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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Predecessor | Ovation Instruments, a division of Kaman Aircraft[1][2] (c. 1964)[history 1][history 2] |
| Founded | c. 1965,[citation needed] New Hartford, Connecticut |
| Founder | Charles Kaman |
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| Parent | GEWA music Gmbh |
| Website | ovationguitars.com |
The Ovation Guitar Company is a manufacturer of string instruments. Ovation primarily manufactures steel-string acoustic guitars (both 6 and 12-string versions) and nylon-string guitars, often with pickups for electric amplification.[5] In 2015, it became a subsidiary of Drum Workshop after being acquired from KMCMusicorp.[6]
The company's Ovation and Adamas guitars are known for their round backs, which gives them a recognizable shape. The latter are also well known for the use of carbon fiber tops (instead of the typically wood tops for acoustic guitars). Apart from guitars, the company currently produces acoustic basses, mandolins and ukuleles.[3]
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- ^ "KMC Music Sells Percussion Brands, Ovation Guitars to Drum Workshop". Music Inc. Magazine. January 6, 2015."Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) announced today that its subsidiary, KMC Music, has sold its owned and licensed percussion brands, including Gretsch Drums, Latin Percussion, Toca Percussion, KAT Percussion and Gibraltar Hardware — as well as the Ovation guitar brand and the exclusive U.S. distribution rights for Sabian Cymbals — to Drum Workshop, Inc., the manufacturer of DW drums, hardware and accessories."
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