Custom St Mary OM guitar. Solid Mahogany back/sides. Solid Adirondack spruce top

Description

Made in USA. Custom handmade boutique St Mary OM guitar. Solid Adirondack top, solid mahogany back & sides. Condition is "New". Solid mahogany back and sides gives the guitar a warm even response. Adirondack spruce creates a very balanced fundamental sound. This OM is an excellent fingerstyle guitar but it is still subtle enough to play with a pick. Guitar design was based on old pre-war Martins. Comes with a hard shell case. One extremely minor finish flaw shown circled in the photo. You can't really see it unless the light is just right, but I wanted to make the buyer aware. Shipped insured with signature confirmation required. Buy yourself a custom handmade guitar for a fraction of the price you'd pay for a custom shop Gibson, Martin or Taylor. Comes with locking hard-shell case.
CMC St. Mary Guitar          Model OM-MAR
Solid Mahogany back and sides
Adirondack spruce top with scalloped bracing
Nitrocellulose finish
One-piece mahogany neck. Very thick U-shaped (like old Gibsons)
1- 11/16” nut width
Rosewood fingerboard 25.5” scale. Medium frets.
Rosewood bridge
Mother of pearl fret markers
Ziricote binding with triple line purfling; checkered backstrip
Gold vintage style tuners with scalloped knobs
Bone nut, saddle & bridge pins
D'Addario EJ-11 strings
Dimensions:
-upper bout = 11-1/4"
-lower bout = 15"
- waist = 9"
- body length = 19"
Check it out on u-tube https://youtu.be/ISoutmY4nuw
Every St Mary guitar is handcrafted in the old-world style making each guitar unique. The finest materials are chosen and carefully crafted to bring out an even, balanced tone that you just can’t find in a factory-made guitar.
NBN R-1 V-brace conversion (361) -
Stage and Studio Performance Tone Quality
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For additional details please see my website: moonlightluthiers [dot] com
Original Case Included
Original workmanship on the NBN guitars was over-the-top quality wise. Every nook and cranny is impeccable. The neck is super comfortable and similar to the best rock guitar profile. Every component is the best quality obtainable, especially the ebony. There was one exception to this amazing build quality: top bracing was a hybrid of ladder and classical patterns including a tiny laminated reinforcing plate. Much larger plates are the norm now. Top bracing was removed and replaced with superior V-bracing.
Sound is amazing studio recording with light gauge strings. Harmonic response is excellent. And I never over rate sound quality. And I can say without reservation if you like a jumbo guitar you will not be disappointed.
This guitar has nice play-ability and perfect intonation. Action is Low-E 4/64 High_E 4/64-5/64 at the 12th fret. My guess is you will put all other guitars aside and play this one. In short, this guitar is worth the price.
Neck was reset.Back was removed, top braces removed, new V-pattern braces installed.
As usual, satisfaction is guaranteed. Returns allowed per our warranty.
New Parts
Bracing - V-pattern premium quarter-sawn tapered Sitka spruce.
Bridge plate - 40 year old Rock maple
Saddle - Martin spec. bone
Nut - Vintage Martin bone
Bridge Pins - Galalith/Ivoroid (4965-S)- jewelry for your guitar
End pin - Galalith/Ivoroid (4965-EP)
Frets - all new high profile
Top and back binding replaced.
Original Parts
Neck - Honduras mahogany laminated with other woods.
Pin Bridge - Premium vintage Ebony
Top - Solid spruce
Back and sides - Solid Indian Rosewood
Fret board - Premium vintage ebony.
Tuners - Same as Grover. Manufacturer unknown
Truss Rod cover - none (truss rod accessible through sound hole)
Truss Rod - original
Pick guard - original
Condition Overall
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There are very small necks and dings.
Top - No cracks. Some pick wear.
Back -One repaired crack.
Gear head back and face are very good.
Neck - Excellent all around
A pickup jack was installed. The strap pin hole was enlarged. This was filled and re-drilled. All pickup installation debris are removed.
Please note:
many sellers do not accept returns. I do. I am all about customer satisfaction. This is a great guitar you will want to keep and play for years. This is not something I just want to get rid of.
Moonlightluthiers - Have pick will travel.