This Schoenberg Soloist is from the first incarnation of OM's built through a unique collaboration between C.F. Martin and the Schoenberg head luthier at the time, Dana Bourgeois. The goal was to make an OM that incorporated the best of modern and vintage features, the cutaway being an addition that many players of the time were craving. Schoenberg's were assembled and finished in the Martin factory after having the key components constructed and, most importantly, voiced by Dana Bourgeois (and later T.J. Thompson).

This Brazilian Rosewood Soloist has all of the characteristics that made Schoenberg's so coveted: a very dry, brilliant and woody tone that is reminiscent of older Martins. They exhibit exceptional projection and responsiveness while offering a subtle harmonic overtone series. While no respectable luthier would agree to the claim of any modern guitar being as good as an original 30's OM, Schoenberg's were, and still are, the rare excpetion that come damn close.