Ideal for bluegrass flatpickers, the Collings D-42A Cocobolo features a Modified V neck profile crafted from Honduran mahogany, an Adirondack spruce top, and cocobolo back and sides. This 14-fret dreadnought has the feel and sound of a larger, deep-bodied guitar while making it accessible to players of all styles and tonal preferences. PLEK machine leveling and hand fret dressing establishes consistent playability and super-smooth frets.

Other specifications include:

  • Top Adirondack spruce
  • Back & Sides Cocobolo
  • Neck Honduran mahogany
  • Body Binding Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
  • Fingerboard Binding .060" ivoroid
  • Peghead Binding .100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
  • Bridge Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
  • Fingerboard Ebony with no inlay
  • Bridge Pins/End Pin Ivoroid with black dot
  • Nut Bone, 1 3/4"
  • Saddle Bone, drop-in
  • Peghead Profile Tapered square with volute
  • Neck Joint Mortise & tenon hybrid
  • Truss Rod Fully adjustable
  • Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
  • Peghead Veneer Stained Exotic Ebony withTorch peghead inlay
  • Backstrip 3-style (Chevron)
  • Rosette Abalone
  • Scale Length 25 1/2"
  • Brace Material Adirondack spruce
  • Brace Pattern Pre-war scalloped X-brace
  • Fingerboard Radius 14" - 26" compound
  • Body Finish High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
  • Neck Finish High gloss polyester resin
  • Pickguard Tortoise
  • Strings D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
  • 42 Style abalone top border
  • Body Length 20"
  • Body Depth 4 7/8"
  • Lower Bout Width 15 5/8"
  • Total Length 40 1/4"
  • Case Collings Hardshell Case
  • 5 lbs 1 oz
  • #34517

For more information about the Collings D-42A Adirondack/Cocobolo, please contact us.

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • D-42A T Adirondack & Cocobolo
Categories
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought

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