The Collings Forum

Looks great, sounds great. Congrats! I've been an RS fan for many years.

John Pearse New Mediums are what I used.

I have a nickel-size hole in the side of one of my acoustics (another guitar fell onto it). My repair guy, who has done amazing work for me in the past, is on the case, and confident that his work will hide the damage well. His last repair was a serious crack, and indeed he performed a miracle and t...

Good to see you here, formerfoodie.

That's a good question about Tom (Sonoman). We would communicate from time to time but it's been quite a while. I hope he's doing well.

Congrats on obtaining The Alien. It's one of the more famous guitars from the old forum, and for good reason from what I hear.

Congrats, Bill!

Welcome

I had one and loved it. An OM2HG, to be specific. It had the comfortable feel of the smaller OM body and much of the larger sound of a dread.

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Now that's my kind of sickness.

Congrats!

I'm also of the opinion that a fully glued-in nut is overkill (not to mention a potential issue for future repairs), though I prefer some degree of adhesion. A small drop of glue is enough to make me happy and rattle-free. As long as the contact point is solid, as Frank mentioned, and free of old gl...