Martin Custom Shop OM 'High Altitude Swiss Spruce / Ziricote' Acoustic Guitar

This Martin Custom Shop OM began life during a personal visit by Acoustic Centre staff to Martin's historic factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where every timber was hand-selected from Martin's premium tonewood inventory to build a genuinely one-of-a-kind instrument. Built to the beloved 000/OM auditorium shape with Golden Era scalloped X-bracing and hand-shaped braces, the guitar pairs a certified high-altitude Swiss European spruce top, prized for its rarity, stiffness and exceptional responsiveness, with a premium-grade ziricote back and sides, producing tone that is warm, complex and strikingly clear across the full dynamic range.

The appointments are exceptional throughout: Golden Era Style 42 short snowflake fingerboard inlays in mother of pearl set into a hand-stained black ebony fingerboard, a premium-grade ziricote headplate bearing the CFM Block Golden Era mother of pearl logo, a full-thickness V neck profile with Modern 30s style heel, a three-ring fine herringbone rosette, Style 28 checker back purfling with straight fine herringbone top inlay, antique white binding and Grover Nickel StaTite tuners with vintage buttons. Ideal for the collector or serious player after a genuinely custom Martin OM with rare tonewoods and Golden Era detailing found on no other guitar.

Features

• Certified high-altitude Swiss European spruce top paired with premium-grade ziricote back and sides delivers a tone that's warm, complex and clear across the full dynamic range.
• Golden Era scalloped X-bracing, hand-shaped by Martin's Custom Shop luthiers, adds the touch sensitivity and openness associated with Martin's most celebrated vintage-inspired instruments.
• Golden Era Style 42 short snowflake fingerboard inlays in mother of pearl and a ziricote headplate with the CFM Block Golden Era logo bring exceptional detailing to every angle.
• Full-thickness V neck profile with Modern 30s style heel and a 1-3/4" nut width give a substantial, vintage-correct feel in the hand.
• Hand-selected by Acoustic Centre staff at the Martin factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, this one-of-a-kind Custom Shop OM ships with a 5-ply hardshell case and Custom Shop Credentials Book.

Specs

• Model: Martin Custom Shop OM (C25-034708)
• Body: 000/OM Auditorium
• Top: Certified high-altitude Swiss European spruce, Grade 3-4
• Back & sides: Ziricote, premium grade
• Bracing: Golden Era scalloped X-brace, hand-shaped spruce
• Neck: Select hardwood, full-thickness V profile, Modern 30s heel
• Fingerboard: Black ebony, Grade 3, 16" radius
• Fingerboard inlays: Golden Era Style 42 snowflake short, mother of pearl
• Headplate: Ziricote with CFM Block Golden Era mother of pearl logo
• Bridge: Black ebony, GE Modern Belly
• Saddle: Compensated bone
• Nut width: 1-3/4"
• Scale length: 25.4"
• Binding: Antique white
• Rosette: 3-ring fine herringbone
• Tuners: Grover Nickel StaTite, vintage buttons
• Finish: Gloss body and neck
• Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0, light
• Includes: 5-ply hardshell case, Custom Shop Credentials Book
• Made in: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)