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Collings OM1 Flamed Red Mountain Cedar

$4,025.00

This great set of Flamed Red Mountain Cedar for the back and sides comes from the mountains of Peru. It is a close cousin to the now rare Spanish Cedar and is a highly prized tonewood with great tonal characteristics. It is light weight yet stable, and has a high level of vibration. Paired with a premium Sitka Spruce top with Adirondack braces, this guitar sings in your hands. Other features are the Figured Honduran Mahogany neck  that compliments the Mountain Cedar and the custom 1 3/4″ nut width for comfort. A great rounded sounding OM with balance and clarity right from the mountain top.

Includes deluxe hardshell case and lifetime warranty.

Free shipping in the continental US.

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This great set of Flamed Red Mountain Cedar for the back and sides comes from the mountains of Peru. It is light weight yet stable, and has a high level of vibration. Paired with a premium Sitka Spruce top with Adirondack braces, this guitar sings in your hands. Other features are Figured Honduran Mahogany neck that compliments the Mountain Cedar and the custom 1 3/4″ nut width for comfort. This guitar is a great rounded sounding OM with balance and clarity right from the mountain top.

Includes deluxe hardshell case and lifetime warranty.

Free shipping in the continental US.

About the Collings OM1

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. 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. The relatively shallow body (barely over 4 inches deep) results in balanced tone and an immediate response.

About Mountain Cedar

Red Mountain Cedar (Cedrela montana)  is a very close cousin of Spanish Cedar. It’s almost indistinguishable in all respects, but has the good fortune of evading the CITES export restrictions we must adhere to with Spanish Cedar. Despite it’s name, it is not a cedar at all. It is from the Meliaceae family of flora,  which includes mahogany found in the American tropics. It’s a light-weight back and side wood (having a positive impact on tone) but is very stable. It’s exceptionally resonant and is well suited to both classical and steel string guitars.

 

Specifications

  • Flamed Red Mountain Cedar back and sides
  • Sitka Spruce top
  • Adirondack pre-war scalloped bracing
  • Black/white wood nitrate strip rosette
  • Tortoise body binding
  • Black/white wood purfling with 1-style walnut backstrip
  • Tortoise-style celluloid pickguard
  • High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Figured Mahogany neck
  • Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid Collings logo
  • Ebony fingerboard with Ebony belly-style bridge
  • Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint
  • Modified V neck profile with 2 3/16″ string spacing
  • Custom 1 3/4″ Bone nut and drop-in saddle
  • 25.4″ scale length
  • Mother of pearl dot fingerboard inlays
  • Fully adjustable truss rod
  • Ebony bridge pins and end pin
  • Nickel Waverly tuners with 16:1 ratio
  • Collings deluxe hardshell case by TKL
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Free Shipping in the US
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