Ovation guitars in the 2000s

Through the 2000s, Kaman Corporation / Kaman Music Corporation (KMC Musicorp after 2007) and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation controlled the Ovation name, and 1 plant built it: New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

2 eras touch the 2000s across 1 line. The version changed in 2008. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Ovation.

Year by year

Eras in the 2000s

Other brands in the 2000s

• Epiphone in the 2000s
• Gibson in the 2000s
• Gretsch in the 2000s
• Guild in the 2000s
• Harmony in the 2000s
• Heritage in the 2000s
• Ibanez in the 2000s
• Martin in the 2000s
• PRS in the 2000s
• Taylor in the 2000s

Ovation, year by year

Sources

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1. 1
   Hamer Guitarsgraded community

   • "acquired by… Fender… on December 31, 2007"Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
2. 2
   Kaman Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2007graded primary

   • On December 31, 2007, we completed the previously announced saleOvation in the 2000s: owners and plants
   • We sold our Music segment on December 31, 2007 for $119.5 million to Fender and recorded a pre-tax gain of $18.1 million.Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
3. 3
   Kaman Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year 2008graded primary

   • On December 31, 2007, we completed the sale of all of the capital stock of our wholly owned subsidiaryOvation in the 2000s: owners and plants
4. 4
   Kaman Corp. 8-K exhibit 99.1 (Ovation/KMC sale closing)graded primary

   • on December 31, 2007, the company completed its previously announced saleOvation in the 2000s: owners and plants
5. 5
   Fender to close Ovation factory in Connecticutgraded secondary

   • "built Ovation… for the last 47 years"Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
6. 6
   Fender to cease US production of Ovation guitarsgraded secondary
7. 7
   Fender to buy Kaman Music Corp.graded secondary

   • "closing is set to happen by January 1, 2008"Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
8. 8
   Ovation sold to Drum Workshop (Jan 6, 2015)graded secondary

   • "Yesterday, FMIC announced that KMC Music… has sold the Ovation guitar brand to Drum Workshop, Inc."Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
9. 9
   FMIC announces KMC Music sale of Ovation to DW (Jan 6, 2015); KMC sold to JAM Industries (Feb 12, 2015)graded secondary

   • "FMIC announced that KMC Music… has sold the Ovation guitar brand to Drum Workshop, Inc."Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
10. 10
    Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Announces Sale of KMC Music's Percussion Brands and Ovation Guitars to Drum Workshop, Inc.graded primary

    • as well as the Ovation® guitar brand.Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
11. 11
    Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Form S-1 (2012)graded primary

    • In December 2007 we acquired KMC, which was our largest acquisition to date.Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants
12. 12
    Fender Musical Instruments Corp, Form S-1/A Amendment No. 5graded primary

    • since the acquisition of Kaman Music Corporation (now known as KMC Musicorp), or KMC, in 2007Ovation in the 2000s: owners and plants

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