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Condition: Used, Excellent
C'mon, everyone wants a 30s OM-18! Why not one without any of the heartache an old instrument can bring? Where true versatility and dry, vintage tone meet. Dry, separate, sustaining, and insistently powerful, this medium-sized beast knows how to sing as well as roar--flatpicked tunes take on a rich focus and fingerstyle has never felt more powerful. This is the kind of model and this instrument specifically the kind of piece that has the potential to complete a number of different players' arsenals.
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-18GE (1930)
- Year
- 2005
- Serial
- 1107736
- Body Size
- 000-14 Fret
- Construction
- Standard; Mahogany Blacks/Dovetail Neck Joint
- Bracing Pattern
- Standard Golden Era
- Brace Shape
- Scalloped
- Top Material
- Adirondack Spruce
- Back Material
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Side Material
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Finish Top
- Gloss
- Back & Side Finish
- Non-Catalyzed Gloss, Dark Mahogany Satin, Dark Filler
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1 3/4"
- Neck Shape
- 30s Style V
Neck Taper
- Electronics
- None
- Top Color
- Sunburst
- Binding
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Top Inlay Material
- BMB fiber/ .040 Maple Fiber
- Top Detail
- None
- Pickguard
- I03 tortoise, Pattern 5B
- Pickguard Inlay
- None
- Rosette
- Old Style 18
Bridge Style 1930 Style Belly - Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 3/8"
- Bridge Material
- Black Ebony
- Bridge Pin Material
- Black Ebony
- Bridge Pin Dots
- None
- Saddle
- Fossilized Ivory
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Brace Material
- Adirondack Spruce
- Brace Size
- 1/4"
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Heelcap
- Black Ebony
- Endpiece
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Endpiece Inlay
- None
- Back & Sides Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Back Detail
- None
- Back Inlay Material
- None
- Side Detail
- None
- Side Inlay Material
- None
- Neck Material
- Select Hardwood
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Neck Joins Body at
- 14th Fret
- Side Dots
- Ivoroid
- Fingerboard Material
- Black Ebony
- Fingerboard width at 12th Fret
- 2 1/4"
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- None
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- None
- Fingerboard Binding Material
- None
- Headstock Shape
- Solid/ 1930 Style Taper
- Headplate Material
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style
- Large Old Style
- Headplate Binding Material
- None
- Tuning Machines
- WAverly W16 Nickel
- Knob
- None
- Nut Material
- Fossilized Ivory
- Case
- Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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