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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Select frets were leveled and polished to match the surrounding frets. No further work required.

The Collings OM1 is a beautifully balanced orchestra model acoustic that blends vintage warmth with modern precision. Its Sitka spruce top and Honduran mahogany back and sides deliver a punchy, woody voice with crisp articulation and that dry, classic OM sparkle players chase for years. The ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, and Nickel Waverly tuners give it a refined, rock-solid feel, while the modified V neck offers a comfortable, confident grip. Finished in stunning high gloss nitro, this OM1 is the kind of inspiring, lifelong instrument that only gets better with age—an investment-grade Collings through and through.

Top: Sitka spruce

Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP short dots

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Bridge Pins/End: Pin Ebony with MOP dot

Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly

Rosette: b/w Purfling

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace

Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Case Deluxe: hardshell case

Weight: 3lbs 9oz

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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