According to the serial number you provided, your OMC-16WE was made in 2002. Martin built 219 of the total 244 examples of this model that year, the other 35 were made in 2003.<\/p>\n
While it had the general construction of a Style 16 Martin for that era, in terms of neck joint, neck shape, neck wood, and bracing, it has walnut back and sides and a sound hole rosette of blue paua shell from New Zealand, and wood fiber black and white line purfling around the paua.<\/p>\n
Martin made similar OMC-16 models during and after this period with back and sides of maple or koa, which had an abalone rosette. The specific pick-up system varies depending upon the exact model and year of production.<\/p>\n
The bracing, here listed as 1 Style was invented for the old 1 Series instruments, which are no longer in production. So Martin now calls that pattern “A Frame X” bracing.<\/p>\n
MODEL OMC-16WE CONSTRUCTION: Mortoise\/Tenon Neck Joint
\nBODY SIZE: 000-14 Fret Cutaway
\nTOP: Solid Sitka Spruce
\nROSETTE: Single Ring of Blue Paua Pearl w\/BWB Fiber On Both Sides
\nTOP BRACING PATTERN: 0001 Hybrid
\nTOP BRACES: 1 Style\/Scalloped
\nBACK MATERIAL: Solid Walnut
\nBACK PURFLING: Style 45
\nSIDE MATERIAL: Solid Walnut
\nENDPIECE: White Boltaron\u00ae
\nENDPIECE INLAY: Black\/White Boltaron\u00ae
\nBINDING: White Boltaron\u00ae
\nTOP INLAY STYLE: Multiple Black\/White
\nSIDE INLAY: none
\nBACK INLAY: none
\nNECK MATERIAL: Solid Spanish Cedar
\nNECK SHAPE: Modified Low Oval
\nNUT MATERIAL: White Corian\u00ae
\nHEADSTOCK: Solid\/6 String No Diamond\/Standard Taper
\nHEADPLATE: Solid East Indian Rosewood\/ Raised Gold Foil Logo
\nHEELCAP: White Boltaron\u00ae
\nFINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Black Micarta\u00ae
\nSCALE LENGTH: 25.4”
\nNumber OF FRETS CLEAR: 14
\nNumber OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
\nFINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3\/4”
\nFINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1\/4”
\nFINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: Style 28 w\/ Abalone Dots
\nFINGERBOARD BINDING: none
\nFINISH BACK & SIDES: Polished Gloss\/ Dark Filler
\nFINISH TOP: Polished Gloss ; Sunburst available at additional cost.
\nFINISH NECK: Semi Gloss
\nBRIDGE MATERIAL: Black Micarta\u00ae
\nBRIDGE STYLE: 1 Style Belly
\nBRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 1\/4”
\nSADDLE: 16” Radius\/Compensated\/White Micarta\u00ae
\nTUNING MACHINES: Gotoh Gold w\/ Large Knobs
\nRECOMMENDED STRINGS: Martin SP 4100 Light Phosphor Bronze
\nBRIDGE & END PINS: Black w\/ White Dots
\nPICKGUARD: Black
\nELECTRONICS: Fishman\u00ae Gold Plus Natural 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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