.... the birth of the Ovation brand. Many articles in trade magazines on the choice of the name Ovation, have corroborated the fact that it was Charlie Byrd to suggest, with the famous phrase spoken after trying, precisely, a 'Ovation: "this Deserve an Ovation guitar ..." !
Now, some fans have wondered what Ovation? .... the old no.6 (the one with the paddle style Martin and only remaining)? ... or there were already pre-series guitars? ..... And if they existed, already had the logo on the headstock .... Ovation ?
The mystery, has unveiled the Kaman family.
Charlie Byrd, one of the first Ovation actually felt like we have known then it was a guitar with steel strings, and not adapted to its genre and its style, suggested that Kaman to build the first "classic" Ovation. But the name Ovation
was not suggested by Byrd!
Kaman had a good list of potential names for the newborn guitar. Ovation remained and the others were discarded.
So it was with the name of the first guitar, and the Balladeer. The Balladeer
were already a band before playing a 'Ovation, then the first guitar that does not lead (again) their names but only the written Ovation.
Now, some fans have wondered what Ovation? .... the old no.6 (the one with the paddle style Martin and only remaining)? ... or there were already pre-series guitars? ..... And if they existed, already had the logo on the headstock .... Ovation ?
The mystery, has unveiled the Kaman family.
Charlie Byrd, one of the first Ovation actually felt like we have known then it was a guitar with steel strings, and not adapted to its genre and its style, suggested that Kaman to build the first "classic" Ovation. But the name Ovation
was not suggested by Byrd!
Kaman had a good list of potential names for the newborn guitar. Ovation remained and the others were discarded.
So it was with the name of the first guitar, and the Balladeer. The Balladeer
were already a band before playing a 'Ovation, then the first guitar that does not lead (again) their names but only the written Ovation.
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