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 the White Rice or Essential D.  The challenge for all OM builders is to allow for a rich, commanding bass in spite of the the smaller, more ergonomic body, and our hand-scalloped bracing and torrefied select Sitka top allows us to make this a reality.

Our 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.

We’ve 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!

Other specifications of the OM37 Custom include:

• Top: Baked Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides: Figured Koa
• Backstrip: Zipper Style
• Neck: Mahogany
• Truss Rod: Two-Way (Soundhole Adjust)
• Headstock Overlay: East Indian Rosewood
• Logo: Atkin Decal
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Bridge: Ebony
• Rosette: Black/White/Black
• Purfling: Herringbone
• Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Bracing: Pre-war scalloped
• Lacquer Finish: Age Toned Relic Gloss Nitrocellulose
• Nut & Saddle: Bone
• Tuners: Nickel Gotoh
• Side Dot Fretboard Markers: White Celluloid
• Fret Markers: Mother of Pearl
• Case: Atkin Black
• Body Length: 19 1/4"
• Body Depth: 4 1/8"
• Lower Bout Width: 15"
• Total Length: 39 1/2"
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Fingerboard Radius: 16"
• Nut Width: 1 3/4"
• Weight: 4 lb 0 oz
• Serial Number: 3094

For more information about the Atkin Guitars OM37 Custom, please contact us.