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Title: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: sutton on January 17, 2006, 10:09:12 AM

I bought an OM 3 last night. It's top is very "mottled or burled if that's the right term. It is interesting because it's much more alive than two others that have the more attractive (IMHO) top ie staight-even grained etc , and it blew away a couple of Taylors that I tried as well. It seemed to be really dried out so I left it in it's case with a dampit overnight.
I can't wait to get to know it. I have a Rosewood Gulid D 72 and a J 45 but as I get a little older the Om body seems to fit just right

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: Denis on January 17, 2006, 10:21:13 AM

Quote from: sutton on January 17, 2006, 10:09:12 AM
It's top is very "mottled or burled if that's the right term.

They call it bearclaw if it looks like this one:

http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=9716.0

You see it most on the third picture.

Congrats on the guitar BTW and welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: sutton on January 17, 2006, 11:22:29 AM

Thanks ! That' s what is looks like. :GRN> This is a great forum.

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: Redeemed on January 17, 2006, 01:36:34 PM

Congrats sutton! and welcome to the forum as well.

I too will get to enjoy an OM-03 sometime in the near future. (I put one on lay-away a couple weeks ago) I really can't wait.

Also, Larrivee has some of the nicest bearclaw tops... and what boggles my mind is that most of them are found on the 03 models; talk about bang for your bucks!

Well anyhow, let's see some pics!

-dan

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: pcmancini on January 19, 2006, 03:10:51 PM

I have not posted in a while but could not resist. My OMV-03 keeps getting better every time I play it. I am sometimes tempted to do the satin to semi-gloss polish but the guitar plays so damn well right now that I have not even swapped out the clear pickgurad for the tortoise one I bought back in the fall.

I hope you really like to your new OM-03 and yes, the bear claw really does add character to an already-nice instrument.

Paul

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: billchivers on January 19, 2006, 09:40:22 PM

Welcome to the forum, sutton!

My son's OM03 is about 18 months old and it just keeps getting better and better. Congratulations on buying a wonderful guitar!

Bill Chivers

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: sutton on January 22, 2006, 10:31:08 AM

Thanks for your responses! I've had about 5 days to play it now. I just can't get over the big full sound that comes out of that little guitar, and man is it ever comfortable. It's a brand new guitarand it rings like a bell. Tell you what, one of my best friends has one of the Martin Clapton Models and we played for about 3 hours the other night, blues , bluegrass, old timey, all kinds of stuff you name it. My 03 OM hung right in there . I' m partial to a mahogany sound, but I am amazed with this box. :GRN>

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: ronmac on January 22, 2006, 11:30:04 AM

Congrats, Sutton. Amazing guitars at a very reasonable price point.

Title: Re: OM 3 I'm excited!
Post by: jwieties on January 22, 2006, 12:12:22 PM

Glad to have you on board and congrats on the OM.
Post often,
-josh

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