O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

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Rob the luthier
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O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by Rob the luthier » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:44 am


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A wee clip of my most recent rosewood & sitka O.M... Newly strung up and being tested by professional finger style guitarist Steve Hicks...

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Kim
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Re: O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by Kim » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:08 am

Great looking and sounding guitar Rob, and boy Steve is one fine picker. 8)

(p.s. fixed ur youtube link)

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Re: O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by Mark McLean » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:42 pm

Very nice looking OM Rob. The wood combination is classic and really works well. What did you use for the bindings - they really set it off nicely? Is it koa, or mahogany, or something more indigenous to the Scotland? It sounds grand too!
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Rob the luthier
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Re: O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by Rob the luthier » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:28 pm

Thanks Kim & Mark, the bindings are a lighter coloured rosewood, the binding on the bass side of the heel was darker and blended in to the back of the guitar, it looked a bit strange but i quite liked it, thanks for your comments guys... :D

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Re: O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by DaveW » Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:39 am

Hi Rob,
fantastic looking and sounding Om love the rosette ,just the correct amount of "Bling"
I love that classic look ,Im trying something a bit different with my Nos 3 and only hope it comes out a tenth as good as this
dave
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Re: O.M in sitka & Indian rosewood...

Post by Rob the luthier » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:30 am

:D Cheers Dave, this is my build number 3 too, i do like the classic look but i also admire some of the craftmanship and innovative ideas some luthiers put into there guitars nowadays, but most important for me is 1= Tone...2= playability...3= construction...4=aesthetics... now all i have to do is learn this,lol... :lol:

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