Essential Information About the "CS 000-OM Sitka Spruce Navy Blue/Mahogany" Guitar
- Stock B: unique piece showing scratches (pickguard, top, back/sides) ? only 1 product available.
- OM format with Venetian cutaway: playing comfort and easy access to the high frets.
- Top in Sitka Spruce stained "Navy Blue" (gloss) + back/sides in solid mahogany: balance, warmth, and articulation.
- X-bracing and Custom Shop craftsmanship: ideal dynamic response for both fingerstyle and strumming.
An OM Luthiery Model in the Lineage of the "Orchestra" Models
Born to offer projection and precision to modern guitarists, the OM family has established itself as the most balanced alternative between 000 and dreadnought. This CS 000-OM adopts the sober "OM-18 style" aesthetic and adds a unique Navy Blue finish, asserting its premium positioning within a Custom Shop universe focused on luthiery finesse and detail refinement.
For Which Musician and Styles?
Designed for
intermediate to professional guitarists, this OM excels in
folk,
blues,
jazz, and
chanson. The "Modified Low Oval" neck and ebony fingerboard ensure a fast and precise grip, whether playing fingerstyle, with a pick, open chords, or more sophisticated voicings across the entire range.
Sound
The Sitka spruce top offers clarity, attack, and a nice headroom, while the mahogany back and sides provide warmth, woody midrange, and definition. The
X-bracing promotes resonance and spectral stability; the
OM format delivers focused projection and natural
sustain, perfect for recording as well as intimate acoustic sets. The Venetian cutaway facilitates phrasing on the upper frets without compromising tonal balance.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
To protect and enhance the instrument: hard case or padded gig bag in
OM/000 format, acoustic string set in
phosphor bronze gauge 12-53 / 12-54, curved capo adapted to the
16" radius, leather strap with
cord attachment at the headstock, and
soundhole/humidifier to maintain humidity levels.
Technical Specifications
Body
- Type: OM (Orchestra Model)
- Style: OM-18 with Venetian cutaway
- Top: Sitka spruce stained "Navy Blue"
- Top Finish: solid color, gloss varnish
- Back and Sides: solid mahogany
- Bracing: spruce, X-Brace pattern
- Rosette: CS-00S-14 style with "Pearl Diamonds" inlays
Neck
- Wood: solid mahogany 12/4 (Genuine Mahogany)
- Profile: Modified Low Oval
- Scale Length: 25.4" / 645 mm
- Nut Width: 1.75" / 44.5 mm
- Width at 12th Fret: 2.125" / 54.0 mm
- Fingerboard Radius: 16" / 406.4 mm
- Fingerboard: black ebony
- Inlays: carved diamonds with red stone and mother-of-pearl border
Miscellaneous
- Tuners: Grover Gold V97-18GA StaTite, 18:1 ratio, vintage buttons
- Bridge: Modern Belly style
- Logo: Old Style Gold
- Body Finish: gloss
- Condition: Stock B ? visible scratches (pickguard, top, back/sides); unique piece
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