Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. The neck joint had naturally shifted over time leaving much to be desired of the guitar's action. Our luthier removed the neck then reset the neck joint to perfect factory condition. No further work was required.
From Collings Guitars
The SJ is our version of what is commonly called a Small Jumbo. Although the 16-inch lower bout is slightly wider than a dreadnought, and the sides almost as deep, the tight curve at the waist creates in a very different sound chamber. SJs, especially examples in maple, typically have a more pronounced midrange response when compared to a dreadnought, making them ideal candidates for a rounded cutaway. Players looking for the bass and overall volume of a large guitar, but with lots of treble clarity and midrange crunch, often find just what they need in the curvaceous SJ.
- Top
- Sitka spruce
- Back & Sides
- European maple
- Neck
- European maple
- 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 modern-style with 2 3/16" spacing
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with MOP Modern Diamonds
- 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
- Frets
- Medium 18% nickel-silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Ebony with MOP Collings logo and Modern Diamond Inlay
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly
- Backstrip
- Maple mosaic
- 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
- 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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