The Collings Forum

strong preferences: standard over T - all my t's are gone varnish finish, especially as it ages vintage now neck non-baked, at least if german or adirondack brazilian not an option anymore. but if it were, True vertical, quartersawn, non-stump:) GREAT question Frank. be interesting to see all the re...

i agree. the t's are great, but i prefer the original collings target sound.

you folks probably know this, but Collings "aged finish" is actually a very clever formulation that shrinks/cracks on it's own, or something like that. i think it's an incredibly beautiful look (i'm normally not into the aged look on anything unless it's real, long-term aging and wear). th...

Science... what it is and what it isn't. my favorite topic. and yes it (the word, not the pure practice) is indeed used as a sledgehammer. rather than go on and on... i will just leave one of my favorite Feynman quotes: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the eas...

hey, Frank - forgot to mention you in the list of great information providers on the old forum. all your technical stuff, particularly. dang! and, this of yours may be the overwhelming reason... "I think some of the life cycle of the forum tracks the maturing of the brand and the models. It is ...

Wow Frank, amazing story. thank you for everything... I had been thinking recently about posting something here and on the also-"new" SCGC board about the observation that both boards disappeared at about the same time, and then likewise reappeared, with the same results: far fewer partici...

i had a wonderful collings german/cocobolo a couple of years ago. wonderful guitar, loved what it could do. loved the size and everything about it except... it was a twelve-string.:) not a direction i aspired to anymore after years and years of copying lightfoot tunes with a '64 b-45-12. sold it aft...

i prefer j16/17 over santa cruz strings for tone slightly. BUT i love the lower tension of the latter.

White exterior with what was called by Acoustic Music Works “limited edition purple interior.” I sold my OM before I ever got to use the case. Purchased last year from Acoustic Music Works. For what it’s worth, the purple plush material and color are indeed much nicer than what Calton has access to ...

well, i'd forgotten myself. i knew that was Brand M's approach, but never noticed it on Collings - i've never had a Collings "1":)