Collings Joe Henry

Driver8
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Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 4973Post Driver8
Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:12 pm

Has anyone played,(or even own) one of the very few Collings Joe Henry models?
Any information would be welcome, not that I have a chance in hell of catching one.

zaam
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5095Post zaam
Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:28 pm

The specs of that model are intriguing. Would love to get my hands on one. Just FYI, there seems to be one for sale at Acoustic Music Works in Pittsburgh.

Road trip?

Eric Jones
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5097Post Eric Jones
Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:53 pm


Red Oak
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5099Post Red Oak
Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:38 pm

zaam wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:28 pm The specs of that model are intriguing. Would love to get my hands on one. Just FYI, there seems to be one for sale at Acoustic Music Works in Pittsburgh.

Road trip?
What a guitar! Not inexpensive but it offers a lot of guitar for the money!!

Georgelange
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5168Post Georgelange
Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:11 am

Still a couple of these limited edition guitars for sale if you need to have one. They won’t ship out of the country though

Silly Moustache
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5189Post Silly Moustache
Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:26 pm

Hi, I've just watched the Mark Stutman video and seen/heard Mark Althans playing one.
Right now -still no performing, my dreads are hiding from me, and my most loved/used 2003 0002h standard specs.

This new version -a Martson or Gibstin - a strange hybrid of both.

I have a Collings DS1a with the traditional Collings burst but this new one is more beautiful - and very much in the gibson style. Beautiful.

I wouldn't have one though. It is personal prefe4rnce but I wouldn't have BRW nowadays, and the 1 & 3/4" nut is not for me.
I understand at it has a gibson scale but -seems odd on a 000 (12), as is the extra depth.
Out of stock on folkways site.
Still love to try it though!!!

I wasn't aware that Collings would make such a non standard guitar, but I'm sure lots of things have changed in these days and a batch of 25 seems like a good order for them.

I wish them well.

Eric Jones
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5190Post Eric Jones
Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:31 pm

Georgelange wrote: Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:11 am They won’t ship out of the country though
Why is that? You referring to US or Canada? Both?

godfreydaniel
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5193Post godfreydaniel
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:53 am

It’s actually East Indian rosewood. Prices are really going up!

Red Oak
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5202Post Red Oak
Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:38 pm

godfreydaniel wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:53 am It’s actually East Indian rosewood. Prices are really going up!
Very true for basically everything!

This looks like a very special guitar!!!

Greg Y
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Re: Collings Joe Henry

Post: # 5205Post Greg Y
Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:24 pm

Silly Moustache wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:26 pm Hi, I've just watched the Mark Stutman video and seen/heard Mark Althans playing one.
Right now -still no performing, my dreads are hiding from me, and my most loved/used 2003 0002h standard specs.

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I wasn't aware that Collings would make such a non standard guitar, but I'm sure lots of things have changed in these days and a batch of 25 seems like a good order for them.

I wish them well.
Silly, Nice to see you post again. I hope all is well with you in the British Isles. Personally, i don't think the Joe Henry is all that far off the mould....& really so Gibsonesque. It's a 12 fret with some appointments that Collings has always offered as options; namely the deep body, short scale and 1 3/4" nut. All make sense in that it's designed for the preferences of Joe Henry. These days the wider nut of the late 20s 12 frets..... 1 13/16" or a 1 7/8" are quite uncommon in modern builds. I did have a ' Martin 12 fret 1937 00-18H converted Hawaiian that was short scale (w a 1 7/8" nut) and it was still a very powerful guitar. Mark Althans is a great player & really showcases that guitar.

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