The OM, or “Orchestra Model” combines a full-scale length with a slightly scaled-down body – it is narrower and shallower than a “D” style guitar like our White Rice or Essential D. The challenge for all OM builders is to allow for a rich, commanding bass in spite of the smaller, more ergonomic body, and our hand-scalloped bracing and torrified select Sitka top allows us to make this a reality.
Atkin's OM is popular with fingerstyle guitar players, but in truth, it’s a great all-rounder and suits singer-songwriters and folk artists as well.
Atkin departed in several ways from the classic pre-war style: A larger top dome, our lifetime-guaranteed neck/body joint, and a two-way truss rod are among the changes, so this isn’t a historical reproduction, but a modern British-made guitar with heaps of mojo!
Gloss: Our flat high-gloss nitro finish creates a beautiful flat shine that lets the character of the wood and sunburst through. Just like a new “out of the box” pre-war guitar. Model: OM37
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OP:Torrified Sitka Spruce
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BACK & SIDES:East Indian Rosewood (CITES Certified)
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BACKSTRIP:Zipper Style
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NECK:Mahogany
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FINGERBOARD RADIUS:16-inch
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TRUSS ROD:Two-Way (Soundhole Adjust)
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HEADSTOCK OVERLAY:East Indian Rosewood (Cites Certified)
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LOGO:Atkin Decal
- 1 11/16" Nut width
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FRETBOARD:Ebony
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BRIDGE:Ebony
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ROSETTE:Black/White/Black
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PURFLING:Herringbone
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BINDING:Grained Ivoroid
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BRACING:Pre-war scalloped bracing
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LACQUER FINISH:Age toned relic gloss nitrocellulose
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NUT & SADDLE:Bone
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TUNERS:Nickel Gotoh
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SIDE DOT FINGERBOARD MARKERS:White Celluloid
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FRET MARKERS:Mother of Pearl
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CASE:Atkin Oxblood
