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Condition: Used, Very Good
SP Luthier Notes: (A) Minor dent(s) on the top of the guitar required our luthier to fill, color match, and refinish the area to improve the cosmetics of the guitar. A portion of the frets were not level with each other requiring them to be leveled, recrowned, and polished into near mint condition. No further work was required.
From Collings Guitars
Our Traditional Series or “T” guitars represent an exciting vintage-inspired tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound, designed and crafted to showcase the most desirable characteristics present in coveted pre-war instruments. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.
Our 2-style (D2H T) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, small brown herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.
Our Traditional series instruments (T) offer a slightly looser, more “broken in” feel and tone, featuring a rounder high end and fuller low midrange, along with our Traditional aesthetic appointments, such as gold MOP inlays and custom wood purflings and rosette. Traditional models also feature an ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer body finish, no tongue brace, and a unique neck construction designed to complement the looser feel and voicing, along with our Traditional neck carve. Due to the vintage-inspired vision for these guitars, Traditional instruments are offered with limited custom options.
Completed: 2/16/2024
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood
Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling
Fingerboard Binding: None
Peghead Binding: None
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP long diamond & squares
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with black dot
Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle: Bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile: Traditional
Peghead Profile: Square with volute
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
FretsMedium: 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with gold MOP Collings Logo
Tuners: Nickel Waverly, Relic Nickel Waverly for Vintage Satin models
Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)
Rosette: Custom wood rosette
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material: Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
Body Finish: High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard: Tortoise
Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
Case: Deluxe hardshell case
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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