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 25.34'' Scale Length Made in 2020 Hard shell case
