1977 Ovation Custom Balladeer 1612-1 Sunburst

Offered for sale:

Used 1977 Ovation Custom Balladeer Model 1612-1 serial number 123521.

This guitar is in very good condition, neck and frets are fine. Cosmetically there are two small finish cracks at the treble side of the rosette and a few noticeable nicks on the top below the bridge. This being a 1977 vintage instrument, it does not have the three band EQ that this same model had in the 1990's. This one has a simple volume control, no EQ or tuner on board.

Featuring the Lyrachord bowl back. This unique synthetic material is composed of inner woven layers of fiberglass bonded together under pressure with special resins. The Sitka Spruce top incorporates X-bracing that is found on conventional acoustic guitars. The neck is two pieces of matched mahogany with an ebony finger board. Additional details include Pearl inlays, chrome plated tuners, Ivory grained binding and a walnut bridge.

Technical features include: 25 ¼” scale length, 1 5/8” width at nut, 20 frets joining the body at the 14th, Ebony fingerboard with a 10” radius and an overall weight of 5.2 lbs.

This guitar plays well and has the unique Ovation tone: solid bass, distinct midrange and clean treble.

Nice Ovation, nice price!

Original hard-shell case included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

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