‘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.

Our 2-style (OM2H) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.

General:
Brand Name: Collings
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Nickel
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Natural
Serial Number: 36682
Weight: 4lbs 6oz

Body:
Body Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Indian Rosewood
Body Notes: Body Length: 19 1/4"; Body Depth: 4"; Lower Bout Width: 15"; Total Length: 39 3/4"
Body Shape: Orchestra Model
Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace
Purfling: Black/White
Rosette: IV/Tort/IV
Top Material: Torrefied Sitka Spruce

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Diamonds
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Frets to Body: 14
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Mother of Pearl Collings Script Logo
Headstock Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony
Neck Binding: None
Neck Finish: High Gloss Polyester Resin
Neck Joint: Hybrid Mortise & Tennon Neck Joint
Neck Material: Honduran Mahogany
Neck Notes: Volute Headstock; First Fret: 1.737" Width, 0.855" Depth; 9th Fret: 2.042" Width, 0.950" Depth
Neck Shape: Modified V
Number of Frets: 20 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.687"
Side Marker Inlay: Dots
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Electronics:

Hardware:
Bridge: Ebony Belly-Style w/2 3/16" Spacing
Bridge Pins: Ebony w/Mother of Pearl Dot
Fret Wire: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
Pickguard: Dalmatian
Saddle Material: Bone Drop In
Tuning Machines: Nickel Waverly