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02-03-2020, 01:35 PM
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when did Martin OM and OOO switch to 1 3/4" nut?
I've posted elsewhere about my quest to find an OM 21 or 28 with a 1 11/16" nut. Yesterday I fell in love with and purchased a 1971 000-18 with a 1 11/16" nut. Recent OM and OOO models all have 1 3/4" nut, so obviously they switched from 1 11/16" at some point. I'm wondering if there are similar older model OMs with this skinny nut, and if so, what would the cutoff year(s) be for my search?
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#2
02-03-2020, 01:42 PM
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OM models have pretty much always had 1 3/4". The 000 switched over in 2014, I think.
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"What have I learned but the proper use for several tools" -Gary Snyder Bourgeois DR-A / Bowerman "Working Man's" OM / Martin Custom D-18 (adi & flame) / Martin OM-21 / Northwood M70 MJ / 1970s Sigma DR-7 / Eastman E6D / Flatiron Signature A5 / Silverangel Econo A (Call me Dan)
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#3
02-03-2020, 02:00 PM
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The only Martin OM I'm aware of with the narrower 1 11/16" nut is he John Mayor model.
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02-03-2020, 02:13 PM
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02-03-2020, 02:24 PM
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There's always the custom shop.
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"What have I learned but the proper use for several tools" -Gary Snyder Bourgeois DR-A / Bowerman "Working Man's" OM / Martin Custom D-18 (adi & flame) / Martin OM-21 / Northwood M70 MJ / 1970s Sigma DR-7 / Eastman E6D / Flatiron Signature A5 / Silverangel Econo A (Call me Dan)
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02-03-2020, 02:26 PM
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02-03-2020, 03:10 PM
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They went wider at the nut about the same time they went extremely narrow at the saddle spacing. I never did see the logic ..... There are enough "custom shops" out there, that it shouldn't be a problem finding one. There's a nice 000-28 custom sunburst & cutaway on the forum FS right now, with a 1 11/16" nut.
Steve
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02-03-2020, 03:14 PM
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