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Acoustic OM 12-F guitar no. 284 – w/Natural Baltic Amber

The story

First in the World luthier acoustic guitar with the following innovations:

  • Acoustic Tubes inside the guitar neck (Patent – European Patent Office no. EP 3340231 (B1) ‘Acoustic Tubes’)
  • Top with an 8th-generation WAVE resonator
  • Back & sides made in 2nd-generation High-Tech Press
  • Bridge with drilled holes

Specifications

Body
OM, 12 frets to the body
Double top
Alpine Spruce from Tirol (top and bottom) (Master Grade)
Back & sides
California Black Walnut Burl with sapwood (Master Grade)
Neck
C-shape, made of flamed Sycamore (Master Grade), dual-action double truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, African Black Ebony – Master Grade, binded, nut radius: 16″ with compensation,
Type
Slotted
Plates
Ebony (Master Grade)
Logo
Natural Baltic amber inlay
Bridge
Ebony with drilled holes (Master Grade), hand-shaped shaped, encrusted with natural bone and special inlay in natural Baltic amber
Rosette
Natural Baltic amber with bone and three logo inlays in mammoth bone
Heel
Cup / Natural Dark Baltic amber
Logo
Mammoth bone inlay
Arm bevel
Smooth, Ebony, integrated with the guitar body, 20 mm width
Nut
Hand-shaped and polished bone, 44,5 mm (1 3/4″) width
Saddle
Hand-shaped and polished bone
Tuners
Gold plated single tuning keys, with mother of pearl screw reinforcements. Ratio 1:18
Binding
Ebony (Master Grade)
Dots
White mother of pearl side dots ø 1.5 at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (double), 15, 17 frets
Junction of the sides
Encrusted with narrow, natural Baltic amber
Frets
18% nickel silver
Strap buttons
Ebony with logo inlays in bone
Scale length
25.5” (647,7 mm)
Finish
Varnish, highly resonant, anti-static (own recipe), hand-polished, high-gloss
Pickguard
Transparent
Warranty
Lifetime
Hardcase
Highest-quality brand hardcase