For Sale: Martin CS OM13 (SOLD)

[NewPicker]

Here's a rare beauty. Martin Custom Shop OM from 2013. High Altitude Alpine Spruce over Madagascar Rosewood. 80 of these were made, I believe. Hybrid Sitka and Adirondack bracing makes for an incredibly responsive guitar. Fretboard inlays and koa binding add some classy finishes. This one has a LR Baggs Ibeam included. Excellent condition with no issues at all. Perhaps a little finish swirling.

$SOLD

Check out onemanz review of this model...

http://onemanz.com/guitar/reviews/ac...rtin/cs-om-13/

Specs are:


Model: CS-OM-13
Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Top: High Altitude Swiss Spruce
Rosette: Style 28
Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped
Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''/Golden Era
Back Material: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
Back Purfling: Style 18
Side Material: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
Endpiece: Quilted Bubinga
Endpiece Inlay: Black/Maple/Black Fiber
Binding: Quilted Bubinga
Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/Maple Fiber
Side Inlay: none
Back Inlay: Black/Maple/Black Fiber
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: CS Profile #1
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock: Solid/Square Taper
Headplate: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
Heelcap: Quilted Bubinga
Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length: 25.4''
Number Of Frets Clear: 14
Number Of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1-3/4''
Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 2-1/4''
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Pearl Scalloped Diamonds, Red Spiny Recon Stone w/MOP Border
Fingerboard Binding: Quilted Bubinga
Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss
Finish Top: Polished Gloss
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
Bridge Style: Standard Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2-1/4''
Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel w/Snakewood Knobs
Recommended Strings: Martin SP Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge (MSP7100)
Bridge & End Pins: Black w/White Dots
Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Colord & Polished
Case: Geib Style - Custom Shop
Interior Label: none
Electronics: none

Anything that looks like a mark in the pics below is just a reflection.

[Stevien]

Very nice! The neck appears to be Spanish Cedar. Do you know if that's the case?
Steve

[NewPicker]

Originally Posted by Stevien

Very nice! The neck appears to be Spanish Cedar. Do you know if that's the case?
Steve

Hey Steve,

Crazy, but it's actually mahogany without the dark stain. It's different and I like it!

[NewPicker]

Back up for this beauty

[roberts]

Bump for this beauty.

[NewPicker]

Another bump for a rare and exceptional Martin CSOM

[roberts]

Too nice to not be on pg. 1....

[Stevien]

Bump for a nice one! Perhaps you could elaborate on the neck profile. Not too many of us are familiar with the "CS profile #1." Looks to be just slightly beefier than a low profile?
Steve

[NewPicker]

Originally Posted by Stevien

Bump for a nice one! Perhaps you could elaborate on the neck profile. Not too many of us are familiar with the "CS profile #1." Looks to be just slightly beefier than a low profile?
Steve

Thanks Steve -

I'm going to steal OneManz answer to the CS profile question (quoted below from OneManz.com). Though the custom shop (CS) necks are hand carved and vary slightly, I think the assessment below is spot on.

"The neck itself has a satin finish, and is made from one piece of solid Big Leaf mahogany reinforced with a two-way adjustable truss rod. And like the other CS models, it is carved and shaped entirely by hand, to what has become known as the Custom Shop #1 profile.

To this player’s hand, I would say the CS neck is inspired by traditional Martin necks, but without the bulk in the upper frets, or the pronounced V. Yet it still feels related to a vintage Martin more than the “low profile” or “modified low oval” found on other modern Martins. I might have named it the “low vintage” profile. One interesting feature, the stain on the mahogany is considerably lighter than many Martins, and almost caramel in appearance when matched with the dark, earthy stain used on the rosewood body."

[Doolin-Dalton]

Got one... absolutely love it! The ultimate Martin finger-picking guitar!

Additional info from the Martin January 2013 Sounding Board magazine -->

Most instruments today generally stick with the standard
format of single species top and bracing combinations.
(Adirondack top, Adirondack braces, Sitka spruce top,
Sitka braces, etc.) If a top species other than Adirondack or
Sitka spruce is used, it is generally paired with Sitka braces.
The thinking behind the CS-OM-13 started with the idea
of blending various spruce materials in the bracing in top
construction to create a new tonal palette. Much like how
winemakers blend various grapes to create great wine, we believe
various spruce top and bracing materials can be used
to blend the tonal characteristics of each species into an
inspiring and exciting sound.

Our annual Custom Shop editions have exhibited the very
best of what a Martin guitar can be. For this year’s offering –
the CS-OM-13 – we have acquired some beautiful and rare
high altitude Swiss spruce for the top material. This wood
is cut in the traditional European violin makers’ method of
felling trees in the winter months before a new moon. Swiss
spruce is light in color and weight but stiff and close grained
lending itself to incredible responsiveness. Traditionally prized
Adirondack spruce is used for the cross braces as a means of
providing that “vintage Martin complexity” to the instrument
while Sitka spruce is chosen as tone bar material to soften the
aural edges.

Tradition is further challenged with addition of a
Madagascar rosewood bridge plate. The entire instrument is
handcrafted in the C. F. Martin Custom Shop using hot hide
glue. The back and sides are premium Madagascar rosewood
bound with rose-colored African bubinga. The solid 12/4
mahogany neck sports a two-way adjustable trussrod, a Bubinga
bound ebony fingerboard, a special custom inlay pattern,
premium Waverly tuning machines with snakewood knobs, and
a Madagascar rosewood headplate (also bound in Bubinga)
with a silver old-style logo. We believe we have created a truly
inspiring and versatile instrument for the serious player.

[Brandy1]

I have one of these as well, and love it. It is simple the best OM martin has ever made for fingerstyle. Some one is going to get a fabulous guitar.

Good luck with your sale.

[NewPicker]

Thanks all for the comments. Making me reconsider!

In any case, price reduced for those who may be considering...

[NewPicker]

Back to the top for this rare bird

[Dustinfurlow]

Jesus I've never experienced such bad GAS for a Martin before. I played a CS OM with adirondack and EIR awhile back and it was sublime. Unreal Sustain and overtones you normally dont hear on most Martin's. Good luck with the sale