Model · Ovation

Adamas

An Ovation acoustic, introduced c. 1976^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}. Built on the Ovation USA (New Hartford) line.

Stalemate: Vintage Guitar says introduced 1976 (S509); TC Gakki says 1976 prototype shown, large-scale production 1977 (S510); GEWA and Wikipedia say 1977 (S511, S512). No primary source. 1976 kept as first showing, 1977 as general release.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

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.

Sources

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   blogspot: 2026/04/ovation solid body electric guitars.htmlgraded community
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   The Ovation Adamas IIgraded secondary
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   Ovation's flagship model Adamasgraded community
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   Ovation Adamas Guitars: the Story, Charles Kamangraded community
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   Ovation Guitar Companygraded community
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   Hamer Guitarsgraded community

   • "acquired by… Fender… on December 31, 2007"Era: Ovation USA (New Hartford), 1976–2008
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   Kaman Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2007graded primary

   • On December 31, 2007, we completed the previously announced saleEra: Ovation USA (New Hartford), 1976–2008
   • 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.Era: Ovation USA (New Hartford), 2008–2014
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   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 subsidiary