Our best-selling model of 2017, the Atkin OM is for many players a “desert island” guitar – if they had to pick just one, this is the one that can do it all!
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 our 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 torrified 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!
Top | Torrified Sitka Spruce |
Back & Sides | East Indian Rosewood |
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 Oxblood |
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 11/16" |