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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: A small portion of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.

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 a balanced tone and immediate response.

Top: Sitka spruce; Sunburst Finish

Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Square with volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

FretsMedium: 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly

Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)

Rosette: iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace

Case: Deluxe hardshell case

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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