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T-62 has more in common with the Vintage S model.

Apparently the carbon fiber-topped Adamas guitars have been produced for a bit. New is the USA made wood-topped Ovation models. On the GEWA website I saw a couple of Ovation models with "USA" suffix in their model numbers.

Small die castings like these are typically cast in multi-cavity dies. This is done so that multiple parts can be created during a single cycle time, lowering the cost per piece. It looks like the tool was made with at least six cavities. The numbers are cast in so they can monitor the condition of the tool. If defects start showing up in parts from a specific cavity, they know which one needs attention.

There was a model called "Vanguard Korina" for a short while before they changed the name to "Artist Korina".

I'm down to a mere half-dozen of these:

This is as close to a family photo as I've ever gotten. I took this a few years ago. Today I'm down about a dozen from then.

I believe the "red" part is just the natural finish of the mahogany neck.

How different is F100 from F5? I've been using F5 for years and it's still being sold.

Back in the '80s when I worked at Altec, I managed to get a pair of these 9842-8As at a "garage sale" the factory was having. They were the speakers for my stereo for a few years until I was forced to downsize. They looked exactly like these- same utility gray paint. (The -8D was the furniture grade version.)

My taste in amps runs more in this direction: