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*The other problem I had was that round back.

Trying to play while seated and without a neck strap, you can't easily let go of the guitar without it trying to roll off your lap and onto the floor. That got old.

--Mac




not only is the back rounded, that's the part of the guitar that is made of a substance that seems to have all the slippery attributes of teflon.

holding a regular guitar while sitting, you can lean into it as you play. Every Ovation I ever tried to play kept slipping off my knee gradually as I played, eventually leading to a moment when I either had to...
1) stop playing in order to regrip the instrument, or
2) musical train wreck.