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Condition: Used, Very Good
Modified by Dan Lashbrook to be the medium body flatpicking guitar of your dreams, this OM-18V is like no other Martin you've had your hands on. The addition of a scalloped nut and bridge add brightness and volume for a cut-through-the-band tone you can't deny. The oversized Dunlop 6000 fretwire promotes a big sound and allows for less effort in fretting, leaving room for the right hand to truly dig in. Tight and punchy, this OM has a special voice for a special player!
SP Luthier Notes: Fret ends, repaired top seam, and setup
From Martin and Co.
C.F. Martin & Co. ® has been creating the finest instruments in the world for 183 years. It continues to innovate, introducing techniques and features that have become industry standards, including X-bracing, the 14-fret guitar and the “Dreadnought” size. One of the world’s leading acoustic instrument makers, Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women, who use a combination of new design and techniques, along with those introduced by the company founder.
- Model
- OM-18V
- Year
- 2007
- Serial
- 1221771
- Body Size
- 000-14 Fret
- Construction
- Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
- Bracing Pattern
- Standard "X"
- Brace Shape
- Scalloped
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back Material
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Side Material
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Finish Top
- Polished Gloss
- Back & Side Finish
- Polished Gloss
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1 3/4"
- Neck Shape
- Modified V
- Electronics
- None
- Top Color
- Aging Toner
- Binding
- Tortoise
- Top Inlay Material
- Multiple Black/White Boltaron
- Top Detail
- None
- Pickguard
- None (Removed)
- Pickguard Inlay
- None
- Rosette
- Old Style 18
- Bridge Style
- Vintage Belly w/Drop-In Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 3/8"
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Bridge Pin Material
- Pernambuco / Ebony
- Bridge Pin Dots
- None
- Saddle
- Scalloped Bone
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Brace Material
- Sitka Spruce
- Brace Size
- 1/4"
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Style 18
- Heelcap
- Ebony
- Endpiece
- Tortoise
- Endpiece Inlay
- None
- Back & Sides Color
- None
- Back Detail
- None
- Back Inlay Material
- None
- Side Detail
- None
- Side Inlay Material
- None
- Neck Material
- Genuine Mahogany
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Neck Joins Body at
- 14th Fret
- Side Dots
- White
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Fingerboard width at 12th Fret
- 2 3/8"
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Fingerboard Binding Material
- None
- Headstock Shape
- Solid with Square Taper
- Headplate Material
- Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style
- Large Old Style
- Headplate Binding Material
- None
- Tuning Machines
- Waverly Open Gear
- Knob
- Ebony
- Nut Material
- Scalloped Bone
- Case
- Hardshell
- Other
- Dunlop 6000 Fret Wire (up to 15th Fret), Ebony Side Reinforcements
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