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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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