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Instrument: OM and Auditorium
Brand: G.R. Bear
Model: 14-fret OM-C
Finish: Polyurethane
SKU: GF6094-A
Original Finish: Yes
All Original Parts: Yes
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 2022
Top: Italian spruce
Back and sides: Australian blackwood
Neck: Brazilian mahogany with C profile
Fingerboard: Macassar ebony
Fingerboard radius: Compound 16" to 20"
Bridge: Padauk
Rosette: Macassar ebony
End graft: Ebano
Headstock: Australian blackwood
Binding: Ebano
Purfling: Australian blackwood
Top bracing: Paulownia carbon falcate
Tuners: Gotoh 510
Nut and saddle: Bone
Frets: EVO Gold with hemispherical ends
Scale length: 25.4" (645mm)
Nut width: 1.8" (46mm)
String spacing: 2-1/4" (57mm)
Serial number: 40
Electronics: None
Case: Visesnut hardshell
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N
If "pure" and "lush" can describe the same guitar, we think that somewhat opposing set of adjectives applies to this OM-C from luthier G.R. Bear. Living up to Rye's goal of crafting a versatile instrument that is "responsive to the lightest touch, while not lacking headroom", his OM is beautifully suited to all styles of playing. Like all of his steel string guitars, he uses Falcate braces inside, crafted of Paulownia hardwood and carbon-reinforced, allowing the tops to be light and flexible yet strong. For this model, he used Italian spruce for the soundboard, and Australian blackwood, a member of the acacia species and relative of koa, for the back and sides. An incredibly resonant tonewood, that certainly explains this guitar's long, beautiful note decay. There's a pleasing balance to this guitar's voice, with an attack that's clear, but not aggressive.
TNAG sold this when it was new last year, and now it's back in pristine condition with its original Visesnut case.
G.R. Bear OM-C 2022, Australian Blackwood & Italian Spruce
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Instrument: OM and Auditorium
Brand: G.R. Bear
Model: 14-fret OM-C
Finish: Polyurethane
SKU: GF6094-A
Original Finish: Yes
All Original Parts: Yes
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 2022
Top: Italian spruce
Back and sides: Australian blackwood
Neck: Brazilian mahogany with C profile
Fingerboard: Macassar ebony
Fingerboard radius: Compound 16" to 20"
Bridge: Padauk
Rosette: Macassar ebony
End graft: Ebano
Headstock: Australian blackwood
Binding: Ebano
Purfling: Australian blackwood
Top bracing: Paulownia carbon falcate
Tuners: Gotoh 510
Nut and saddle: Bone
Frets: EVO Gold with hemispherical ends
Scale length: 25.4" (645mm)
Nut width: 1.8" (46mm)
String spacing: 2-1/4" (57mm)
Serial number: 40
Electronics: None
Case: Visesnut hardshell
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N
Description
If "pure" and "lush" can describe the same guitar, we think that somewhat opposing set of adjectives applies to this OM-C from luthier G.R. Bear. Living up to Rye's goal of crafting a versatile instrument that is "responsive to the lightest touch, while not lacking headroom", his OM is beautifully suited to all styles of playing. Like all of his steel string guitars, he uses Falcate braces inside, crafted of Paulownia hardwood and carbon-reinforced, allowing the tops to be light and flexible yet strong. For this model, he used Italian spruce for the soundboard, and Australian blackwood, a member of the acacia species and relative of koa, for the back and sides. An incredibly resonant tonewood, that certainly explains this guitar's long, beautiful note decay. There's a pleasing balance to this guitar's voice, with an attack that's clear, but not aggressive.
TNAG sold this when it was new last year, and now it's back in pristine condition with its original Visesnut case.