The documented format
No. 322 is a twelve-string OM with twelve frets to the body and a 25.5-inch scale.
Steel / Instrument family
12-string OM
The Orchestra Model with six paired courses.
The playing brief
What makes this direction different?
For players drawn to OM proportions and the texture of twelve strings. Scale, neck width and spacing within and between courses are specified for this instrument.
Two separate choices
Twelve strings describes the courses; twelve frets describes the neck-body joint. A new commission considers both explicitly.
Body and reach
The OM outline is the starting point. Depth, access and your playing position still need to be agreed.
Completed instruments
The work, in detail.
These photographs, measurements and films belong to the numbered guitars. They are reference instruments, not a fixed specification or a statement of current availability.
No. 322 /
Luthier’s OM 12-string 12-F acoustic guitar no. 322
- Body
- Orchestra Model, 12-strings, 12-frets to the body
- Type
- Vintage (Slotted)
- Nut
- Hand-shaped and polished bone, 47 mm (1.85″) width
- Scale length
- 25.5” (647,7 mm)
No. 261 /
Luthier’s OM 12-string12-F acoustic guitar no. 261
- Body
- OM, 12-strings, 12-frets to body
- Nut
- Natural bone, manually shaped and polished, width 47 mm
- Scale length
- 25.5” (647,7 mm)
Before you choose
A few useful answers.
Will the extra strings make the neck difficult to play?
Nut width, spacing between courses, spacing within each pair and action all affect the feel. We discuss those measurements explicitly rather than scaling up a six-string neck.
Can I tune below standard pitch?
A lower tuning can be part of the brief. Specify the intended pitches and preferred gauges before the scale and setup are finalised.
Made for your playing
Your 12-string OM.
Tell us what you play, what feels right on your current instrument and what you would change. The specification, price and anticipated timing are agreed before the build begins.
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