The Basics
Here to remind you why you fell in love with us in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institute. Based on a 1933 OM-18 on loan from Fred Oster of Vintage Instruments, this guitar is constructed with a mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top using an authentic circa 1933 bracing pattern. Featuring period-correct "OM-18" Authentic-style appointments, right down to the Authentic 1933 neck barrel and heel.
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$6,499.00
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- Model:
- OM-18 Authentic 1933
- Construction:
- Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
- Body Size:
- 000-14 Fret
- Top:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Rosette:
- Old Style 18
- Top Bracing Pattern:
- Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Authentic Style) - Circa 1933
- Top Braces:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''
- Back Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Back Purfling:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood Strip
- Side Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Endpiece:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood in a Narrow 1933 Shaped
- Endpiece Inlay:
- none
- Binding:
- Black Boltaron
- Top Inlay Style:
- Multiple Black/White Boltaron
- Side Inlay:
- none
- Back Inlay:
- none
- Neck Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Shape:
- Authentic 1933 Barrel and Heel
- Nut Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Headstock:
- Solid/1939 Taper
- Headplate:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood/Authentic Style (1933) Gold Lettering w/No Black Outline
- Heelcap:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Fingerboard Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Scale Length:
- 25.4''
- Number of Frets Clear:
- 14
- Number of Frets Total:
- 20
- Fingerboard Width at Nut:
- 1-3/4''
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
- 2-1/4''
- Fingerboard Position Inlays:
- Old Style 18
- Fingerboard Binding:
- none
- Finish Back & Sides:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
- Finish Top:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner - 1933 Chris Hillman Shaded
- Finish Neck:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
- Bridge Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Bridge Style:
- Authentic Style Belly w/Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing:
- 2-3/8''
- Saddle:
- 16'' Radius/Fossilized Ivory
- Tuning Machines:
- Waverly Nickel 8060 w/Butterbean Knobs
- Recommended Strings:
- Martin Bronze Medium Gauge (M150)
- Bridge & End Pins:
- Black
- Pickguard:
- Delmar Tortoise Color
- Case:
- 533V Harptone style
- Interior Label:
- none
- Electronics:
- none
- Other Options:
- Available left-handed at no additional charge
- Other Comments:
- All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice.