The Collings Forum

Stumbled across this today and thought I'd share in case you haven't seen already...

https://thenorthamericanguitar.com/blog ... gZM_uRhW4o

As I've gotten older, ergonomics and keeping repetitive stress injuries at bay has been critical for me. Ultimately, I switched to play in the classical position. My left foot is on a foot rest and the guitar rests on my left leg. This has helped me immensely. Probably the best guitar related purcha...

Whoops! I didn't see the intro thread, so posted something in the main acoustic guitar forum. Real name is Freddie. My handle on the old forum the same as the new forum: formerfoodie. Collings guitars were a gateway guitar for me. The punch and clarity of my first Collings really set a new bar of wh...

I don't have my old Collings Forum PMs, so I can't remember the handle. I'm 90% sure I purchased the Alien from the Collings Forum and 90% sure the gentleman's name was Tom (not the original sonoman). In the guitar case, there's a printed e-mail exchange between Tom (sonoman) and Rudy/Willi. I wonde...

No idea about Tom. I actually bought the Alien from the second owner (I think) and not Tom himself. Hopefully he and his family are safe and well in Sonoma.

Whoa!!! I just found out to my pleasant surprise that the Collings Forum has been back for some time. I had always felt that the Collings Forum in particular had a ridiculous amount of knowledge where the pleasantness far outweighed the snobbery that you would typically find with such a revered bran...