The Collings Forum

Well, this question has been up for about a week, and no replies. I thought is was a useful question, as different strings do make your guitar sound different, and there are other good strings out there beyond the recommended D'Addarios.
But perhaps there's already been too many string comparison ...

My new Collings OM2HC came strung from the guitar store with Martin Lifespan Light/Mediums, a nice halfway between Lights and Medium at 12.5-55
Many posts on The Collings Forum recommend sticking with D'Addario Lights (12-53) and Collings own website says OMs can take the tension of full mediums (13 ...

(i have a young concert pianist friend who doggedly searched for two years until he found THE piano, a Schimmel, for him... ).

Hehe:-) After playing thousands of the best Steinways, Bosendorfers, etc. that money can buy, I found the best sounding piano in the world...it's a Schimmel and its in ...

Thanks much, Greg. Very clear and informative. I was able to order 2 OMs with reasonable return/refund policies: the Tempe OM2H Cutaway I mentioned, and an OM1 (Torrefied Addy/Mahogany.) They will both arrive next week, so I'll at least have those two to compare side-by-side. I'm sure there will be ...

Hi I'm Teja, just discovered this great forum! First post...so naturally it's too long :-)
I've been hunting for a mid-size (OM) guitar to compliment my vintage D28 and parlor guitar. After playing scores of Collings, Bourgeois, Santa Cruz, Froggy Bottom, Huss & Dalton, etc. my top pick is the ...