Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Collings D1 Dreadnought, featuring a solid Sitka Spruce top combined with solid Honduran Mahogany back and sides, Ebony fingerboard, modified V neck profile, with a 1 11/16" nut width and a standard 25 1/2" scale length. Complete with TKL case.
Decades of natural aging combined with the high quality of these difficult-to-obtain old growth tops have resulted in soundboards that possess a high stiffness-to-weight ratio which provides exceptional warmth, headroom, and resonance. There are also visual features that set them apart from new Sitka Spruce due to the natural aging process: the colour of the wood has a bit of patina, and there are variances found in the growth rings that developed over time as well. The result are soundboards with a bit more "character" than new Sitka tops.
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 only company to build them, they 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.
Top
Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides
Honduran Mahogany
Neck
Honduran Mahogany
Body Binding
Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling
Fingerboard Binding
None
Peghead Binding
None
Bridge
Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
Fingerboard
Ebony with MOP long dots
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
Neck Joint
Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod
Fully adjustable
Frets
Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer
Ebony with MOP Collings logo
Tuners
Nickel Waverly
Backstrip
1-style (Walnut)
Rosette
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
Neck Finish
High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard
Tortoise
Strings
D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
Case
Deluxe hardshell case by TKL
Dimensions
Body Length
20"
Body Depth
4 7/8"
Lower Bout Width
15 5/8"
Total Length
40 1/4"
Price€6,139.24
+ €79.88 Shipping
14-Day Return Policy
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