Crafted by Joel Whitehead, a long-time repairman for Norm's Rare Guitars who now operates his own full-time repair and building shop in Woodland Hills, CA. This guitar pays tribute to Martin's most prestigious model, the 1930 OM-45 Deluxe, of which only 12 were produced. Its features include abalone purflings at every joint, a pearl flower inlaid on the pickguard, abalone snowflakes on the bridge wings, a long scale, a 1 ¾" nut width, and a 15" 000 body.
Specifications:
AAA red Adirondack spruce top
Adirondack spruce bracing
Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
X bracing pattern scallop forward shifted
Gaboon ebony bridge with pearl snow flake inlays
Honduras Mahogany neck
Engraved Waverly tuners
Torch Abalone inlays
Brazilian rosewood peg head with torch Abalone inlay
Gaboon ebony fingerboard with 45 style inlays
Bone nut and bone saddle
Nitrocellulose lacquer aged finish
Truss rod double action, 14 1/2" x 3/8
Bone bridge pins
Abalone pearl flower engraved into tortoise tear drop pick guard
Celluloid tortoiseshell binding and abalone pearl purfling
