In 1936, a ship loaded with rosewood and destined for Denmark sank off the coast of Spain, and the wood remained underwater - getting mineralized and sonically wonderful - until 2005, when it was recovered. The back and sides of this OM guitar are that very “shipwreck” Brazilian, and the top is Lutz spruce, a naturally-occurring hybrid of Sitka (coastal) and white (inland) spruces. Fantastic!

Here’s a video demo.

• b&s: Brazilian rosewood

• top: Lutz spruce

• serial #2124

• scale: 24.9”

• nut width: 1-3/4”

• back crack: stable, repaired by David Neely in Los Angeles

• tuners: nickel Waverlys