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Home / Shop / 2011 Martin OMM John Renbourn Madagascar/Alpine

2011 Martin OMM John Renbourn Madagascar/Alpine

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Status
Sold
Brand
Martin Guitars
Product Year
2011
Model
OMM John Renbourn
Serial #
1479591
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
5203
Condition
Excellent. Slight finish checking above bridge, one ding at waist, bass side.
Body Type(s)
Medium, OM/Concert
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Madagascar
Top
Spruce - Alpine
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Black/White/Black
Top Trim
Herringbone
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
Ebony
Fret Markers
Knotted Stars
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Ebony
Body Bindings
Grained Ivoroid
Tuners
Golden Age
Cutaway
None
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.375 in
Upper Bout
11.375 in
Lower Bout
15.25 in
Body Depth Heel
3.25 in
Body Depth Tail
4.125 in
Scale Length
25.25 in
Scale Length (mm)
641.4 mm
Nut Width
1.75 in
Nut Width (mm)
44.5 mm
String Spacing
2.25 in
String Spacing (mm)
57.2 mm
Weight
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Case
*TBD
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In combining Mr. Renbourn’s tastes with Martin Guitars’ talents, this guitar stands at the apex of traditional design and contemporary fingerstyle tone. According to Martin, one of John Renbourn’s favorite body styles was the original Orchestra Model, so naturally when the opportunity arose for the two to collaborate on a design, they chose an OM shape with a 14-fret, 25 1/4″ scale length for added tension in lowered tunings. When dropped into DADGAD or the like, this OMM exudes strength and clarity, with none of the tubbiness in the bass notes that similar guitars struggle against. Whether it’s fingerpicked Irish jigs, English ballads, or American Blues, this Martin offers an excellent separation of notes and hearty sustain. The voice is well-balanced across all registers, and the Madagascar Rosewood back and sides, when combined with the Alpine Italian Spruce top, fill out the tonal palette with shimmering overtones that warm the air and lend a complex, lush color to your fingerstyle arrangements. Bound up in a Martin TKL case, there’s no chance of any harm coming to this beauty when it’s not in your hands.

This is only the ninth OMM that Martin built with John Renbourn--that means this one's only eight guitars away from John Renbourn's personal Martin! The clarity of the Italian Alpine spruce is exceptional, and the low-end has depth and a well-defined edginess that really lends itself to Blues basslines.
This is a guitar that really defines its namesake. Great clarity and balance make it perfect for Fingerstyle playing. The slotted peghead and OM design give it a look and feel all its own. The Italian Alpine spruce top and Madagascar back and sides combined with the abalone unicorn inlaid into the ebony head plate to make this a special custom artist model, indeed. Top all that with pearl pentangle fret markers that refer back to his amazing group of the same name, and you have something pretty unique.
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Scale Length 25.25 in
Nut Width 1.75 in
String Spacing 2.25 in
Woods Spruce - Alpine, Rosewood - Madagascar

In combining Mr. Renbourn's tastes with Martin Guitars' talents, this guitar stands at the apex of traditional design and contemporary fingerstyle tone

This is only the ninth OMM that Martin built with John Renbourn--that means this one's only eight guitars away from John Renbourn's personal Martin. The clarity of the Italian Alpine spruce is exceptional, and the low-end has depth and a well-defined edginess that really lends itself to Blues basslines.
This is a guitar that really defines its namesake. Great clarity and balance make it perfect for Fingerstyle playing
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