Collings D2H VN Acoustic #17173 Quick 'n' Dirty
In this video, Sound Pure acoustics specialist Barrett Brooks demos the Collings D2H VN Acoustic #17173.
Used · Excellent
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Sound Pure's Take
A tremendous, brassy dread with that distinct V profile that many pickers crave. The rich, authoritative bass sits just right with slightly scooped mids and a sparkling, sustaining upper register--those upgrades to Adirondack bracing and no tongue brace make a big difference tonally in terms of overall sustain and sheer brawn. While it's not a new guitar, the condition comes awfully close--not so much on the price! You're going to want to jump on this one before it gets snatched up!
Condition: Used, Excellent
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 certainly not the first to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. 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.
2010
- Top
- Sitka spruce (Medium, Wide Grain)
- 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 1/4" spacing
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with MOP dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 3/4"
- Saddle
- Bone, drop-in
- Neck Profile
- Vintage Now
- Peghead Profile
- Tapered square with volute
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & tenon hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% nickel-silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly (4060)
- Backstrip
- 2-style (Zipper)
- Rosette
- iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings
- Scale Length
- 25 1/2"
- Brace Material
- Adirondack
- Brace Pattern
- Pre-war scalloped X-brace
No Tongue Brace
- Fingerboard Radius
- 14" - 26" compound
- Body Finish
- High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Finish
- High gloss polyester resin
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Case
- TKL Hardshell
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