The Collings Forum

George, The varnish Collings are something special. I had a D1aVvarnish that I parted with to get my old D18. They're warm and open-sounding. They're everything a great Collings sounds like and then some. If it's the one i think you're looking at....that's a great deal. If I were right-handed, that ...

Steve, The 000 is a great guitar, & a fantastic sounding one. The long scale does add some work to the playing. Before changing the string gauge, i'd suggest trying a couple of different types of strings from other manufacturers. My stock strings these days are from Curt Mangan in Colorado. I pl...

I've always had a soft spot for Pyramid & Newtone strings.....but the 80/20s are becoming hard to get in North America. I'm with George, I've now used at least a dozen sets of Curt Mangan strings. My personal favourites are the round core 80/20 All the strings are well made, smooth. I've used th...

SOLD on the UMGF Waverly nickel butterbean tuners, used. Great condition, with ferrules & screws, boxed. $120 USD shipped This set has unusually beautiful smooth edges on the buttons. https://live.staticflickr.com/7916/47504028462_55bc5b2b21_m.jpg IMG_8289 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

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I guess my answer will be similar to Charlie's as I now use a Waterloo14L as a travel guitar. For a long time I also used a 01a, with a vintage now neck, and it was a terrific instrument. I did a lot of air travel with that guitar, but ultimately I felt I was taking a risk handing off a $5k guitar t...

WTB TKL dreadnaught case w/ Collings badge . Green lining. Doesn't matter how old as long as it's in good condition. For a D1
$150 ish plus shipping

Please message me if you have one you can part with. Thanks

Jimmy, The mandolin is a great rabbit hole to explore. Check out this torrified varnish MT2 that just arrived at Music Emporium. I am a big fan of varnish mandolins, as to me they sound way more open and airy compared to the lacquer models. I'd bet that with the torrified top & varnish.....this ...

I used to have an early MT serial # 501. It was a great mando. Went on to play a Heiden F....and currently play an Ellis A deluxe with a beautiful double-flowerpot inlay that Tom did for me. Engraved tailpiece by Weldon Lister https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7866/46681311294_4031b754f6_n.jpg IMG_7574...

I've gone to my favourite 80/20 roundcore. They sound great