I Seek Plans For This Guitar (in love help help)

[Mark from Ashland]

Hello, esteemed luthier types,

I could use some help finding plans. This week I got to see a Martin down at my local music shop, Cripple Creek Music in Ashland, Oregon. Martin calls it a OOO, but as you know, that could mean most anything 'cept a dread. It's an old style, before the flattened upper bout (which I think of as the OM shape), and it looks and sounds incredible. Talk about character! Here be a pic that I found of a similar instrument. I have the Stewmac plans for a OOO, but they look all OM-y to me. Flattened upper bout, long scale. Can anyone direct me to a set of plans for a REAL OOO? I sure want to build one!



Regards,

Mark LaCoste
Somewhere in the wilds of Southern Oregon

[ken cierp]

Get the body length, LB width, and UB width and I can track it down. It looks a lot like a "00" size in the picture -- who made that instrument?

[Dave Bagwill]

Could be a 30's 12 fret 000 - the shoulders look a little sloped, unlike an OM. But I'm not a Martin expert.
WILDS in Southern Oregon? :-)

[Rick Aliwalas]

Looks like a Martin 000-45 : http://www.gruhn.com/features/00045/

[Mark from Ashland]

Yes, yes, I think that's right on! The one in the picture was listed as Moonstone OOO-42, which was made in 2003. I will be in Ashland tomorrow, and if possible I will take a picture of the Martin triple Oh and determine the scale length. I really need some decent plans, as I am building with my brother, who is an expert woodworker and a STICKLER for accuracy. We've begun collecting wood for this, our second build, already.

[Mark from Ashland]

Mr. Bagwill? Hello!

I am in the Colestin valley, west of I-5 on the south side of the Siskiyou pass. Hilt, CA is the closest town. I have followed your own exploits with some interest, given our proximity.

-mark

[Dave Bagwill]

There are some good plans that I downloaded at ultimateguitarbuilding.com. I took the pdf's to a print shop and had the full-scale prints in a few minutes. I think they did some real research on this.
The 1930 000 is considered by many to be the 'holy grail' of fingerpicking guitars. I attach a pic of my computer desktop that I find inspirational.
You can also check out http://www.earlymartin.com for a lot of pix and information.