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Author:  jfmckenna [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:36 am ]
Post subject:  1930's OM Martin Pickguard
Does anyone have a template for these pickguards?

http://www.vintagemartin.com/om.html

Image
Author:  Ruby50 [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
Blow up the shot, print it, and cut it out

Ed
Author:  jfmckenna [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
Well Duh! Why didn't I think of that :D

I guess that should scale up huh.
Author:  Ken Nagy [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:20 am ]
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I'd do what Ed suggested. In fact, I'd probably just draw the diameter of the inlay on paper. Cut it out a little big. Place it on the guitar, and keep cutting until it looked right.

Looking at your link I find that the rounder tops are a much nicer form to my eye. Maybe I just like old stuff.
Author:  bcombs510 [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
SM sells what they say is the 30's OM shape pickguard. You could always order one of those and stick it to a piece of MDF. :)
Author:  Clay S. [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
It showed up the right size on my monitor (I measured the soundhole diameter as a reference) so I just placed a piece of paper on the flat screen and traced around the pickguard.
Author:  David Newton [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:18 pm ]
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I was going for that shape, but ended with this!

Image
Author:  Clay S. [ Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
David Newton wrote:
I was going for that shape, but ended with this!

Image


Does the water taste a little funny down there in Beaumont? laughing6-hehe

P.S. - Nice looking guitar!
Author:  Tim Mullin [ Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
LMII seems to have suspended production of the Tor-Tis pickguards (there's a recent thread about that). When they have them on their web site, they usually make available useful templates, that don't appear there at the moment (or they're well hidden). I purchased a Martin Teardrop last year for a 00 and printed off the template:
Attachment:
00-000 tear drop template.pdf

It may not be identical to the one you pictured, but perhaps it's what you want? The squares are 1 x 1".
Author:  Bruce Sexauer [ Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
I have replaced many OM PGs, and they appear to have been hand shaped to some degree as they are not quite the same one to the next. Or not the ones I've dealt with, anyway.
Author:  jfmckenna [ Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
Tim Mullin wrote:
LMII seems to have suspended production of the Tor-Tis pickguards (there's a recent thread about that). When they have them on their web site, they usually make available useful templates, that don't appear there at the moment (or they're well hidden). I purchased a Martin Teardrop last year for a 00 and printed off the template:
Attachment:
00-000 tear drop template.pdf

It may not be identical to the one you pictured, but perhaps it's what you want? The squares are 1 x 1".


That looks real close to the one's I made on the last two. These ones are a bit more squat though. That's good to know though I didn't know LMI did that.

Bruce Sexauer wrote:
I have replaced many OM PGs, and they appear to have been hand shaped to some degree as they are not quite the same one to the next. Or not the ones I've dealt with, anyway.


Even in the pictures on that vintage guitar site it seems like you can see slight discrepancies in them.
Author:  John Lewis [ Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
I downloaded these Tortis pdf files a while back.
Author:  John Lewis [ Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:22 am ]
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Here is the OM pdf.
Author:  jfmckenna [ Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:22 pm ]
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John, thanks for that. That OM is still different but Those are good to have.
Author:  John Lewis [ Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
You're welcome. I downloaded those from LMI at sometime in the past and I'm glad they might help.
Author:  bluescreek [ Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
axion pickguards has them
Author:  toddb [ Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 1930's OM Martin Pickguard
Using your photo and assuming a string spacing of 2-3/8", here is the pdf.
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