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Orchestra Model / No. RG-26-004

Meridian OM-14

$4,600

Sitka over figured claro walnut. The most even instrument we make, and the one most players end up keeping.

Body shape
Orchestra Model
Soundboard
Sitka Spruce
Back & sides
Claro Walnut
Bracing
Standard X, lightly scalloped
Scale length
25.4″
Nut width
1.75″
Lower bout
15″
Body depth
4.125″
Finish
Gloss nitrocellulose
Serial
RG-26-004
Build time
12 weeks
Annual run
7 per year
Timber cured in our own loft for four years or more, documented on the build sheet.
Fifty-point setup and a two-week approval window from the day it reaches you.
Ships in a fitted arched case, humidity-conditioned, insured door to door.
SKU: RT-MERIDIANOM14 Category:

Description

The orchestra model earns its reputation at the waist. Narrowing the middle of the body to 9.1 inches and taking almost three quarters of an inch out of the rim depth compared with the dreadnought gives you separation: play a six-string chord and you can still hear the inner voices.

Claro walnut sits between mahogany and rosewood — some of the rosewood bloom, most of the mahogany clarity. A 1.75 inch nut, 2.3 inch string spacing at the saddle, and a soft V neck carve for players who use their thumb over the top.

Measured build sheet

Every figure below was taken off this instrument on the bench, not copied from a model specification.

Body shapeOrchestra Model
SoundboardSitka Spruce
Back & sidesClaro Walnut
BracingStandard X, lightly scalloped
Scale length25.4″
Nut width1.75″
Lower bout15″
Body depth4.125″
FinishGloss nitrocellulose
SerialRG-26-004
Build time12 weeks
Annual run7 per year