Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Our luthier completed an array of work on this guitar, including cosmetic buffing and dropfill work, and our luthier also blocked the frets and completed a minimal setup to ensure proper fit and function. No further work was required.
From Collings Guitars
The Collings Jumbo, or CJ, is our version of the classic slope-shouldered dreadnought, a shape that has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years. While the CJ is similar in width and depth to the traditional dreadnought, it has a distinctly different tone. Despite its large size this model works well with the optional shorter string scale, resulting in a somewhat percussive bottom end ideal for acoustic blues or other stylesthat benefit from a more controlled bass response. Of all the Collings body shapes, this is the one most often requested with a sunburst top finish, and the wide range of wood options, neck widths, and string scales allow the CJ to be many different guitars to a wide variety of players.
Top: Sitka spruce
Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
Fingerboard Binding: .100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
Peghead Binding: .100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP long 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: C-shape
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
FretsMedium: 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings logo
Tuners: Nickel Waverly
Backstrip: 3-style (Chevron)
Rosette: Ivoroid with b/w purfling
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material: Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace
Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard: Tortoise
Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
Case: Deluxe hardshell case by TKL
Body Length: 20 1/8"
Body Depth: 4 7/8"
Lower Bout Width: 16"
Total Length: 41"
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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