Sound Pure's Take
Built with uncompromising dreadnought voicing, the Collings D2H pairs a Sitka spruce top with East Indian rosewood back and sides under a high-gloss finish. Weighing 4 lbs 12 oz, its 15 5/8" wide body utilizes pre-war scalloped Sitka spruce X-bracing to generate immense projection, clear articulate highs, and deep bass power across a 25 1/2" scale length. The Honduran mahogany neck features a Modified V profile, square peghead with volute, and a 14"–26" compound radius ebony fingerboard adorned with abalone long diamond and square inlays. Finished with classic herringbone purfling, ivoroid body binding, a bone nut and drop-in saddle, nickel Waverly tuners, and an ebony belly bridge, it includes a deluxe hardshell case.
From Collings Guitars
The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. While Collings is far from the only company to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied instrument. Although its bass response makes the dreadnought ideal for vocal accompaniment, Collings versions are also often employed by bluegrass flatpickers who must compete with inherently louder instruments, such as banjos and fiddles. The wide range of woods and neck sizes offered allow dreadnought fans to find a Collings model ideally suited to their playing style and tonal preference.
D1 vs D2H vs D3
While all three models share the same body dimensions, key differences are outlined below.
Our 1-style (D1) features Honduran mahogany back and sides with tortoise body binding and butt wedge, b/w/b/w top purfling, a walnut backstrip, dot fingerboard inlays, and a simpler 1-style rosette.
Our 2-style (D2H) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.
Our 3-style (D3) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body/fingerboard/peghead binding and butt wedge, no herringbone top purfling, a “chevron” backstrip, no fingerboard inlays, and an abalone rosette.
- Top
- Sitka spruce
- Back & Sides
- E. Indian rosewood
- Neck
- Honduran mahogany
- Body Binding
- Ivoroid with herringbone purfling
- Fingerboard Binding
- None
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
- Fingerboard Radius
- 14" - 26" compound
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with MOP dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 11/16"
- Saddle
- Bone, drop-in
- Neck Profile
- Modified V
- Peghead Profile
- Square with volute
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & tenon hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% nickel-silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly
- Backstrip
- 2-style (Zipper)
- Rosette
- iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings
- 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")
- Body Width
- 15 5/8"
- Body Length
- 20"
- Body Depth
- 4 7/8"
- Total Length
- 40 1/4"
- Case
- Deluxe hardshell case
- Weight
- 4lbs 12oz
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