"Twenty years ago, Eric Schoenberg dreamed about having an OM with a cutaway styled after the Selmer Maccaferri guitar. I drew up something that he liked and started building, but found that I wasn't able, at the time, to make such a tight bend in the side! So I gave up and substituted the much rounder version that I still use today." - Dana Bourgeois
The OM is already a small guitar. It's unique sound results from the ratio between it's 25.5" scale length, the surface area of its soundboard, and the volume of it's air cavity. The addition of a cutaway, therefore, is no small consideration. Harmonizing beautifully with the classic curves of the original OM outline, Dana's solution offers three additional frets of accessibility while minimally altering the OM's critical proportions.
This OMC, with a custom Bearclaw Italian Spruce top, is a fingerpicker's dream offering great tonal response with suburb balance. Even with a cutaway, low end is rich and balanced to the clear, distinct, and resonant highs and mids.
This guitar is also elegantly appointed with custom figured Mahogany back and sides, a wood rosette, Short patterned Squares and diamonds inlay, Ebony pyramid bridge, tortoiseshell binding and gold Waverly tuners for a classic appearance. The Figured Mahogany offers a clarity to the notes that rosewood can't offer and sounds perfect when combined with the Bearclaw Italian top.
Sean Watkins, of Nickel Creek, used his Bourgeois OMC to record most of the cuts on his CD, Let It Fall. The solo guitar piece, "Cloudbreak", is an excellent example of what the OMC is all about.
Specifications:
- Model: OMC
- Top: Italian Spruce
- Back and Sides: Figured Mahogany
- Headstock Overlay: Ziricote
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Rosette: Wood
- Backstrip: Bourgeois
- Body Binding: Tortoise
- Fretboard Binding: Black
- Fretboard Inlay: Short Patterned Squares and Diamonds
- Headstock Binding: None
- Headstock Veneer: MOP Bourgeois Logo
- Bridge: Ebony Pyramid
- Tuners: Nickel Waverly
- Scale: 25 1/2"
- Upper Bout: 11 1/4"
- Waist: 9 1/8"
- Lower Bout: 15 1/16"
- Body Length: 19 5/16"
- Depth: 3 5/16"
- Total Length: 39 9/16"
This instrument has been spoken for. Please call 866-265-5993 or email info@artisanguitars.com to inquire about a similar instrument. Tags: bearclaw, bourgeois, cutaway, figured mahogany, italian spruce, om, omc, ziricote
