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New Martin CS-OM-13

April Feature Review – Martin CS-OM-13

The CS Series of Martin guitars has entered its third year with the introduction of a new model for 2013. And for the first time, the master craftspeople at Martin’s Custom Shop have added an Orchestra Model to the line, the CS-OM-13.

Custom Shop OM-13
Custom Shop OM-13

Features include: Madagascar rosewood back & sides, High Altitude Swiss Spruce top, scalloped Golden Era style 5/16” top braces, exclusive mix of Adirondack and Sitka spruce bracing, quilted bubinga body and fingerboard binding, exclusive pearl-bound, scalloped red diamond fret markers, Madagascar rosewood bridge plate.

With its combination of contemporary design and historical features, the CS-OM-13 offers new dimensions in tone and aesthetics, while emulating some of the best, traditional Orchestra Models ever created.

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APB – anyone seen the new Santa Cruz body size, the Grand OM?

In December 2012, Santa Cruz Guitar Company announced their new body size, the Grand OM, which is currently featuring Indian rosewood and Sitka spruce. They should be showing up at dealers any day now, if they haven’t already.

Please drop us a line if you see one in the NYC area!

guitar@onemanz.com

 

 

Taylor Guitars Roadshow Northeast Events April 4 – 11

Taylor Guitar’s Roadshow visits the Northeast this week and next.

April 4 – Torrington, CT; Pittsburgh PA

April 8 – NYC

April 9 – North Bellmore, NY

April 10 – Hamden, CT

Aprill 11 – Kingston, MA

Follow this link for details!

http://www.taylorguitars.com/events/road-show

We hope to be there on April 8, at Rudy Pensa’s downtown shop, 461 Broome St, btwn Mercer and Greene. 7 PM

 

 

Leo Kottke in Concert, NYC 03.01.11

kottke31as“…I inquired about them after the show. Leo said he doesn’t follow a set list. But when I mentioned details of the technique employed, he had no trouble recalling the titles; Four Cents and Flattop. “Four and Flat are new tunes.”, he added. “Four is a take on something Toots Thielemans said to Dave Evans…” 

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