Ovation 1111 Balladeer Acoustic Guitar w/Case - Natural (1981)

This guitar is in very good condition with minor cosmetic wear. It has been fully inspected by our techs and show no structural issues or damage. There is one small lacquer crack on the bridge but this looks to be purely cosmetic. The frets are also in very good condition with good height left to them. The original Ovation case is included.

This write up is from the 1980 Ovation catalog

"This was the world's first Ovation. Before the Balladeer was introduced, all guitars were made about the same. And sounded like it too. They all produced adequate bass and treble sound, but the midrange "fell out" and was lost in the overall sound of the guitar. Then came the Balladeer. The Lyrachord bowl proved to the world that a guitar could produce a rich, full bodied sound. Never before had a guitar generated such a clear, clean and powerful sound throughout its entire range. Never before had modern day guitarists played a roundback. The Balladeer literally changed the shape of music history"

Specs

• Length: 40 3/4"
• Width: 14 5 3/4"
• Depth: 5 13/16"
• Top: Sitka Spruce A
• Top Bracing: Ovation Modified X
• Body: Deep Bowl
• Body Binding: Ivory Grained
• Scale Length: 25 1/4"
• Neck Width @ Nut: 1 11/16"
• No. Of Frets: 20
• Neck Joins Body @: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Radius Of Fingerboard: 10"
• Inlays: 8 Pearl
• Bridge: Walnut