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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
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Sound Pure Studios · Durham, NC

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