OM and 000 guitars

The 000 and the OM share a body, fifteen inches across the lower bout, and differ in scale length: the 000 at 24.9 inches, the OM at the longer 25.4. Martin introduced the OM in 1929 as the first fourteen-fret flat-top, and the late-1920s and 1930s examples are among the most valuable acoustic guitars there are. For fingerstyle players, recording, and anyone who finds a dreadnought too much instrument, this is the size.

The shop carries them across the range: Martin's OM-28 and OM-42, the 000-18, 000-28 and 15 Series, the Santa Cruz OM, Eric Schoenberg's Soloist, and Sigma's 000 models. All set up before they leave, and all playable at Victoria Park Market in Auckland.