This guitar definitely has the magic. This level of materials and build quality will cost $20k to produce today with zero chance it would sound this good. Per 32 year tenured Collings GM, Steve McCreary. Feel free to call and check those facts with them, super helpful folks.

In overall outstanding condition showing light play wear. Aside from one small ding on the lower bout shown in the photos, there are other insignificant scuffs, swirls, and scratches too unremarkable to capture in photos. At twenty years old, the Adi top has now opened up fully with a rich forward and punchy Pre - War sound that only an older instrument with an ever elusive and increasingly expensive combination of Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack from the bench of a master luthier can achieve. Fret wear is near NIL so if you've been looking for that guitar - you can rest assured it is this guitar.

An additional benefit to mention is the fact we've mechanically aged this guitar with over $500 in aging devices with some fantastic results. Both the Tone Rite vibration unit and Tone Traveler Bluetooth speaker have been used for over 340 hours further opening it up. These devices work best on older guitars, in particular those with Adirondack tops. Being this guitar is both the results are significant and notable. If you're unfamiliar, research the devices because they absolutely work.

Nothing to do but enjoy. Recently received a top-tier professional set-up from Rick and the guys @Beartone Stringworks. Original build sheet is attached in the photos.

** Full Details **

S/N 11616 - D2H Ba A

Shipped from Collings on 3/31/2006

Top: Adirondack spruce

Back & Sides: Brazilian 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/wpurflings

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

Current strings: Elixr .13 - .56 med. guage nanoweb phosphor bronze

Case: Deluxe hardshell case

We have additional photos per request. Also, a stripped down cell phone YouTube video is attached below for an honest sound clip reference. Always better in person obviously and the additional aging took place after that video was filmed with our luthier late last year.

Shipping and insurance available CONUS will easily cost $500, being it's expensive to protect an heirloom quality package now days.

Listed and available on other platforms at a better number minus fees, if you look. Any other questions, send us a message or call the shop @423-403-6645 and ask for DC.

Let us know of ANY guitar you're wanting and we can almost always find it and save you some cash.

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