Ovation Applause Serial Numbers

Ovation Applause Serial Numbers Online
Ovation Applause Serial Numbers
Ovation Applause Guitar Shallow Body

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Fromthe official Ovation Web Site

THREEDIGIT SERIES

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. I just tried to research my Ovation Celebrity by serial #. It says Ovation on the headstock and Kaman made in Korea inside the body on a label. The serial # has 7 digits beginning in 0. Ovation does not show a serial # above 6 digits. I bought it used. Curious if anyone knows this history.

THREE DIGIT SERIES (Numberrange)	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

FourDigit Series

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. Sep 15, 2017 The serial number will be a set of numbers and letters separated by dashes. It is typically found inside the body underneath the strings. But sometimes they put it on the back of the neck. For some Ovation guitars, only the first few numbers of the serial will tell you the date.

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: (Please, follow this link) Ovation & Adamas Colors Chart