The Martin OMC-28E has an orchestra model body. 1929 was the year this model answered requests for a 14 fret gutiar. The resulting instrument looked pretty much like the flat top acoustics you see produced today. Of the dreadnought and the OM gutiars the latter is the smaller of the two. The smaller body size balances out the sound from low register to high. The bottom, mids, and highs are more evenly pronounced.
This means instrumentals will sound better on an OM guitar.

The success of the Martin OMC-28E (as with all Martin models) is partially due to the superior tonewoods. Luthiers prefer solid woods over laminated woods because of the way the sound vibration from the strings is transmitted. The top is solid Sitka Spruce. Historically steel string guitars have been crafted with spruce sound boards.
The size and availability of the timber makes Sitka Spruce the number one choice for sound boards.

The OMC-28E uses solid East Indian Rosewood for the back and sides. The resonating characteristics of specific tonewoods are the reason they are chosen for musical instruments. Rosewood is does a two fold job by entertaining the ear with the harmonic blend in the sound box as well as being aesthetically pleasing to eyes.

Solid Black Ebony is used for the fingerboard on the Martin OMC-28E. The nut at the top of the 25 4/10 inch finger board scale has a width of 1 3/4 inches. This is something that is appreciated by the fingerstyle guitarist.
The frantic flaying fingers have a little more flay room with a wider nut. The lower end of the fret board and therefore the upper scale register is made more accessible by the cut away on the upper bout, hence the C in OMC.

The OMC-28E comes with the Fishman Elipse Aura on board pickup system.
This is where historic design of the Martin instrument meets space age technology. The Elipse Aura captures perfectly the sound made by the guitar.
Included software allows for downloadable acoustic images to be installed in the on board controls via USB port. The on board panel allows the control of volume, phase switching, pickup-image blend, and anti-feedback.

The Martin OMC-28E is a limited production, stage ready, fingerstyle friendly guitar that will not disappoint.

 

 

Tags: fingerstyle guitar, Martin OMC, Martin OMC-28E, OMC-28E

The Martin OMC-28E has an orchestra model body. 1929 was the year this model answered requests for a 14 fret gutiar. The resulting instrument looked pretty much like the flat top acoustics you see produced today. Of the dreadnought and the OM gutiars the latter is the smaller of the two. The smaller body size balances out the sound from low register to high. The bottom, mids, and highs are more evenly pronounced.
This means instrumentals will sound better on an OM guitar.

The success of the Martin OMC-28E (as with all Martin models) is partially due to the superior tonewoods. Luthiers prefer solid woods over laminated woods because of the way the sound vibration from the strings is transmitted. The top is solid Sitka Spruce. Historically steel string guitars have been crafted with spruce sound boards.
The size and availability of the timber makes Sitka Spruce the number one choice for sound boards.

The OMC-28E uses solid East Indian Rosewood for the back and sides. The resonating characteristics of specific tonewoods are the reason they are chosen for musical instruments. Rosewood is does a two fold job by entertaining the ear with the harmonic blend in the sound box as well as being aesthetically pleasing to eyes.

Solid Black Ebony is used for the fingerboard on the Martin OMC-28E. The nut at the top of the 25 4/10 inch finger board scale has a width of 1 3/4 inches. This is something that is appreciated by the fingerstyle guitarist.
The frantic flaying fingers have a little more flay room with a wider nut. The lower end of the fret board and therefore the upper scale register is made more accessible by the cut away on the upper bout, hence the C in OMC.

The OMC-28E comes with the Fishman Elipse Aura on board pickup system.
This is where historic design of the Martin instrument meets space age technology. The Elipse Aura captures perfectly the sound made by the guitar.
Included software allows for downloadable acoustic images to be installed in the on board controls via USB port. The on board panel allows the control of volume, phase switching, pickup-image blend, and anti-feedback.

The Martin OMC-28E is a limited production, stage ready, fingerstyle friendly guitar that will not disappoint.

 

 

Tags: fingerstyle guitar, Martin OMC, Martin OMC-28E, OMC-28E