FS: Collings OM1 Acoustic Guitar (pre-owned, private sale) £2.295 ono

ebj · August 2015

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A mint condition Collings OM1. Serial # 17722. Build in 2010.
This is a very precious instrument with a wider nut(1 3/4" Nut Width).
Only one owner. Smoke free environment.
It's good for fingerpicking and strumming both.
Some like the wide nut for fingerpicking.
The sound is very, very good, from the clear bass to the full trebles .
The sitka spruce top is lush to look at.
It's a very light and responsive guitar.
For more information you can look up the Collings website,
even though if you are reading this,
you probably already know about Collings guitars.
I'm selling because I can't justify having too many guitars of this class.
It really deserves to be played. This is a world class guitar.

I prefer personal pick up from Bristol, but I'm open to shipping it at your cost.
Best is personal, so you can try the guitar.
I don't want to get involved in returns, so it's a no-returns policy.
The guitar is fantastic and is set up well with nice action.

Specs:
-Select sitka spruce top
-Mahogany back & sides
-Black/white wood nitrate strip rosette
-Tortoise-style top/back body binding
-Black/white wood purfling with 1-style walnut backstrip
-Pre-war scalloped bracing
-Tortoise-style celluloid pickguard
-High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
-Mahogany neck
-Square headstock with no volute
-15 degree headstock angle
-Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid Collings logo
-Ebony fingerboard with ebony belly-style bridge
-Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint
-20 Frets, neck joins the body at the 14th fret
-Modified V neck profile with 2 3/16" string spacing
-14"-26" Compound fingerboard radius
-1 3/4" Bone nut and drop-in saddle
-25 1/2" Scale length
-Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
-Mother of pearl dot fingerboard inlays
-Fully adjustable truss rod
-Ebony bridge pins and end pin
-Nickel Waverly tuners with 16:1 ratio
-Recommended string gauge - D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"-.053")
-Collings deluxe hardshell case

'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. 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.