{"product_id":"1996-charles-merrill-koa-om-775","title":"1996 Charles Merrill Koa OM","description":"Charles Merrill is one of those \"hidden gem\" kind of luthiers. His guitars,made one at a time, are consistently among the best sounding acousticsavailable - at any price. He has extensively studied many \"Great\" vintageMartin 000's and 00's and quite definitely has figured out what makes themsound the way they do. This Koa OM is no exception. It is loud, full,even, and articulate - in every position along the neck, and oozes with warmand woody overtones. Merrill's neck design is a vintage inspired mild \"V\"shape with a definite center line; it is comfortable in the hand, andneither too large or small. The body is constructed of Koa and Sitkaspruce, and accentuated with Grenadillo rosewood binding, and a tastefulabalone soundhole rosette (in a 1-7-1 style 18 arrangement). Ebonyfingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins; Paua fingerboard  dot inlays, bone nutand fully compensated saddle. The vintage look is further accentuated by anOM-shaped tortoise-shell celluloid bevel-edged and polished pickguard, andWaverly tuning machines. 1 11\/16 inch nut width. Lightweight andinfinitely responsive, this guitar is a fingerstylist's dream. It has beenvery well cared for by its original owner, and is sold with a deluxehard-shell case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MERRILL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610403889518,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3660\/5550\/files\/merrill.jpg?v=1790964045","url":"https:\/\/folkwaymusic.com\/products\/1996-charles-merrill-koa-om-775","provider":"Folkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}