{"product_id":"2026-collings-om3-with-sitka-spruce-e-indian-rosewood-with-42-style-abalone-top-border-torch-peghead-inlay-serial-36970","title":"2026 Collings OM42 with Sitka Spruce \u0026 E. Indian Rosewood with 42 Style Abalone Top Border \u0026 Torch Peghead Inlay Serial #36970","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFingerstyle players and flatpickers who want a pre-war-voiced OM built to modern tolerances will feel right at home with the Collings OM3. A Sitka spruce top over East Indian rosewood back and sides, paired with a pre-war scalloped X-brace, delivers the balanced, articulate voice the OM body style was designed for — dressed up here with 42-style abalone top border, a torch peghead inlay, and gold Waverly tuners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs always, the build quality of Collings is just legendary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop: Sitka spruce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack \u0026amp; Sides: East Indian rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck: Honduran mahogany, modified V profile, mortise \u0026amp; tenon hybrid joint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBracing: Sitka spruce, pre-war scalloped X-brace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingerboard: Ebony, no inlay, 14\"–26\" compound radius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Binding: Ivoroid with b\/w\/b\/w\/b purfling; Fingerboard Binding: .060\" ivoroid; Peghead Binding: .100\" ivoroid with b\/w purfling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosette: Abalone (42-style top border)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstrip: 3-style (Chevron)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeghead Veneer: Stained exotic ebony with MOP Collings logo and torch inlay, square profile with volute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge: Ebony belly-style, 2 3\/16\" spacing; Bridge Pins\/End Pin: ebony with abalone dot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut: Bone, 1 11\/16\" | Saddle: Bone, drop-in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: Gold Waverly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrets: Medium 18% nickel-silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Finish: High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer; Neck Finish: High-gloss polyester resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickguard: Tortoise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrings: D'Addario EJ-16 (.012\"–.053\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoice: the pre-war scalloped X-brace gives this OM the balanced, articulate response prized by pre-war-style players — full-bodied without losing note separation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize \u0026amp; Feel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Width: 15\" | Body Length: 19 1\/4\" | Body Depth: 4\" | Total Length: 39 3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut Width: 1 11\/16\" | Scale Length: 25 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Deluxe hardshell case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt by Collings Guitars, Austin, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn stock now at Wood \u0026amp; Wire. Pre-war soul, present-day precision!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49139668549817,"sku":null,"price":10005.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/5295\/5065\/files\/2026CollingsOM342Style_TorchHeadstockinlaySerial_36970Front.webp?v=1789346841","url":"https:\/\/woodandwire.net\/products\/2026-collings-om3-with-sitka-spruce-e-indian-rosewood-with-42-style-abalone-top-border-torch-peghead-inlay-serial-36970","provider":"Wood \u0026 Wire Fine Fretted Instruments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}