc. price list dated May 1974, covering acoustic deep bowl, acoustic shallow bowl, acoustic electric deep bowl, acoustic electric shallow bowl, and electric solid body guitars, plus accessories including cases, guitar cords, pic-keys, picks, stands, straps, and strings. Prices in US dollars, F.O.B. New Hartford, Connecticut.
Year: 1976
Full-line Ovation catalog for the Japanese market, published circa 1976 and distributed by Aria (Arai Trading), Kyowa Shokai, and Nakao Trading (Tokyo). Text in Japanese and English. Covers the complete Ovation range: Acoustic Deep Bowl (Custom Legend, Balladeer, Custom Balladeer, Classic, Folklore, Concert Classic, Legend, Glen Campbell 12 String), Acoustic Shallow Bowl (Glen Campbell Artist, Artist, Country Artist), Acoustic Electric Deep and Shallow Bowl models, Matrix by Ovation, plus accessories (guitar straps, pic-key, strings, polish, guitar cord, machine heads, cases). Features extensive list of Ovation-playing artists. Many thanks to Kazuhiro Gamo from Japan for his help and his kindness
Year: 1976
Ovation Instruments Inc. guitar price list effective January 1, 1976. Comprehensive listing covering Acoustic Deep Bowl, Acoustic Shallow Bowl, Acoustic Electric Deep Bowl, Acoustic Electric Shallow Bowl, Matrix by Ovation, Electric Solid Body guitars, and Cases. Prices in US dollars. Includes all model numbers, colors, and list prices. Published by Ovation Instruments Inc., New Hartford, Connecticut 06057, a Kaman Company.
Year: 1977
Comprehensive Ovation U.S.A. Price List with suggested list prices effective August 1, 1977. Covers the full Ovation product line: Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic/Electric Guitars (including the new Adamas series at $2,200-$2,350), Solid Body Guitars (Breadwinner, Deacon, Viper, Preacher), Solid Body Basses (Magnum 1 and 2), Matrix by Ovation, Cases, Strings, and Accessories. Published by Ovation Instruments Inc., New Hartford, CT 06057, a Kaman Company.
Year: 1983
1983 German-language Ovation newsletter featuring the complete product lineup including Adamas, Elite (new for 1983), Balladeer, Legend, Custom Legend, Anniversary, Classic, Cutaway, and Solid-Body series. Includes Nancy Wilson interview, Sigi Schwab Ovation Prize feature, Tech Talk on the Kaman Bar, endorsee news, J.H. Rickard column on bracing, and Kaman Musical Strings catalog. Distributed by Musik Meyer GmbH, Marburg. Priced at 3 DM.
Year: 1976
This is a 1976 discount catalog (Number Two) from Musician's Supply Inc., featuring Ovation acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars including the Balladeer, Legend, Artist, and Country Artist models, as well as Guild acoustic guitars. The catalog also includes a guitar strings section covering brands such as Ovation, Gibson, Fender, Goya, D'Aquisto, Darco, Aranjuez, D'Angelico, and Concertiste. Prices are shown as discounted from list price, with the catalog itself priced at $1.00.
Year: 1972
This is the 1972 full product line catalog for Ovation Instruments Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation based in New Hartford, Connecticut. The catalog showcases the complete range of acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, including steel-string, 12-string, and classical nylon-string models, highlighting the proprietary Lyrachord fiberglass roundback bowl construction and featuring endorsements from artists such as Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, and the Bee Gees. Detailed specifications, quality workmanship processes, engineering innovations, patent information, and a lifetime warranty are also presented.
Year: 1968
This two-page advertisement showcases Ovation's acoustic-electric guitar models. The first page features the 'Electric Artist Balladeer' (model K 1621-4) priced at $429, emphasizing freedom and versatility. The second page displays the 'Easy Country Pickin's' and 'Electric Country Artist' (model K 1624-4) also priced at $429, highlighting the nylon-strung instrument's extended range and soft tones.
Year: 1968
This catalog features two Ovation acoustic-electric guitar models: the 'Electric Artist Balladeer' (K 1621-4) priced at $429 and the 'Easy Country Pickin's Electric Country Artist' (K 1624-4) priced at $429. Both instruments feature compression pick-ups mounted in the bridge, can be played acoustically or electrically, and have calibrated volume control knobs on the bowl. Manufactured by Ovation Instruments Inc. in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Year: 1972
German-language Ovation guitar catalog covering the full early 1970s product line. Features acoustic models (Balladeer, Artist, Folklore, Pacemaker, Legend, Glen Campbell series, and Classical models) as well as the Acoustic Electric series with built-in pickup systems. Includes detailed specifications table, company history highlighting the Lyracord fiberglass body innovation, and endorsements from Buffy Sainte-Marie and Glen Campbell.
Year: 1973
This is a collection of internal Ovation/Kaman corporate memoranda from October 1973 through February 1974 documenting the research and development of the 'A-brace' guitar design and the Custom Legend model. The documents detail communications between C.H. Kaman and Ovation engineering staff (J. Rickard, R. Della Bernarda, R. Pretak, R. Gantick) regarding prototype construction, top deflection measurements, bracing patterns, and artist endorsement assignments. Notable artists receiving special 'A-brace' Electric Legend guitars included Glen Campbell, John McLaughlin, Kenny Loggins, Cat Stevens, Jesse Colin Young, Tom T. Hall, Shawn Phillips, and Don Gibson.
Year: 1979
This is a single-page Japanese advertisement for Ovation guitars, featuring a live performance photo of a bearded guitarist playing an Ovation acoustic on stage. The ad promotes the Ovation brand's reliability and unique roundback fiberglass construction, emphasizing consistent tone unaffected by humidity or temperature. A full price list in Japanese Yen is provided for the Artist, Country Artist, Glen Campbell Artist, and Electric series models, distributed by Nakao Trading Co. in Tokyo's Chuo-ku district.
Year: 1972
A comprehensive German-language Ovation guitar catalog covering the full product line including acoustic, classical, and acoustic-electric models. Features the Lyracord roundback body history, detailed specifications tables, string sets, and artist endorsements from Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton, Charlie Byrd, and Buffy Saint-Marie. Part of a larger distributor publication with pages numbered 201-212.
Year: 2005
This is an Ovation guitar dealer pricelist dated July 2005, with prices listed in Swiss Francs (SFR), indicating it was distributed in the Swiss or broader German-speaking European market. The catalog covers a comprehensive range of Ovation products including Adamas, Legend, Elite, Celebrity, Pinnacle, and Tangent series guitars, as well as accessories such as cases, gig bags, pickups, strings, and preamps. Several models are marked as NEW, suggesting recent additions to the lineup at the time of publication.
Year: 1975
This is an excerpt from 'The Electric Guitar: Its History and Construction' by Donald Brosnac, featuring pages about historically significant Ovation guitars. The section covers the Ovation Electric Country Artist (1971) and Ovation Deacon (1972), detailing their innovative electronics including piezo-electric pick-ups, FET pre-amps, and printed circuit designs. James Rickard, Ovation's Engineering and Quality Control Manager, is highlighted for his work on the Piezo electric pick-up and solid body Breadwinner-Deacon guitars.
Year: 1973
This is an internal Ovation Instruments test record dated December 4, 1973, showing a frequency response graph (in dB) for a Special Folk Classic guitar model Neo 1624, unit 41-2. The document includes handwritten notes describing the instrument as having the hole moved toward the fingerboard about 1 inch, a large brace across the bridge with an essentially A-frame on the rest, and noting the sound is described as 'highly tenor, taut, lacking in bass' with K=0.28. This appears to be a quality control or acoustic research document rather than a consumer catalog or brochure.
Year: 1971
This is a vintage Ovation Instruments magazine advertisement featuring musician Mac Davis endorsing Ovation's 'Roundback' acoustic-electric guitars. The ad promotes two specific models — the Classic 1613-4 and Artist 1624-4 — and includes a mail-in coupon for requesting catalogs or an Ovation mobile, to be sent to Ovation Instruments in New Hartford, Connecticut. The ad is produced by Kaman Company, Ovation's parent corporation.
Year: 1980
This is an official Ovation Instruments, Inc. parts diagram and parts list document for the 1124/1624 Country Artist acoustic guitar model with Rod Cover. The two-page document includes an exploded-view illustration of the guitar with numbered part callouts and a corresponding parts list organized by sections: Neck, Bowl, Top, and Acoustic Models Only. Each part is listed with its unique part number and description, serving as a reference for repairs and replacement parts.
Year: 1980
Many Thanks to Thierry Guillaumot from France for these pictures. (Late 70's / Early 80's)
Year: 1975
These photos are from a listing posted a few years ago. If you are the owner, please feel free to contact me. Description from the original listing: This is a Custom Ordered 1975 Model 1624-4. It’s truly the cream of the crop for someone looking for a nylon string or collectable rare Ovation. This guitar features all of the appointments found on the steel string Custom Legend, including the stereo pick up system. It has the desireable Artist Depth hand-laid Brown bowl. Specs: Cedar Top Gold Plated Tuners Artist Size Hand Laid Brown Bowl Dots and Diamonds Inlays Abalone Outlined Fretboard Abalone Soundhole Ring Abalone Bound Top Stereo Electronics White Bound Neck Carved Truss Rod Cover Additional (Non-Factory) Snowflake and Branch Inlay The guitar is Serial Number 132376 The neck is narrower and shallower in profile then a traditional classical guitar neck. At the nut the width measures 1 7/8” which provides sufficient spacing for nylon strings. The neck joins the body at the 14th fret like most steel string guitars. - The bracing is in Ovation’s VT-8 Pattern. This pattern was shared with certain steel string Ovation models. For reference other Ovation nylon models used a modified double fan, or a hybrid fan. The difference in bracing is the main reason when looking at 25+ year old Ovations, that frequently the classicals have multiple top cracks while it’s rare to see any on the Country Artist.
Year: 1982
Many Thanks to Jean-Michel Sirac from France for these nice photos.
Year: 1981
Many Thanks to Thierry Torre from France for these nice photos.
Year: 1977
Many Thanks to my friend Jean-Pierre Rouvier for these outstanding photos. JP lives in a small village called "Notre Dame de Bellecombe" in "Savoie" which is one of the nicest place in France. Jipé's Country Artist and the "Mont Blanc" in French Alpes.
Year: 2003
Many Thanks to Thierry Guillaumot from France for these pictures.
Year: 2003
Many Thanks to my Friend Karl in Germany for these great photos. This guitar is surely one of the best ever built by Ovation. Only 50 were built.
1624-4 Country Artist Rosette
