ROOTED IN FORM
The Heritage OM draws from the original orchestral model, carried forward with restraint. A 14-fret OM platform with a full 25.4” scale offers a familiar foundation, paired with a Sitka spruce top and Honduran mahogany neck.
The voice is open and controlled, with a response that settles in quickly. In the hands, small refinements — from the fingerboard edge to string spacing — create a sense of ease without drawing attention to themselves.
Details remain traditional — understated, and consistent with the form. It feels familiar from the first note — and stays that way.
HERITAGE SERIES OM
The OM sits between larger-bodied acoustics and more compact designs — retaining clarity and balance without excess in the low end. Its proportions lend themselves to a controlled, even response across the register.
Introduced in the early 20th century, the orchestral model remains a reference point for players seeking articulation and separation. Its scale length and body geometry favour note definition over sheer power.
It’s a shape that reveals itself quickly — responsive, controlled, and easy to return to.
Starting at: $7,500 CAD
Price excludes shipping, applicable taxes and insurance.
It is simply a delightful and immensely enjoyable guitar to play.
MARK ANDERSON - MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
SPECS & DIMENSIONS
Adhesives | Aliphatic resin (Titebond Original) |
Back & Sides | Select tonewoods — Indian Rosewood, Flamed Walnut, Pau Ferro, Flamed Maple |
Binding | Ebony, Maple, or Walnut |
Body Depth | 85 mm (neck) → 101.6 mm (tail) |
Body Length | 495.3 mm (19.5") |
Bracing | Quarter-sawn Spruce X-bracing, hand-voiced |
Bridge | Ebony or Rosewood, hand-shaped |
Case | Hardshell case included (upgrade options available) |
End-graft | Inlaid strip with purfling |
Fingerboard | Ebony or Rosewood |
Finish | Polyurethane or hand-rubbed oil; nitrocellulose available upon request |
Frets | 20 medium nickel-silver frets (18%) |
Headstock | Solid or slotted headstock with ebony or rosewood veneer and engraved MW logo |
Liners | Kerfed Mahogany |
Lower Bout | 393.7 mm (15.5") |
Neck & Reinforcement | Honduran Mahogany with carbon fibre reinforcement |
Neck Joint | 14th fret |
Neck Profile | Modern “C” profile |
Nut | Bone |
Nut Width | 44.5 mm (1.75") |
Overall Length | 1016 mm (40") |
Rosette | Traditional purfling with wood motif |
Scale Length | 25.4" |
Soundboard | Premium spruce or cedar |
Strings | Elixir 12–53 (standard) |
Truss Rod | Dual-action |
Tuners | Schaller GrandTune or Gotoh |
Upper Bout | 288.8 mm (11.37") |
Waist | 234.4 mm (9.23") |
Width at Body Joint | 54.6 mm (2.15") |
SOUNDBOARD OPTIONS
The soundboard defines the voice of the instrument.
Sitka spruce offers clarity and headroom, while alternative softwoods introduce subtle shifts in warmth, response, and character.
Each top is selected and voiced to suit the build.
Sitka Spruce
BACK & SIDE OPTIONS
The back and sides shape the instrument’s response and character.
Dense hardwoods reflect energy back into the soundboard, influencing warmth, clarity, and sustain.
Each set is selected for its tonal contribution and visual presence—no two are alike.
Cocobolo
TUNING MACHINE OPTIONS
Tuning machines are selected for precision, reliability, and visual balance.
Schaller GrandTune and Gotoh 510 offer smooth, stable tuning with a refined, understated aesthetic.
Each set is chosen to complement the instrument— visually and functionally.
Schaller GrandTune · Black with Snakewood Buttons
NECK OPTIONS
Neck wood is selected for stability, feel, and balance.
Honduran mahogany provides a consistent, responsive foundation with a familiar feel.
Each neck is shaped and finished in context—refining how the instrument plays and responds.
Honduran Mahogany · Neck Stock
FINISH OPTIONS
Finish influences both the feel and response of the instrument.
Polyurethane offers clarity, durability, and a refined gloss.
Hand-rubbed oil produces a thinner, open-pore surface with a warmer, more natural character.
Polyurethane · High Gloss
PICKUP OPTIONS
Pickup systems are offered as an option, selected for reliability and a natural, unobtrusive response.
When included, they are integrated with care—
preserving the acoustic voice rather than altering it.
Fishman · PowerTap Series
Each Heritage Series OM is built to order.
The next step is a conversation.
Crafted and voiced in my Okanagan workshop, I build steel-string acoustic and gypsy jazz guitars—each shaped, voiced, and finished by hand.
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