The Collings Forum

V, if you're being troubled by trigger finger & arthritis, the 000 may not be the best choice.
They come stock with a 1 13/16" nut width... which is pretty hefty...& long scale.
See if you can find an OM1JL.... the standard one comes in 1 11/16" with the same profile as Julian's '39 000-18.

V, if you're being troubled by trigger finger & arthritis, the 000 may not be the best choice.
They come stock with a 1 13/16" nut width... which is pretty hefty...& long scale.
See if you can find an OM1JL.... the standard one comes in 1 11/16" with the same profile as Julian's '39 000-18.

Red, Tyler makes great pickguards, but there's really no need to change the pickguard when the adhesive can be easily replaced.

Udarnik, Matt Arcara has been building and selling guitars & banjos close to 15 yrs. He is well known and has a great reputation both as a builder and musician.

As i recall from my visit to Collings in Nov and talking with Nully & Steve....tops are not torrified. The generally accepted line of thought in Austin is that no one really knows how torrified tops will age.

Easy enough to remove the guard and clean it....replace the adhesive w a new sheet of 3M adhesive.
Give Collings a call maybe they'll send you a piece....

Contact Mark Althans at Collings, they have been very generous in repairing issues, even so far as doing so for 2nd owners.

There is a Facebook Collings sales page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/308935799662574

I guess it depends what ads you're stumbling across. Here's a cool piece from NAMM about the Hill Country Series. They're building 5 a week....& they do exist. It's a small company so when they add a model they can't just turn the dial up and churn them out. I had a chance to play both mahogany and ...

Yes, I believe cutaways are a less-desired feature. There are less of them and fewer people who would be looking for a guitar with a cutaway.