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Though the OM1 JL shares the same foundational specs of the T-Series, it is unique in some key ways. It features a custom neck profile modeled after Lage’s cherished 1939 Martin 000-18, which was for years his main touring acoustic. In contrast to the high-gloss finish of the T-Series, the OM1 JL is finished with an unassuming custom satin nitrocellulose lacquer that strikes an ideal balance of thin application and vintage aesthetic. This new finish offering not only feels and looks right to Lage, he finds it has the same inherent openness of tone that is present in the best pre-war instruments.
Lage’s signature model also incorporates a script peghead logo not seen on a new Collings instrument in decades. This is the inlay that Bill Colllings hand-cut some 30 years ago when he started out in a tiny shop in Austin, Texas. The team at Collings Guitars, who plan to carry on Bill Collings' vision and legacy, see the inlay as a loving tribute to their late leader, who in his final project was able to realize the perfect new steel-string for one of today’s most exacting guitarists.Top: Sitka spruce
Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany
Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Tortoise with custom wood purflings
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP short dots
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot
Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"
Saddle: Bone, drop-in
Neck Profile: Custom JL carve
Peghead Profile: Square
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ gold MOP Collings script logo
Tuners: Relic nickel Waverly w/ vintage oval buttons (16:1 ratio)
Backstrip: 1-style (walnut)
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: Custom satin nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish: Custom satin nitrocellulose lacquer
Pickguard: Tortoise
Strings: D'Addario NB1253 (.012"- .053")
Case: Deluxe hardshell case
Serial: 36684 - Reviews
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