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‘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. Top: Adirondack spruce Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood Neck: Honduran mahogany Body Binding: Ivoroid with herringbone purfling Fingerboard Binding: None Peghead Binding: None Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing Fingerboard: Ebony with abalone short diamond & squares Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot Nut: Bone, 1 11/16" Saddle: Bone, drop-in Neck Profile: Modified V Peghead Profile: Square with volute Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid Truss Rod: Fully adjustable Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo Tuners: Nickel Waverly Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper) Rosette: iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings Scale Length: 25 1/2" Brace Material: Sitka spruce Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace 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