At the 2012 NAMM Show in Anaheim, SCGC’s longtime friend and dealer, Harry Tuft, asked Richard about building a special guitar to commemorate the 50^th Anniversary of his shop, The Denver Folklore Center. In honor of this prestigious accomplishment, and the historical impact Harry’s shop has had on the folk movement in this country, Richard was thrilled to accept. Harry wanted a custom OM guitar with a larger body size for an increase in power in a body shape reminiscent of C.F. Martin’s historic 0000. Harry further customized his guitar to his playability needs and aesthetic values, including inlays commemorating his milestone 50^th anniversary.

In preparing the templates for this new body size, Richard saw this enhanced sized OM as a fine addition to the stellar line-up of SCGC standard models, and the concept of the OM Grand was born.The strength of the OM Grand isn’t limited to sheer volume. In the sometimes restrained presence of solo fingerstyle playing, the inherent power of this guitar will generate a forceful bloom, requiring less effort with no loss of nuance.The best available tone woods are selected, voiced and tuned, as they are on all SCGC models. These include Indian Rosewood, responsibly harvested from the highest quality timbers, Sitka Spruce from British Colombia and premium Mahogany from sustainable resources.

Body Wood Type:  Quilted Sapele
Back Stripe: Zipper
Binding: Ivoroid
Side Purfling: None
Top Wood Type: Italian Spruce
Rosette:  Herringbone
Purfling: Herringbone
Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped
Neck Peghead: Solid Square
Peghead Binding: Ivoroid
Overlay Material: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: SCGC logo
Scale Length: 25.375
Neck Shape: V with Volute
Fingerboard: Side Dots    Black
Inlay: 2mm dots
Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16
Binding: Ivoroid
Width at Nut: 1-3/4″
Finish Type: Body Clear
Type-Neck: Clear
Type-Top: Sunburst
Style-Body: Buffed
Style-Neck: Matte
Style-Peghead: Buffed
Pickguard: Tortoise – OM/H Shape
Tuners/gears: Nickel Waverly
Strings: Lights
Action: 3/2
Bridge Spacing:  regular, 2-3/16″
Pick-Up: None