Sound Pure's Take

Powerful deal here, folks!  This baked top OM1, built to Collings' now-legendary Traditional Series spec, offers all of the warmth, woodiness, and soul of a vintage guitar with all of the liveliness, aggression, and solidity of a present day Collings.  Our luthier performed a light dress and setup, finding the rest of the instrument to be in perfect health.  There's a bit of light scratching and hazing that thin, thin nitro lacquer finish but, for the broken in sound you get in return, it's more than a good tradeoff for the player.  These things don't show up used often--don't miss it!

 

Condition: Used, Very Good

From Collings Guitars

The Traditional or "T" Series guitars reflect Bill Collings' return to his guitar making roots and offer a new tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound. Each T Series guitar is built using animal protein glue and a very thin all nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the body, making them exceptionally dynamic and responsive. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection. Each Traditional series guitar will come with a handmade lightweight Collings case designed and built in the Collings shop. The pairing of these new Traditional guitars and cases makes for a combination of old world quality and aesthetic that is unprecedented among instruments available today.

Model: OM1T

Serial: 25800

Year: 2016

Top: Torrified Sitka Spruce

Back & Sides: Honduran Mahogany

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 Mother of Pearl Short Dots

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Tortoise-Style

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional Now Neck

Peghead Profile: Tapered Square

Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Gold Mother of Pearl Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (4060)

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)

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" Compound

Body Finish: All Lacquer Thin Skin - No Tone

Neck Finish: All Lacquer Thin Skin - No Tone

Pickguard: Tortoise

Case: Traditional

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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