Collings OM1AC Cutaway Adirondack Spruce and Mahogany with Cutaway ID-9087

Collings OM1AC Cutaway Adirondack Spruce and Mahogany with Cutaway

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 the OM1 is often used by lead players who routinely explore all 20 frets.

The compact shape makes the Collings OM1AC 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 particular Collings OM1AC features a custom Adirondack Red Spruce top, bringing punch and clarity; mahogany sides and back, bringing brightness and note definition; a short scale length of 24 7/8" and a custom cutaway for easier access to the lower frets.

Accompaniments like the Adirondack bracing offers a more efficient transfer of string energy to the top, since Adirondack is much stiffer than the standard Sitka braces. This allows for a more responsive and powerful sound board. Additionally, the Adirondack Braces are attached with hot hide glue. Hot Hide glue sets up like glass, offering a more immediate and efficient transfer of energy throughout the top, making the overall guitar more responsive with a clarity of tone that is unmatched.

This guitar was also built with the absence of a tongue brace. The absence of a tongue brace frees the top to allow enhanced vibration and results in a richer, fuller, tone with more low end resonance. It is speculated that Martin added the brace to prevent top cracking, but the years have proven this to have been unnecessary and actually decreases resonation.

Hardshell Case Included

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 68

Serial: 23501

Sold To Customer: Satoshi Ito

Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce

Back Wood: Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Scale: Short Scale 24 7/8"

Bracing: Adirondack Braces with Hot Hide Glue

Inlays: Mother of pearl dot fingerboard inlays

Rosette: Tortoise and B/W Wood Nitrate Strip Rosette

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony with 14" to 24" Compound Radius

Nut Material: Bone

Saddle Material: Bone Cutthrough Saddle

Saddle Spacing: 2 3/16"

Bridge: Ebony

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Tuners: Nickel Waverly with Ebony Buttons

Purfling: Black/white wood purfling

Body Binding: Tortoise

Fretboard Binding: Tortoise with B/W Purfling

Headstock Binding: Tortoise

Pickguard: Tortoise Style

Backstrip: 1-style walnut backstrip

Headstock Shape: Square Headstock wit No Volutte

Headstock Overlay: Exotic Stained Ebony

Headstock Inlay: MOP Collings Logo

Frets To Body: 14

Neck Profile: Modified V neck profile

Body Depth: 4 1/8"

Lower Bout Width: 15"

Body Length: 19 1/4"

Total Length: 39 1/2"

Case: Hardshell Case Included

Misc. 1: No Tongue Brace

Misc. 2: Mortise and Tenon Hybrid Neck Joint