End of line for iconic guitar brand

Fender Musical Instrutments says it is ceasing US production of Ovation guitars, played by music greats including Paul Simon and Cat Stevens.

A US guitar factory that has produced instruments for music legends from Paul Simon to Cat Stevens to Glen Campbell is closing after 47 years.

The New Hartford Ovation factory's owner, Fender Musical Instruments, is ceasing US production of Ovation guitars and notified employees on Tuesday that production at the factory will end by June, according to a report by the Republican-American of Waterbury.

The company is citing "current market conditions and insufficient volume levels." Factory workers are calling it the end of an iconic American brand.

Ovation guitars were created by the late Charles Kaman, a helicopter engineer and founder of the aerospace company Kaman Corp.

Fender bought Kaman Music Corp in 2007.