The Collings Forum

If I could keep only one, no contest: my 2021 Collings D2H A (rosewood, Adi dreadnaught)
If I could keep two, I'd add my 2017 Boucher Bluegrass Goose 42 (mahogany, Adi dreadnaught)

I emailed Collings and got a prompt, thorough reply from Dabne. My frets are 18% nickel-silver wire, narrow gauge/medium crown. On the StewMac website, he said, I should order item #0147. The narrow gauge probably explains the faster wear. Frets on my other guitars are mediums. I don't want to chang...

Thanks for the reply. There are fairly deep notches in some places, especially on the second string, frets 3 to 5, but also noticeable wear on other strings and up the neck.

My 2021 D2HA is showing significant fret wear after 9 months. I play it two or three hours a day, seven days a week. Is fret wear normal after this amount of playing? When I need a re-fret, should I use my local luthier (he's good) or send it to Collings? Other than fret wear, I have no complaints a...

Thanks, Bob. I'll try the 710s.

For my new D2H A, I've tried Martin phosphor bronze, D'Ad 80/20, and Elixir Nanoweb 80/20, each in both light and medium. My guitar is only 5 months old, and it sounds a tad brassy with Martin or D'Ad strings. So far, I'm happiest with the so-called "Bluegrass" mix of medium bottoms and li...