OVATION INSTRUMENTS, NEW HARTFORD, 1976, AN ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM LEGEND, 1619-4

OVATION INSTRUMENTS, NEW HARTFORD, 1976
AN ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC GUITAR, CUSTOM LEGEND, 1619-4
Labeled Ovation MODEL NO. 1619-4 MANUFACTURED IN NEW HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A and Ovation / 079930, inlaid logo Ovation at the headstock, with pearl inlay, fit with an additional Sony condenser mic, with original hardshell case stenciled PINK FLOYD. / LONDON. and SERIAL NO. DG 1096; accompanied by facsimile copies of the shipment and sales invoices from Ovation Instruments Inc. to Pink Floyd, dated 15th October and 22nd October 1976, an original promotional leaflet for the Ovation Custom Legend, the original registration warranty card, a facsimile sales invoice from HHB Communications Ltd to David Gilmour Music for the Sony ECM66 Electret Microphone, dated 19th December 2001, and a candid color snapshot of David Gilmour playing this guitar in 2001 [Not Illustrated]
Body length 21 ¼ in. (51.4 cm.)

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