Welcome to the webpage of Luthier Omang Guitars!

Here you will find info about my work, the guitars, and about how to order a tailored instrument.

I've been making special handmade guitars of high quality in Norway since 2005 - while doing research in Latin-American guitarinstruments, baroque guitars and tecniques and tradition of historical lutherie.The guitaristic world is such a magical one, and hopefully my fascination for this world shines through and is noticed in the sound, design and details of my instruments. Although I'm much looking toward the past for inspiration, I still focus on creating modern guitars with caracter and a particular signature - for the future.

Because what is a guitar, but the soul of the musical expression of the present?

Guitars

Classical Guitars

About

About
Wood
Features
Options

Classical Guitars

A powerful spruce-topped guitar, with incricate timbres and clear voice. It is designed keeping in mind the needs of a seriuos player and responds great to heavy and strong playing. At the same it has a rich sound in soft playing, giving it a broad pallette a voices both for small rooms, recording and concert situations.

These guitars matures beautifully over the first years.

Standard model: 32.000 Nok / 4000 €

Wood

Classical Guitars

Wood

Standard model includes:

Top: Spruce

Sides: Indian Rosewood

Back: Boodwood or Indian Rosewood

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony

Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood

Nut: Cowbone

Rosette: massive wood

Tuners: Sloane

Stringlength: 650

Neck measures: 52 at nut / 62 at 12th fret

Struts and internal stucture: Spruce, Redcedar, Carbonfibre, and cypress.

However I have a broad inventary of optional woods (see options).

Features

Classical Guitars

Broken fan
soundport
unique design
mastergrade materials
schellack finish

Options

Classical Guitars

Options

This guitar may be ordered as 7- or 8-string guitars (+ €500)

Case:

Tuners:

Traditional pegs (no extra charge)

Schertler (no extra charge)

Rodgers (consult)

Alessi (consult)

Finish:

Shellack

Tung-oil based varnish

Combination

Measurements:

Stringlength - at 650, 660 or 640mm

Neck width and thickness - may vary

Action - posibilities within range

Design elements:

Soundport - optional (no extra)

Armrest - (+ €30)

Carved heel - (+€30)

Inlay work - (consult)

Microphone:

Baggs or Fishman systems (+ €400)

Alternative woods:

Top:

- Western Redcedar (no extra)

Sides / back:

- Palo Escrito Rosewood (no ext)

- Pau Ferro (no ext)

- Honduras Rosewood (+ €200)

- Flamed Maple (+200)

- Cocobolo (+ €250)

- Ebony (+ €300)

- Brazilian Rosewood (+ €800)

I am pleased to talk about posible wood combinations sides/back or 3-7 piece backs or double-backs.

Neck:

Cedar, Maple, Walnut or Ash

Rosette:

Traditional or woodcombinations (consult)

Bindings:

Padouk (no extra)

Cypress(no extra)

Flamed maple (+ €100)

Ebony (+ €100)

Snakewood (+ €200)

Early Guitars

About

Early Guitars

My current research-projects are focused in guitars from the 16th-18th century - known as baroque (5-course) and renessaince (4-course) guitars. I make different models - both copies of historical instruments kept in collections and own design based in this or in artistic representations.

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News

9/10/2012

1st of february standard prices for my guitars will rise to 32.000,- nok. Orders recieved before this date will still be at 25.000,-

7/1/2012

Currently working on a economic version of the Belchior Dias guitar from 1581. 5-course or 4-course baroque guitar - string length at 53 cm (like original) - vaulted back.

1/1/2012

Happy New Year - and all the best to all my costumers and followers of this

page.

28/12/2011

Welcome to my new webpage! Hopefully more interesting and informative than the previous one. Parts of this page will go through constant updates, and information about new instruments and projects will get posted her. Remeber to follow my facebook, google and blog posts. Cheers!