From Collings Guitars
OM' stands for "Orchestra Model," but 80 years after this body shape was first designed it has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists who choose to play on steel strings. Yet flatpickers also find it appealing, and when the graceful cutaway is added these OMs are often used by lead players who routinely explore all 20 frets much as they would on an electric guitar. The compact shape makes the Collings OM equally easy to handle onstage or when sitting on the couch, and the relatively shallow body (barely over 4 inches deep) results in balanced tone and an immediate response.
Model OM1A
Serial Number 36585
Top: Adirondack Spruce, Western Shade
Back & Sides:Honduran mahogany
Construction:Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Neck:Honduran mahogany
Body Binding:Tortoise with custom wood purflings
Fingerboard Binding:None
Peghead Binding:None
Bridge:Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard:Ebony with gold MOP short dots
Fingerboard Radius:14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin:Tortoise-style
Nut:Bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle:Bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile:Traditional
Peghead Profile:Square
Neck Joint:Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod:Fully adjustable
Frets:Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead :VeneerEbony with gold MOP Collings Logo
Tuners:Nickel Waverly, Relic Nickel Waverly for Vintage Satin models
Backstrip:1-style (Walnut)
Rosette:Custom wood rosette
Scale Length:25 1/2"
Brace Material:Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern:Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
Body Finish:High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish:High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard:Tortoise
Strings:D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"- .053")
Case:Deluxe hardshell case by TKL
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