'OM' stands for "Orchestra Model," but 80 years after this body shape was firstdesigned it has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists whochoose 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.

This is a age old classic with mahogany body and sitka spruce top, if it isn't broke.. Do not bother trying to fix it! Mahogany and Sitka spruce is one of the most commonly recorded guitar tone woods, nice and soft when it needs to be, full of mid range cut to punch trough in a mix. Well rounded instrument for all styles of play, from strummers to very dynamic finger style playing. 

Top: Sitka Spruce 

Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise with B/W/B/W 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 3/4"

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)

Rosette: B/W Purfling

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Pattern:  Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace 

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

Weight: 4lbs 2oz

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case