Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer – 1994 Natural

👌 VERY GOOD CONDITIONS (signs visible in photos)
📦 ORIGINAL HARDCASE INCLUDED
🔢 SERIAL NUMBER 476129 (YEAR 1994)
🔌 POWER CABLE INCLUDED
✅ FULLY WORKING / TESTED

A classic USA-made Ovation acoustic-electric from the mid-’90s Standard Balladeer line, featuring the brand’s signature synthetic “roundback” body construction.

Specifications:

• Body: Ovation’s iconic Lyrachord composite bowl-back (super-shallow depth, cutaway design)
• Top: Solid spruce, grade A
• Neck: Mahogany/maple with rosewood or ebony fingerboard
• Scale length: 25¼”
• Frets: 20–22
• Electronics: Onboard piezo pickup with active preamp (volume/tone controls), typical of the early-’90s OP-series systems
• Finish: Natural or sunburst, depending on the specific 1861 variant
• Made in: USA (New Hartford, CT)

Character: Bright, projecting acoustic tone thanks to the composite bowl, paired with reliable stage-ready amplification — a workhorse instrument popular with performing singer-songwriters in the ’90s for its comfortable ergonomics and dependable plug-and-play electronics.