Note: this article is from memory and not from research, so it may not fit the current understanding of the Grand Story of the OM. Also, the image in the header is taken from Christophe Grellier's nicely-drawn Martin OM plan, which is available as a free download from his website. Thanks Christophe!The Orchestra Model (OM) guitar is the result of a collaboration between the C.F. Martin Guitar company and a jazz-era banjo player from Atlanta named Perry Bechtel. In the late 1920s, the days of the banjo as a very popular instrument were coming to a close, and banjo players like Bechtel were migrating Read more [...] What’s an OM?
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Note: this article is from memory and not from research, so it may not fit the current understanding of the Grand Story of the OM. Also, the image in the header is taken from Christophe Grellier's nicely-drawn Martin OM plan, which is available as a free download from his website. Thanks Christophe!The Orchestra Model (OM) guitar is the result of a collaboration between the C.F. Martin Guitar company and a jazz-era banjo player from Atlanta named Perry Bechtel. In the late 1920s, the days of the banjo as a very popular instrument were coming to a close, and banjo players like Bechtel were migrating Read more [...]