Sound Pure's Take

THEY'RE HERE!  We couldn't be more thrilled with Collings' latest T series family members.  The true-to-tradition tone coupled with modern structural stability are a match made in heaven--all of that glorious, birdsong, vintage tone without any of the snake-in-the-grass issues or quirks waiting to strike your wallet.  Couch composers and small-room serenaders are going to adore the warm, rich tonal voice that graces the precision and sensitivity native to the bodystyle.  

From Collings Guitars

The long and narrow body shape of the new Collings Parlor is inspired by some of the earliest steel string guitar designs that form the roots of the modern acoustic guitar family tree. First popularized in the late 19th century, this diminutive guitar has often been overlooked in favor of its larger and louder descendants, but the parlor body style is once again finding its way into the hands of players who appreciate its exceptional tonal balance and responsiveness, as well as its portability and comfortable feel. Named for what we now call the "living room", this guitar comes from an era when friends would gather at home to make music before an evening's entertainment could be readily broadcast, televised or streamed. While it may at first glance seem to be a relic of the past, today with music often being recorded in the living rooms of home studios, streamed from house concerts, and broadcast from Tiny Desks, perhaps this charismatic and beautiful sounding little guitar has once again found its moment to shine. Crafted with our Traditional series appointments, features, and voicing techniques, the Collings Parlor has a full bodied voice and projection that belies its small size. Each Collings Parlor guitar includes a handmade case designed and built in the Collings shop.

Top: Sitka spruce

Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Construction: Animal protein glue

Body Binding: Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony pyramid-style with 2 5/16" spacing (petite)

Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP short diamond & squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid with black dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Tapered slotted square with volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with gold MOP Collings Logo

Tuners: Waverly Engraved Bronze 3-on-a-plate with Ivoroid Buttons

Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)

Rosette: Custom wood rosette

Scale Length: 24 7/16"

Brace Material: Sitka spruce

Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Body Finish: High gloss extra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss extra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickguard: None

Strings: D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"- .053")

Case: Collings Traditional Handcrafted Case

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