McNally OM Bog Oak Sitka Spruce

McNally guitars are the result of 13 years of development with the aim of combining the Irish and American styles of guitar making in which Ciaran McNally was trained. With his extensive experience gained at Lowden and Atkin, among others, Ciaran is now without a doubt one of the best guitar makers in Europe!

The OM is one of the most versatile models that can handle almost all playing styles and genres. This Orchestra Model uses solid Bog oak for the back and sides in combination with a solid Sitka spruce top. The Bog oak is very dark colored because it has been buried in the ground for hundreds or sometimes even thousands of years, mainly in peat bogs, lakes and river bottoms. The wood is very dense and hard after it has dried, and as we hear with this McNally, works very well as a tonewood!

The beauty of the Bog oak is enhanced by the contrast with the top, which is finished with refined details such as the rosette of spalted padauk with abalone, and an ebano binding with a purfling of padauk and abalone. The mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard is not left behind by the beautiful and characteristic mother of pearl Triquetra inlay on the 12th fret. The Celtic knot has a symbolic meaning and represents life, death, and rebirth in Celtic culture.

With this OM guitar, McNally has once again managed to build a guitar full of character and individuality, and the guitar is, as we have come to expect from Ciaran, also built to the highest standard. A wonderful bonus is that McNally, in collaboration with Tree Nation, has at least four trees planted for every guitar built, thus making the world a better place in more than one way with every guitar!

The guitar is supplied with a TFOA passport in a Hiscox hardshell case.