Franklin OM African Blackwood

Franklin OM African Blackwood

Made in USA

Serial Number 658

An incredible sounding instrument! beautiful clarity, lovely highs without any loss of depth. The guitar feels alive, resonance you can feel throughout the body and neck and in your hand and body. An absolute pleasure and honour to be able to offer one for sale. African Blackwood is visually stunning, Koa binding is exquisite. Overall in excellent condition, just been serviced/setup with D’Addario 12’s.

The Franklin OM is styled after the old Martin orchestra model that made such an important contribution to playing styles in the late twenties and early thirties. Besides being the first steel string guitar to incorporate the fourteen fret neck, it was known as one of the best balanced, fullest sounding guitars ever made. Nick has added some structural improvements that we feel make his OM’s one of the very finest guitars available on the market. The hand-carved braces interlock perfectly to give the top just the right degree of freedom to vibrate

Franklin Guitars are the work of master luthier Nick Kukich, who has more than four decades of guitar building experience behind him. He hand carves each neck individually, taking into account playing style, and preference. All necks have an adjustable truss-rod, accessible through the top of the peghead. The new design allows you to make the adjustment without removing the strings.