After turning down a job as the guitarist for the Tommy Dorsey and being turned down when he tried to purchase the Martin D.

Kaman was a “free spirit pioneer” that built the Kaman Aircraft from scratch in 1945 with only $5,000 in equipment and $2,000 in cash.In 1965, he wanted to diversify his product line and finally decided on guitars, especially since he had loved playing the guitar for many years. The Innovative Mr KamanHowever, the people that knew him were not surprised by this at all. In the year of 1966, the guitar world had no idea who Charlie Kaman, the successful helicopter manufacturer, was.Or that he would become part of the history of guitar making.They also had no idea that the History of Ovation Guitars would become part of music history.