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I have a Collings C10 and really like it's C shape neck. Never much liked V shape necks.

"Curl" ? Descripe what that means.

More like sympathetic string vibrations to the soundwave vibrations in the air from the electric guitar especially if it volume was up somewhat.

A pyramid bridge is ok with medium gauge strings on the E and B (0.13 and 0.17) strings (at least in standard tuning or lower tension tunings) according to the info I got from contacting Collings
many years ago and I have used them as such ever since on my Collings C10. Keep light gauge on the other ...

Collings C10 Deluxe.

Like the looks, the comfort playing it (not too big) and the way it records:
For example a couple of my recordings on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv4YcGSWLJc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_--bSX5GDPY

Collings electric guitar

"Can lower action and better playability be achieved with relief or a totally flat neck?

I wouldn't say better. Depends on what is going on with the rest of the setup and the typical relieve amount in a good setup is very, very, small to begin with.



"In addition, still considering a low action ...

The Helmholtz resonance of many guitars is right in the F# range (an octave lower than the F# of what you are hearing). To check the Helmholtz resonance frequency of your guitar hum into the soundhole starting at low frequency and increase the frequency until the guitar body blooms in resonance at ...

Speaking of "Silent Night" on guitar here is my arrangement:
http://dcoombsguitar.com/Guitar%20Music/SilentNight.mp3

Looks fine to me from that photo. There is a little pressure on the guitar from the padding when you close the case. Nothing wrong with that, especially on a brand new case as padding will compress down a bit over time. The alignment also looks fine to me.