Just an FYI for anyone else interested, of the dozen or so web sites selling this guitar, and even on the OS web site itself, there are NO specifications for the dimensions of this instrument.
I found it for sale on Amazon, jet.com, Reverb.com, instrumentalley.com, and newegg.com (just search each for
OGHS). I clicked thru the Reverb.com listing to the vendor Zorro Sounds (zorrosounds.com), and after signing up to receive their emails, got a coupon code for 10% off WELCOME10.
FINALLY when I was on NewEgg, saw the specifications, which I have copied below to save you the trouble:
Model: OGHS
Oscar Schmidt by Washburn
Handcrafted Quality
Select Spruce Top
1/2 Size dreadnought style
Catailpa sides & back
High gloss finish
Rosewood fingerboard & bridge
Mahogany neck
Fully adjustable truss rod
Color: Natural
Total length: 34.5"
Lower bout: 12.5"
Upperbout: 9"
Depth: 3.5"
Scale Length: 22"
Nut Width: 1.5"
from
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2WZ2SF1005&cm_re=oghs-_-9SIA2WZ2SF1005-_-Product
I ordered direct from Zorro Sounds, with discount and NJ sales tax, total was $96.
My plan is to replace the nut like the OP, and string it with the D'Addario J66 tenor guitar strings and tune it CGDA in fifths as a tenor guitar. One might ask, why not just BUY a tenor guitar, well nearly ALL of them have a 30mm nut width which I expect to be mighty uncomfortable for me since I have been mostly chording on my 5ths-tuned ukes and need the space of the string spread otherwise I get hand cramps.
Nearly ALL other steel string guitars have a nut width of 1.68" or 1.75" which if you put a 4-string nut on like for an electric bass (42-43mm) the strings are oddly spaced too far apart (yes I ALREADY tried this on my dreadnought acoustic guitar) and if you use a baritone uke nut of 1.5" (38mm) it is too narrow for the neck and you have lots of space both above and below the span of the four strings (tried this too on my acoustic guitar as well).
So this AWESOME find by the OP studemobile, gives us the standard 22" tenor guitar scale, and a nice compact size body only a tiny bit larger than most baritone ukes, AND the 1.5" nut width, which to me is just perfect for 4 strings.
Additionally, now that I have the dimensions I have an idea of what case to get for it, but I will wait until I get the OGHS so I can actually MEASURE it and will report back if the dimensions listed above as per NewEgg are accurate.
Kudos to studemobile, even though he has been MIA for the past week or so from this thread, and I fully realize that I am likely just shouting into the abyss by writing this post, but just in case anyone else is looking for something like this, I figured I'd add some additional information.
I dont expect this to sound or play like the Martin TEN15, or one of the BlueRidge tenors, but I cannot afford those right now, and the cheaper Ibanez PFT2-NT or AVTN1-NT as well as the Kala tenor guitar all have the 30mm nut, and the new Pono steel string instruments made by Kilin Reece are also WAY beyond my budget.
All I want is a steel string tenor guitar, true to form in scale length and tuning, so I can learn better to play it, and to incorporate it into my songwriting.
I am NOT afraid of having to do setup work, so if it is not newbie-perfect out of the box, It does not matter, since I have setup at least a dozen of my own ukes and guitars any way and have the necessary tools.
If the J66 strings and the new nut work out, I will next look at the holes in the pin bridge and if the spacing is not to my liking, I will fill the existing holes by gluing in pieces from a dowel rod, sand them and then re-drill new holes (with the proper spacing for a tenor guitar) making this OGHS officially a 4-string instrument at both ends, as well as filling the unused tuner holes as per the OP in his photos.
So a bit of mod-work to what I hope will be a decent instrument to begin with, and I will have a smaller-bodied tenor guitar, nearly custom to my own specs, and something that currently I
cannot buy from any maker at this time as per my own research.