Finally, after a long hunt, I now have a 19 in hand. I had to expand the hunting grounds into the UK (shout out to Lee at Project Music), but the eagle has landed safely. After calling CME two years ago about a CS Martin OM, Karl talked me out of buying the Martin and giving an Atkin Essential 000 a try. Having never seen, played, or even heard of the brand until then, I'm currently on my fourth, and they deliver every time. I'll do a full write-up after I spend some time with it and put some 80/20s on it. I think it currently has either xs or Elixirs PB's, but wanted to share the pictures.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/a/CMgQ1vJ