Prototype Adamas Guitar

Description (Brief)
This production prototype for the Adamas model of guitars was made by Ovation Instruments Inc., a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation in Bloomfield, Connecticut, around 1973-1974. The Kaman Corporation, founded by Charles Kaman, had great success in aerospace engineering. Kaman, a dedicated guitar enthusiast, founded Ovation Instruments, Inc. and applied some of the engineering discoveries to manufacture an acoustic guitar that could be sonically improved by modifying its shape and construction. Patents granted to Kaman include, a sound board for stringed instruments #3,880,040, guitar construction #4,056,034, and a stringed musical instrument body #4,090,427.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
guitar
prior attribution
1974-1975
date made
1973-1974
maker
Ovation Instruments Inc.
place made
United States: Connecticut, Bloomfield
ID Number
1979.0818.02
catalog number
1979.0818.02
accession number
1979.0818
subject
Music & Musical Instruments
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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