The original Orchestra Model emerged in late 1929, when Martin developed a new six-string guitar with 14 frets clear of the body for players transitioning from the banjo. The earliest OM-28s retained the long 25.4-inch scale and featured transitional details unlike the later, more familiar OMs—including bar frets, early banjo-style tuners and the compact proportions of the first 14-fret body. For the Adirondack Project, Bagnasco & Casati return to that earliest OM concept with Adirondack spruce and Brazilian rosewood, together with the bar frets and banjo-style tuners planned for this recreation. The result is not simply another modern OM, but an exploration of the instrument at the moment the 14-fret steel-string guitar was being established. You can secure the slot today with a non-refundable deposit $4,500 for this special B&C Guitar.
