Collings OM1 Orchestral Model Acoustic Guitar Collings

‘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.

 

specs

Top: Sitka spruce

Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

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

Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP short dots

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot

Nut: Bone 1 11/16″

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Tapered square

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 ratio)

Backstrip: 1-style (Walnut)Rosetteb/w Purfling

Scale Length: 25 1/2″

Brace Material: Sitka spruce

Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace

Fingerboard Radius: 14″ – 26″ compound

Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D’Addario EJ-16 (.012″- .053″)

Case: Deluxe hardshell case by TKL