Description
Description
‘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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 36493 |
| Product Color: | Western Shade Top |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Orchestra Model |
| Body Material: | Honduran Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Material: | Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace |
| Body Binding: | Tortoise |
| Rosette: | Black/White |
| Purfling: | Black/White/Black/White |
| Body Notes: | Body Length: 19 1/4"; Body Depth: 4"; Lower Bout Width: 15"; Total Length: 39 3/4" |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Honduran Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | High Gloss Polyester Resin |
| Neck Shape: | Modified V |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Ebony |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.687" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | Compound 14-26" (355.6-660.4mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Hybrid Mortise & Tennon Neck Joint |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Short Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Mother of Pearl Collings Script Logo |
| Neck Binding: | None |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | Ebony Belly-Style w/2 3/16" Spacing |
| Tuning Machines: | Nickel Waverly |