A small acoustic guitarHMS Orion

The HMS Orion is a small steel string guitar. It’s light, handy and easy to play. My idea was to build a guitar which is easy to carry on your shoulder while walking by the railroad, towards the next town and the next gig - a real ”blues guitar”. The material choices, the Mahogany top and American Walnut back and sides, are what gives this guitar its bluesy sound and outfit, and a dark, groovy and fat timbre. You’d better give it a try…

Listen the spicy sound of HMS Orion

Esa Kuloniemi shows you how this small size HMS Orion can turn out some spicy colored bluesy tunes with a slide and open E...

HMS Orion acoustic guitar specs

Body: African Mahogany top, American Walnut back and sides

Neck: African Mahogany, Walnut headstock veneer

Fretboard and bridge: African Ebony

Nut and saddle: Moose bone

Scale length: 24,41”/ 620mm, 20 frets

Radius: 12”

Tuners: Schaller Grand Tune

Neck width: 43mm

Microphone: Schaller Oyster D/S (option)

Finish: Hardened shellac varnish

Length: 990mm

Body length: 450mm

Width, upper bout: 240mm

Width, lower bout: 365mm

Depth: 85-110mm

Price: Starting from €1.750