I like the Collings C-10 because most of the ones that come through the shop are just aching to be your best friend. They play very well. They sound incredibly focused and warm and have very comfortable bodies. But this one has a short scale, which means you can do things on  it you're just not plain supposed to do on acoustic guitar. It plays like an I-35 strung with 12's! The mahogany back and sides pump out woody, focused tone and with a stylish Sitka top you can be sure that no matter who hard you drive the thing you'll always be able to depend on good, clean and focused tone. Looks just like your grandpa's old Gibson, too!

Based on parlor guitars first introduced around the same time as the OM, the Collings C10 is a leaner alternative, with the narrow waist and small upper bout resulting in a precise, focused response. Of all our acoustic models, the C10 is perhaps the easiest for electric guitarists to adapt to, thanks in part to the more rounded neck profile. The small oval neck heel is ideally suited to the optional cutaway, which allows unrestricted access to the upper frets. With its unique shape and asymmetrical headstock's lines echoed in the curvilinear pickguard, C10 models offer a welcome alternative for those who find that most small acoustic guitars look too much alike.

• • Select sitka spruce top
  • Mahogany back and sides
  • Simple ivoroid rosette
  • Grained ivoroid top/back body binding
  • Black/white wood purfling with 1-style walnut backstrip
  • Pre-war scalloped bracing
  • Tigerstripe pickguard
  • High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Sunburst Top
  • Mahogany neck
  • Unbound "Haircut" headstock
  • 15 degree headstock angle
  • Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid Collings logo
  • Peghead Binding
  • Ebony fingerboard with ebony straight-style bridge
  • 2 3/16" Belly Bridge
  • Fingerboard Binding w/ Purfling
  • Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint
  • 20 Frets, neck joins the body at the 14th fret
  • Medium-fat "C" neck shape and 2 3/16" string spacing
  • 14"-26" Compound fingerboard radius
  • 1 11/16" Bone nut and Cutthrough Saddle
  • Short Scale (24 7/8")
  • Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
  • Mother of pearl dot fingerboard inlays
  • Fully adjustable truss rod
  • Ebony bridge pins and end pin
  • Nickel Schaller mini-tuners with 1:14 ratio
  • Recommended string gauge - D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"-.053")
  • Collings deluxe hardshell case by TKL

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