Info on clarissa guitars

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: GUEST
Date: 24 May 07 - 04:01 PM

Sorry because my english hasn't been improved since a long time.
My gran' ma has offered to me for my fifteen (in 1974) a folk guitar CLARISSA.
It's a sympathic guitar that i alway play with pleasure, despite a Gibson, a fender, and thirty other instruments.

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: GUEST,allan s,
Date: 12 Mar 07 - 12:27 PM

Ovations are made in Connecticut., I dont remember the name of the town but is to the East of Winsted on RT 44

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: GUEST,neil
Date: 11 Mar 07 - 07:17 PM

same here ive had mine for 20 years and still plays well, its a copy of the ovation sunburst, and i was told they are made in the same fatory but without the expensive finish, inlay etc, made by olverini bros and co. italy

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 11:38 AM

Clarrisa guitars are a bit like Ovations, and I wouldn't say cheap, I paid over 220.00 for a brand new one over 15 years ago! Mines seen some action and given good service, I would be reluctant to swap it for any thing else.

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: Flash Company
Date: 10 Mar 05 - 10:40 AM

Only Clarissa I know is Clarissa Dixon-Wright, are these full bodied guitars?, She's a large lady!

FC

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: cool hand Tom
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 05:17 PM

maybe the headstock on this one is very plain.it looks old but that says nothing.iv got a digicam which i cant use yet so ill take a pic or 2 and send you them.

       Thanks Tom

Subject: RE: Info on clarissa guitars
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 04:23 PM

Tom - The only clarissa guitars I have come across were cheap and cheerful Ovation copies , Round backed and with a fancy head stock - Could be yours is an old fore runner of these , or even a modern variety I've not seen !

Subject: Info on clarissa guitars
From: cool hand Tom
Date: 09 Mar 05 - 02:12 PM

Hello all.
          Even though i only play banjo,i was in an old curiosity shop and picked up a clarissa guitar.Its acoustic and the back has a slight bowl effect,it has an adjustable bridge and a metal brace where strings attach and a classical style peghead.Only reason i bought it was because it was cheap.it has made in italy inside and looks kinda old,just wondered if any of you cats out there knew anything.
          Regards Tom.