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Condition: Used, Great

German and Madagascar. . .it's a match made in heaven!

Two incredibly powerful and complex tonewoods combining forces in a Collings OM

It can't get much better than this

What you have is a percise and balanced build

With a dynamic top-spruce 

Harvested from what I imagine to be a dark and magical German forest 

Backed up by a swirling red and brown set of rosewood 

Unearthed from the exotic jungles of Madagascar 

It's a UN meeting of musical trees 

This guitar is a love incarnate 

***This guitar came back to us on trade-in set up for/with very light gauge strings (something our luthier can adjust, if you like)--the playability is unbelievable!

Watch & listen

Collings OM2H Cutaway #25563 Quick n' Dirty

In this video, Sound Pure acoustic guitar expert Barrett Brooks describes and demonstrates the Collings OM2H Cutaway #25563.  This guitar features a select sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides.

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.

Serial Number: 24905
German Spruce Top
Madagascar Rosewood Back and Sides
Cross-cut Grained Ivoroid and Wood Nitrate Strip Rosette
Grained Ivoroid Top/Back Body Binding
Herringbone Trim with Matching 2-Style Backstrip
Pre-war Scalloped Bracing
Tortoise-style Celluloid Pickguard
High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
Mahogany Neck
Square Headstock with Volute
15-degree Headstock Angle
Ebony Peghead Overlay with Inlaid Collings Logo
Ebony Fingerboard with Ebony Belly-style Bridge
Mortise and Tenon Hybrid Neck Joint
20 Frets, Neck Joins the Body at the 14th Fret
Modified V Neck Profile with 2 3/16" String Spacing
14"-26" Compound Fingerboard Radius
1 3/4" Bone Nut and Drop-in Saddle
25 1/2" Scale Length
Medium 18% Nickel-silver Fretwire
Mother of Pearl Diamond and Square Fingerboard Inlays
Fully Adjustable Truss Rod
Ebony Bridge Pins and End Pin
Nickel Waverly Tuners with 16:1 Ratio
Recommended String Gauge - D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"-.053")
Collings Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL

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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