Orchestra Model with Englemann Spruce, Rosewood, and 1.75" Nut Width
"'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." - From the Collings website
The Collings OM2H is a modern classic in many ways and one of our favorite models from the Austin. TX builders. Here is a slight variation on the model that we often order for the store. Everything that you know and love about the OM2H is present: its wonderful balance, gorgeous tonal color, versatility, and lush overtone content are all here in spades. Rather than a Sitka Spruce top, however, the OM2HE features an Engelmann Spruce top for slightly more warmth and compression. Truly a match made in heaven!
- OM Body Size
- Englemann Spruce Top
- East India Rosewood Back and Sides
- Honduran Mahogany Neck
- Ivoroid with Herringbone Purfling Body Binding
- Ebony Belly-Style Bridge with 2 3/16” spacing
- Ebony Fingerboard with Abalone Short Diamond and Squares Inlay
- 14”-26” Compound Fingerboard Radius
- Ebony Bridge Pins with MOP Dot Inlay
- 1 3/4” Bone Nut
- Drop-In Bone Saddle
- Modifeid V Neck Profile
- Square Pedhead Profile with Volute
- Mortise and Tenon Hybrid Neck Joint
- Fully Adjustable Truss Rod
- Medium 18% Nickel/Silver Frets
- Stained Exotic Ebony Headstock Veneer with MOP Collings Logo
- Nickel Waverly Tuners
- 2-style (Zipper) Backstrip
- IV/Tort/IV and B/W Purflings
- 25 1/2 “ Scale Length
- Sitka Spruce Bracing
- Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Body Finish
- High Gloss Polyester Resin Neck Finish
- Tortoise Pickguard
| Brand | COLL |
| Model | OM2HE 1.75 |