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Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 11:35 pm
by MichaelGP
Hi - New to the forum but have owned , played and loved my Coll OM1 E SS since 2013 S/N 19915 . Purchased from Mandolin Bros . I love this neck but it seems a little different than all other Collings OM necks where the neck joins the headstock . The contour there is smooth with no diamond projection.
I have pics but cannot figure out how to reduce their size to under 1MB very well . I'm trying .
In addition , does the E mean Engelmann ?
Re: Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 12:12 am
by pto
looks like the om1's that i could find don't have the volute. 2's and up do. martin tradition, also.
Re: Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 1:24 am
by Eric Jones
Yes, E is Engelmann spruce.
Re: Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 12:24 pm
by MichaelGP
thanks pto - I feel dumb ... all I looked at were om2s ...it DOES appear to be an om1 feature
and thanks Eric Jones
Re: Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 3:38 pm
by pto
well, i'd forgotten myself. i knew that was Brand M's approach, but never noticed it on Collings - i've never had a Collings "1":)
Re: Why does my OM1 E SS look different than others ?
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 1:12 am
by West R Lee
It's the same with D's. The D2 has the volute, but the D1 does not.
West