This instrument was the second guitar I built primarily at home and later with guidance from Luthier James Condino in Asheville, NC.
OM-18 Style Guitar
# Frets: 20
Woods Used:
Back: Honduran Magogany
Sides: Honduran Mahogany
Top: Sitka Spruce
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Finish: French Polish
Rosette: Black & White
Top Inlay: N/A
Fretboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dots
Headstock Inlay: Mother of Pearl
Bracing: Sitka Spruce (Scalloped)
Binding: Black
Fretboard Binding: N/A
Back Purfling/Strip: Martin 18-Style
Neck Joint: Compound Dovetail Joint
Neck Dimensions: N/A
Headstock Inlay Design: Immortal Instruments Logo
Frets: Medium Fretwire
Scale Length: 25.4”
Width at Nut: 1.75”
Nut Material: Tusq
Tuners: Grover Open-Gear
Bridge: Ebony - Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Saddle: Tusq (Compensated)
Saddle String Spacing: 2 1/8”
Pickguard: Black Tear Drop
Case: Gator Hardshell
This is the loudest guitar I have still ever built to date. Incredibly robust and pronounced character. In recordings, it sounds like a classical instrument with impeccable clarity.
This guitar is light as a feather and plays as fast as an electric guitar. It is exactly what I strive for in my own personal setup preference and is the perfect marriage of playability and responsiveness.
