Few combinations are more inviting to a dreadnought enthusiast than German spruce and East Indian rosewood, especially with Collings on the headstock. This 2005 D2HG brings those woods together with handsome herringbone appointments and the purposeful design that makes a traditional dreadnought such an enduring favorite. For the player seeking the depth and harmonic richness associated with rosewood, paired with the clarity and responsiveness that make German spruce so desirable, this is a particularly enticing instrument.

Beneath the German spruce soundboard, scalloped Sitka spruce braces follow a prewar X pattern. It is a combination with plenty of appeal for flatpickers, offering the ingredients for strong fundamental notes, expressive dynamics, and the breadth of sound that gives rhythm playing its authority. Fingerstyle players and singer songwriters have plenty to appreciate here, too, particularly those who enjoy the generous proportions and musical possibilities of a full sized rosewood dreadnought.

The appointments are classic and beautifully coordinated. Ivoroid body binding frames the herringbone top purfling, while a tortoise pickguard lends a warm contrast to the spruce. The rosette combines ivoroid and tortoise elements with fine black and white purflings, and a traditional zipper backstrip accents the East Indian rosewood back. Abalone long diamond and square inlays dress the unbound ebony fingerboard, adding just enough shimmer to an otherwise restrained presentation. High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer completes the body.

A Honduran mahogany neck with a modified V profile gives the left hand a defined contour, paired with a 1 11/16" bone nut and a 25 1/2" scale. The ebony fingerboard’s 14" to 26" compound radius becomes progressively flatter toward the upper frets, and medium 18% nickel silver fretwire completes the playing surface. At the body, an ebony belly style bridge provides 2 3/16" string spacing, with a drop in bone saddle and ebony bridge pins accented by mother of pearl dots. A matching ebony end pin carries the same detail.

The unbound square peghead features a volute, a stained exotic ebony veneer, and the mother of pearl Collings logo. Nickel Waverly tuners suit the guitar’s understated aesthetic, while a fully adjustable truss rod and hybrid mortise and tenon neck joint round out its construction. The neck wears a high gloss polyester resin finish.

This guitar has recently had its bridge reseated and glued. A top center seam separation has also been internally cleated and is stable. The finish and pickguard show light scuffs from pick wear and handling. Weighing 4 pounds, 15 ounces and accompanied by a hardshell case, this 2005 D2HG offers an appealing opportunity for a player who wants German spruce, rosewood, and unmistakable Collings character in a classic dreadnought.

Other specifications include:

• Top: German spruce
• 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 3/16" spacing
• Fingerboard: Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
• 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 with volute
• Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
• Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
• Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo
• Tuners: Nickel Waverly
• Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)
• Rosette: iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings
• 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
• Hardshell Case 
• This guitar has recently had the following repairs: Bridge reseated and glued, top center seam separation has been internally cleated and is stable. The guitar's finish and pickguard have light scuffs from pick wear and handling.
• 4 lbs 15 oz
• #10817

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