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At A Glance

Construction
Dovetail neck joint
Body
Dreadnought Body
Nut Width
43mm (1 11/16")
Top
Solid Sitka Spruce Top
Back & Sides
African Mahogany (Okoume)
Neck
Mahogany (Palaquium)
Fretboard
Ovangkol Frets
Frets
20 Frets
Scale
643mm (25.3")
Inlay
Small dot inlay
Rosette
Red Pearl Acryl Rosette
Bridge
Ovangkol
Strings
D'Addario EXP16 Strings
Bracing
Advanced Scalloped X-Bracing
Additional
Gig-bag Included
Finish
Open Pore
Description

Cort built the EARTH-GRAND-OP as part of its Earth Series, a line positioned as a tribute to vintage acoustic guitars. The series was designed to reflect the look, sound, feel, and playability of those instruments, and the EARTH-GRAND-OP sat within that line as a dreadnought-body flattop intended to serve both flatpicking and fingerstyle players.

Construction centres on a solid Sitka Spruce top joined to African Mahogany (Okoume) back and sides via a dovetail neck joint, with Advanced Scalloped X-Bracing beneath the top. The Mahogany (Palaquium) neck runs to an Ovangkol fretboard carrying 20 frets at a 643mm (25.3") scale, with a 43mm (1 11/16") nut width and small dot inlays. The Ovangkol bridge and Red Pearl Acryl rosette complete the appointments. The instrument ships strung with D'Addario EXP16 strings and includes a gig-bag. The Open Pore finish — indicated in the model designation — leaves the wood surface with a natural, unsealed texture rather than a high-gloss coat.

Owners requiring replacement parts — bridge saddles, nut blanks, tuning machines, or bracing timber compatible with this construction — should consult a luthier or specialist parts supplier familiar with dreadnought builds at this scale and nut width.

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