| I think that every time I walked by the Martin
booth at this year's NAMM music trade show, there was a large crowd
around this guitar! It really did make quite an impression with a
LOT of dealers and it's not surpising considering the features ... bone
nut & saddle, Gotoh butterbeans with pewter finish, crisply
executed ebony pyramid bridge, wide fingerstyle-friendly string spacing
on a low profile neck, retro looking rosewood binding and a premium
tortoiseshell pickguard on the vintage toner Sitka top!
What really perked my interest up is the 1/4"
scalloped strutting pattern. One of my favorite Orchestra Models
is the OM-35 which also features this strutting configuration. The
combination of a regular 25.4" scale with 1/4" scalloped struts and a narrower
pyramid bridge has combined to create a fingerstylist's dream! |
