Yenson Guitars: cutaway OM

Redwood / Honduras rosewood

My take on the classic OM shape (“orchestra model”), with a Florentine cutaway. This one is visually distinct, with red-white-black purfling layers between both faces of the maple binding. The darker rosewood / redwood body contrasts with the maple neck and binding. 

This one has a 25” scale and a 1-3/4” nut width.

The redwood / rosewood tonewood combination is one of my favorites, with warm midrange tones and clear sustaining bass. 

Material

• Top: old-growth coastal redwood, reclaimed from a shake bolt

• Sides and back: Honduras rosewood

• Neck: Western maple

• Fingerboard: Honduras rosewood

• Bridge, heelcap, & peghead overlay: Indian ebony

• Binding: Western maple with red-white-black purfling

• Soundhole inlay: curly English sycamore & curly koa

• Peghead inlay: Copper, ebony, mother-of-pearl

• Tuners: Gotoh 510

• Satin finish

• Bone nut & saddle

• FlexStrong Dual Action truss rod