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Red Oak
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Red Oak
Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:18 am
mysteryfingerstyle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:38 am
Just picked up a used C10 ss with torrefied adirondack top and torrefied maple back and sides and can’t put it down. I wasn’t sure about torrefication until now. Incredible tone coming out of it, and it also looks amazing.
Sounds like a great guitar!
Hope you post some photos as many of us would enjoy seeing your new baby!!!
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JeffM
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JeffM
Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:50 pm
I have never played one, although I have owned five Collings guitars, still have three of them going back to 1993. My opinion is that the tops look gimmicky. I wouldn't want one. Rather wait and watch a top break in over the years
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JohnB
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JohnB
Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:10 pm
mysteryfingerstyle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:38 am
Just picked up a used C10 ss with torrefied adirondack top and torrefied maple back and sides and can’t put it down. I wasn’t sure about torrefication until now. Incredible tone coming out of it, and it also looks amazing.
Have been curious for a while about the baked maple back and sides. If you've had a chance to play a non-torrified Collings maple can you give a sense of sound differences? Or at least just the sound of your guitar--as difficult as that is to communicate?
Congratulations.
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mysteryfingerstyle
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mysteryfingerstyle
Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:42 am
JohnB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:10 pm
mysteryfingerstyle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:38 am
Just picked up a used C10 ss with torrefied adirondack top and torrefied maple back and sides and can’t put it down. I wasn’t sure about torrefication until now. Incredible tone coming out of it, and it also looks amazing.
Have been curious for a while about the baked maple back and sides. If you've had a chance to play a non-torrified Collings maple can you give a sense of sound differences? Or at least just the sound of your guitar--as difficult as that is to communicate?
Congratulations.
Thanks!
I haven’t had a chance to play a non-torrefied maple C10 yet and I’m terrible at describing tone, but here’s a video I just did using the baked C10. Can’t put it down!
https://youtu.be/IiXoIn_6_kI
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Red Oak
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Red Oak
Thu Apr 01, 2021 1:52 pm
When I owned my Collings guitars, torrefied tops were not being offered. I do own a Martin authentic which features it and it’s a tone monster!
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Red Oak
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Red Oak
Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:33 pm
My Martin is an 000-30 1919 Authentic with a torrified Adirondack top. Mine sounds great to my ears. Of course, reasonable minds can differ as to what sounds good or what is lacking. And I can only speak to my individual instrument, not the entire line. But I am very happy with this instrument.
Happy picking!
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mysteryfingerstyle
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mysteryfingerstyle
Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:47 pm
Red Oak wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:33 pm
My Martin is an 000-30 1919 Authentic with a torrified Adirondack top. Mine sounds great to my ears. Of course, reasonable minds can differ as to what sounds good or what is lacking. And I can only speak to my individual instrument, not the entire line. But I am very happy with this instrument.
Happy picking!
I think I tried one of those torrified Authentics a while back. Definitely had some amazing tone!
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BAR
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BAR
Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:33 am
I have a '39 D18 Martin Authentic with the VTS top that I purchased several years after I regrettably had to sell my real deal '39 D18. Does it sound like my old D18? No, but it has a fabulous sound and old soul vibe that I really enjoy and holds its own with the Collings D1AT that I have.