[pcmancini]

Thanks for the advice. Surprisingly, I can count the number of quality guitar shops in the Phila are on one hand. This is even more surprising given that we are less than 2 hours away from the Martin Factory!

I do plan to make the trip to Staten Island some time soon. Also, the "Great American Guitar Show" a twice-a-year event thant brings dozens of guitar dealers together under one roof is coming up in June and is less than 10 minutes from my house. Lots of new and vintage acoustics to see and try.

My main question on the Martin OM-18V (other than the price being a tad high for me) is that it has wide string spacing, starting with a 1 3/4" nut, 2 1/4'' at the 12th fret and then widening to 2 3/8'' at the bridge. I use a pick so the extra wide spacing may not be what I am looking for.

Paul