I have an Ovation that I bought new in the early 1980s. It is a very nice sounding guitar and is pretty much in mint condition. I bought a newer Takamine not because it sounded all that much better, but because it had a better pickup system.
Many thumb their noses at Ovation, but the older ones were true quality instruments. In one of my DVD's, David Gilmour is playing one.
If interested, here is the link or PM me.
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