Short Description:

A Lovely Collings SJ Mh with a Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top & Nickel Waverly Tuners.

What We Think:

The Collings SJ Mh is a beautifully balanced slope-shoulder acoustic that blends vintage warmth with the impeccable precision Collings is known for. Its baked Sitka spruce top paired with Honduran mahogany back and sides produces a rich, woody voice with crisp clarity and a wonderfully open response. The ebony fingerboard with modern diamond inlays, tortoise binding, and gloss nitro finish give it timeless elegance, while the comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck feels smooth and inviting. Responsive, resonant, and expertly crafted, this SJ MH is the kind of inspiring instrument that only grows sweeter with time—a true investment-grade acoustic.

Manufacturer Description:

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.

Specifications:

Top: Torrefied Sitka spruce

Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling

Fingerboard Binding: .100" Tortoise with b/w purfling

Peghead Binding: .100" Tortoise 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: 1-style (Walnut)

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

Body Width: 16"

Body Length: 20 1/8"

Body Depth: 4 1/2"

Total Length: 41"

Weight: 4lbs 2oz