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Steel / No. 148

Luthier’s OM 12-F acoustic guitar no. 148

The story

First in the world luthier acoustic guitar with following innovations:

  • 4th generation ‘ACOUSTIC TUBES’ inside the guitar neck (patent no. P.419826 ‘Acoustic Tubes’),
  • Top with a 6th generation ‘WAVE’ resonator,
  • B&S made in ‘HIGH-TECH PRESS’,
  • Bridge with drilled holes.
The Queen of Guitars

Specifications

Body
OM 12-fret
Top
Alpine Spruce from Tirol – Master Grade
Back&Sides
Ziricote with sapwood – Master Grade
Neck
Asymmetric made of flamed sycamore – Master Grade, double-action truss rod
Fingerboard
Elevated, Ziricote – Master Grade, binded, nut radius: 16″ with compensation
Head
Type / Slotted
Plates
Ziricote – Master Grade
Logo
Black mother of pearl
Bridge
Ziricote with drilled holes – Master Grade, manually shaped, encrusted with natural black buffalo horn
Rosette
Encrusted with black mother of pearl and ebony
Heel
Cup / Ziricote
Logo
Natural black mother of pearl
Armrest
Integrated with the guitar body, width 20 mm
Nut
46 mm, natural black buffalo horn, manually shaped and polished
Saddle
Natural black buffalo horn, manually shaped and polished
Tuners
Schaller Grand Tune single posts for slotted headstock, ratio 1:18, gold, GT Snakewood buttons
Binding
Ebony – Master Grade
Dots
Side: Ø1,5 mm: 3-5-9-15-17, Ø3 mm: 7-12 – natural black mother of pearl
Junction of the sides
Encrusted with narrow, natural white mother of pearl
Frets
Gold – Gold-EVO alloy (nickel-free)
Inlay
12th fret ‘TT’ made of natural black mother of pearl
Scale length
25.5” (647,7 mm)
Varnish
Highly-resonance, anti-static (own recipe), hand polished, high-gloss
Pickguard
Ziricote
Warranty
Life-time
Hardcase
Highest-quality