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The Ovation Guitar Company is a manufacturer of guitars. Ovation primarily manufactures steel-string acoustic guitars (both 6 and 12-string versions) and nylon-string acoustic guitars, often with pickups for electric amplification. In 2015, it became a subsidiary of Drum Workshop after being acquired from KMCMusicorp.〔 〕 The company's Ovation and Adamas guitars are known for its round back, which gives them a recognizable shape. The latter are also well known for the use of carbon fiber tops (instead of the typically used wood-tops for acoustic guitars). Among musicians the relatively thin neck stands out as well (compared to other acoustic guitars). ==History== Founder Charles Kaman (1919–2011) developed the first Ovation guitar in 1965–1966.〔〔 Press release 〕 Kaman, an amateur guitarist from an early age, worked on helicopter design as an aerodynamacist at United. Eventually, he founded a helicopter design company, Kaman Aircraft, in 1945. The Kaman Corporation soon diversified, branching into nuclear weapons testing, commercial helicopter flight, development and testing of chemicals, and helicopter bearings production. In the early 1960s, however, financial problems from the failure of their commercial flight division forced them to expand into new markets, such as entertainment and leisure. Charles Kaman, still an avid guitar player, became interested in making guitars.〔〔 〕 From 1966 to 2007 Ovation guitars, and later on Adamas guitars, were a brand of KMCMusicorp, which itself was a subsidiary of Kaman Aircraft. In 2008 KMCMusicorp (and with that the Ovation brand) was sold to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.〔 Press release 〕 In 2014 Fender announced that they are closing the iconic Ovation guitar factory in New Hartford, Connecticut, leaving all production of Ovation guitars overseas.〔 The factory was reopened in October, 2015 by current owner Drum Workshop, Inc. Press release 〕 Before that announcement Fender established a U.S. production of various acoustic guitars in the New Hartford factory. Alongside Ovation and Adamas guitars, which have been produced there for decades, Fender started a U.S. production of other Fender-owned brands in that factory, as is known, Guild (Guild Guitar Company) and Fender.〔 Press release 〕 Shortly after closing the New Hartford factory it was announced that the Ovation brand has been sold to the company Drum Workshop, alongside a few other previously Fender-owned brands. The announcement was made on January 7, 2015. Aside from the Ovation brand, Drum workshop has also bought the New Hartford factory and reinstated the previously ceased U.S. production of Ovation and Adamas guitars, basses, ukeleles and mandolins.〔 Press release 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ovation Guitar Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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