Sound Pure's Take

The Collings OM2H A T is a refined orchestra model that delivers exceptional clarity, balance, and responsiveness. Its Adirondack spruce top provides quick attack and strong headroom, while the East Indian rosewood body adds depth, shimmer, and rich overtones. The pre-war scalloped bracing helps the guitar feel open and lively, with excellent note separation across the fretboard. A traditional mahogany neck and compound radius fingerboard offer a comfortable, natural playing experience. Clear, articulate, and highly dynamic, this OM2H A T offers a polished voice with plenty of warmth and detail.

From Collings Guitars

Our Traditional Series or “T” guitars represent an exciting vintage-inspired variation on the distinctive Collings sound, designed and crafted to showcase the most desirable characteristics of coveted pre-war instruments. Bracing and tonewoods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.

 

OM1 T vs OM2H T

 

While both models share the same body dimensions, key differences are outlined below.

 

Our 1-style (OM1 T) features Honduran mahogany back and sides with tortoise body binding and butt wedge, custom wood top purfling, a walnut backstrip, dot fingerboard inlays, and a simpler 1-style rosette.

Our 2-style (OM2H T) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, small brown herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.

Standard (OM2H) vs Traditional (OM2H T)

 

While both models share the same body dimensions, key differences are outlined below.

 

Our standard series instruments (non-T) offer the classic Collings voice, which features shimmery highs, a punchy midrange, a tight and clean low end, and maximum headroom with a quick response.  The standard neck profile is our Modified V with 1 11/16″ nut width and 2 3/16″ string spacing.  Standard instruments also offer a wider range of custom options than Traditionals.

Our Traditional series instruments (T) offer a slightly looser, more “broken in” feel and tone, featuring a rounder high end and fuller low midrange, along with our Traditional aesthetic appointments, such as gold MOP inlays and custom wood purflings and rosette.  Traditional models also feature an ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer body finish, abbreviated soundboard graft (tongue brace), and a unique neck construction designed to complement the looser feel and voicing, along with our Traditional neck carve.  Due to the vintage-inspired vision for these guitars, Traditional instruments are offered with limited custom options.

Top: Adirondack spruce

Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood

Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing

Neck:  Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding:  None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP short diamond & squares

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with black dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, cutthrough

Neck Profile: Traditional

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 gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly, Relic Nickel Waverly for Vintage Satin models

Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)

Rosette: Custom wood rosette

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Brace Material: Sitka spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (abbreviated soundboard graft (tongue brace))

Body Finish: High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"- .053")

Case: Deluxe hardshell case

Weight: 4lbs 6oz

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