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Model · Ovation
An Ovation acoustic, introduced 1967[1, 2]. Built on the Ovation USA (New Hartford) line.
Wikipedia: introduced Feb 1967 (S512); Blue Book: first model named that year (S513). Existing M054 'First roundback' says 1966 with no support found.
No changes to this model’s spec are on record yet. If you know one and have a source, send it with Suggest an edit at the top right.
The eras of the Ovation USA (New Hartford) line in the years this model was made. No end year is on record, so the last row runs as far as the line does. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.
| Years | Owner | Parent | Plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–2008[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | Kaman Corporation / Kaman Music Corporation | — | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) |
| 2008–2012[9, 10, 11, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 7, 8] | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Weston Presidio (private equity funds) | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) |
| 2012–2014[9, 10, 11, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16, 15, 7, 8] | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Servco Pacific Inc. and TPG Growth (equal partners in Fender) | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) |
| 2014–2015[9, 10, 11, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16, 15] | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Servco Pacific Inc. and TPG Growth (equal partners in Fender) | No plant |
| 2015–2020[10, 17, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] | Drum Workshop, Inc. (DW) | — | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) |
| 2020–now[25, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 23, 24] | GEWA music GmbH | — | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) |
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