Model Number

Introduced

Colours

Price

1291

1979

Black - 5

Nutmeg - 7

White - 6

$650

Pickups

2 high output double-coil humbuckers with non-magnetic rails each with 1/8” alnico bar magnets wired both in series and [parallel with 10,000 winds per coil.  Patented adjustable tri-mount

Controls

2 tone

2 volume

Switching

3-way pickup selector.

Each pickup has series/parallel selector switches.

Front =  series, warm tone

Rear =  parallel, sharper tone.

Electronics

Passive

Output

Stereo and mono

Body

Urelite urethane foam on an aluminium frame.

Neck

2 piece Honduras mahogany

Fretboard

Bound ebony

Frets

24 Jumbo nickel-silver alloy

Inlays

Early models -  “bow-tie” inlays.

Later - Oblong

A few  11 dot or  diamond.

Nut width

Brass 1 11/16”

Tuners

Gold deluxe Ovation/Schaller

Scale length

27 ¾ “

Bridge

/Tailpiece

The first instrument had standard [black cover] Ovation with brass plates and saddles, adjustable for action and intonation with patented adjustable tri-mount.

Later models had an improved design Gold-plated or Chrome plated Schaler/Ovation bridge.