HMS Orion is a small steel string guitar. It’s light, handy and easy to play. My idea was to build a guitar which is easy to carry on your shoulder while walking by the railroad, towards the next town and the next gig –– a real ”blues guitar”. The material choices, the Mahoganny top and American Walnut back and sides, are what gives this guitar its bluesy sound and outfit, and a dark, groovy and fat timbre. You’d better give it a try…
Body: African Mahoganny top, back and sides American Walnut
Neck: African Mahoganny, Walnut head plate
Fretboard and bridge: African Ebony
Nut and saddle: Moose bone
Scale length: 24,41”/ 620mm, 20 frets
Radius: 12”
Tuners: Schaller Grand Tune Nickel Butterbean buttons
Neck width: 44mm at 1th fret and 56mm at 14th fret
Microphone: Schaller Oyster D/S (option)
Finish: Hardened shellac varnish
Length: 980mm
Body length: 455mm
Upper bout: 240mm
Lower bout: 360mm
Weight 1.4KG