Babicz and Martin Guitars Join Forces

The new C.F. Martin model OMCRE six-string has been designed using the Martin 'OM' Orchestral Model body shape with a cutaway. The guitar's concept includes a Martin vintage look, combined with the contemporary Babicz 'Continually Adjustable Neck' technology (Patent # 7,157,634).

The OMCRE boasts solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, solid vintage-toned Carpathian spruce soundboard, ebony head veneer, 25.4" fretboard and a vintage style Martin pyramid bridge. Also featured are Gotoh vintage-style nickel open-back tuners, a two-way adjustable truss rod, bone nut, compensated Tusq saddle, the classic Martin herringbone body boarder inlay, style 28 rosette and HD zig-zag backstrip motif. Completing the package is the new and revolutionary Fishman 'Aura Pro' Sound Imaging system, which provides studio quality tone during live performances.

The Babicz Design 'Continually Adjustable Neck' is a patented solution for instantly adjusting the string height or 'action' of a stringed musical instrument by the player without altering the neck angle or pitch. An ordinary hex key is inserted into a small plate on the back of the guitar, and a quick turn allows the player to set the action to their exact preference - in seconds without de-tuning. Another benefit to the Babicz system is the neck is unattached to the soundboard of the guitar, allowing it to vibrate more freely and adding long term stability to the upper bout.

Babicz Design Ltd. is a producer of performance based, innovative and licensable musical instrument technology, including the Continually Adjustable Neck, Torque Reducing Split Bridge, and the Lateral Compression Soundboard. To date Babicz Design has received numerous awards and five star reviews from the industries most prestigious publications, and its technology is used by such celebrated musicians as: Greg Allman, Umphrey's McGee, Foreigner, The Outlaws, Black Eyed Peas, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Randolph, Kansas, Pat Travers, Porcupine Tree, Todd Rundgren and Adrian Belew to name a few.

The official launch of the new Martin model OMCRE will be this July at the Summer NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Austin, Texas. Be sure to stop by the Martin booth to check out the new OMCRE.

For more information, please contact:
C. F. Martin & Co., Inc.
510 Sycamore Street
Nazareth, Pennsylvania 18064
Tel: 610-759-2837 Fax: 610-759-5757
Email: info@martinguitar.com
www.martinguitar.com

Martin Video
This video introduces the new Martin OMCRE and shows the Babicz technology built into it. See the "Continually Adjustable Neck" in action.

Design Team
The Babicz/Martin design team: L-R . . . Tim Teel, Denny Tenges, Leslie Mammele, Jeff Carano, Jeff Babicz, Kerry Dieter, Chris Martin IV, Claire Martin, and David Kranyecz.

Pictured are only a handful of the people that were responsible for designing and building the amazing Martin OMCRE guitar with the Babicz Continually Adjustable Neck system.