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Steel / No. 115

Luthier’s OM 12-F acoustic guitar no. 115

The story

First in the world luthier acoustic guitar with following innovations:

  • 3rd generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck,
  • Top with a 5th generation ‘WAVE’ resonator,
  • B&S made of tonewood in ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’,
  • Bridge with drilled holes.
The Queen of Guitars

Specifications

Body
OM 12-fret
Top
Alpine Spruce from Tirol with ‘bearclaw effect’ – Master Grade
Back&Sides
Ziricote with sapwood – Master Grade
Neck
Asymmetric made of flamed sycamore – Master Grade, ‘GOTOH’ double-action truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, Ebony – Master Grade, binded, nut radius: 16”
Head
Type / Slotted
Plates
Ebony – Master Grade
Logo
Black mother of pearl
Bridge
Ebony with drilled holes – Master Grade, manually shaped, encrusted with natural bone
Rosette
Encrusted with black mother of pearl and ebony
Heel
Cup / Ebony
Logo
Natural black mother of pearl
Armrest
Integrated with the guitar body, width 20 mm
Nut
48 mm, natural bone, manually shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural bone, manually shaped and polished
Tuners
Schaller Grand Tune single posts for slotted headstock, ratio 1:18, gold, GT Snakewood buttons, item no. 10510523.47.20
Binding
Ebony – Master Grade
Dots
Side: Ø1,5 mm: 3-7-9-15-17, Ø3 mm: 5-12 – white mother of pearl
Junction of the sides
Encrusted with narrow, natural white mother of pearl
Frets
Gold – Gold-EVO alloy (nickel-free)
Scale length
25.5” (647,7 mm)
Varnish
Highly-resonance, anti-static (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
Inside coating
Special chemical protecting from sudden moisture changes
Pickguard
Transparent
Belt buttons
2 x Ebony – Master Grade encrusted with natural bone logo
Label
Black mother of pearl logo
Strings
Elixir NanoWeb (11-52) Phosphor Bronze strings
Warranty
Life-time
Hardcase
Highest-quality