Since we became a Collings dealer some 15 years ago, the OM2H has remained the most popular Collings guitar in our shop. And that's for good reason—the OM2H produces balanced, complex tone that shines across many different genres. Its accurate, immediate response—paired with comfortable, small-body feel and smooth playability—appeal to a wide variety of playing styles.
This Collings OM2H (serial #34205) features a 14-fret "Orchestra Model" body built with an upgraded Baked Sitka Spruce top and standard East Indian Rosewood back and sides. Baked Sitka is one of our favorite upgrades because it gives a new guitar the seasoned, broken-in richness of a well-loved vintage relic. As you put a baked (torrefied) top through the paces for years and years, it'll only sound better and more refined. Paired with East Indian Rosewood back and sides, the tried-and-true wood complement produces balanced, articulate sound.
This OM2H responds nicely with a light touch, and finger-style players will appreciate the shimmering complexity of tones it produces. At the same time, it projects quickly and loudly. When you push it hard with a pick, it sings across the room. The longer 25-1/2" scale makes the top feel alive.
This OM2H sports a stunning Sunburst finish and 42-Style Snowflake inlays on the fingerboard. To match, it has classy Ivoroid binding on the fingerboard and peghead. Also, we specified prewar-appropriate 1-3/4" as the nut width. The overall result is a guitar that looks every bit as good as it sounds.
- Top: Baked Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood
- Brace Pattern: Pre-War Scalloped X
- Neck: Honduran Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Modified V
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Nut: Bone, 1-3/4"
- Body Binding: Ivoroid with Herringbone Purfling
- Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid
- Peghead Binding: Ivoroid
- Peghead Inlay: Abalone Torch
- Bridge: Ebony Belly
- Saddle: Drop-In Bone, 2-3/16" string spacing
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: 42-Style Snowflakes
- Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" Compound
- Top Finish: 2-Style Sunburst
- Case: Deluxe Hardshell
This OM2H is a gorgeous guitar that will inspire you to pick it up every day, and the beautiful tones it produces will ensure you'll never want to put it down.