whats highest grade at collings?
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whats highest grade at collings?
Ive seen AA and A and AAA
but never AAAA or AAAAA like other manufactors
whats actually the highest grade youve seen? Braz/mad not sure if they rate ier
but never AAAA or AAAAA like other manufactors
whats actually the highest grade youve seen? Braz/mad not sure if they rate ier
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Re: whats highest grade at collings?
Collings used to grade Brazilian as " b a aa aaa" those were the four tier levels... This grading system was based on the rosewood they had in stock at the time of the build...With that said, it would not be uncommon to find b grade from one year that was nicer than aa from another year.....
Re: whats highest grade at collings?
Collings no longer builds Brazilian guitars. In the 90s they were graded a,aa,aaa, b etc.... by early 2000 they stopped using the grading system. And it is true...a "b" guitar from '90 may have nicer looking wood than a "aa" from 2000.
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Re: whats highest grade at collings?
i found some aaaa but I assume a Baaaa is just braz with triple A (best) with adirondack right?
so basicly the best quality guitar would be a BAAAA (braz triple a with adirondack) correct?
so basicly the best quality guitar would be a BAAAA (braz triple a with adirondack) correct?
Re: whats highest grade at collings?
BAaaa correct
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Re: whats highest grade at collings?
An example of some BaaaA from my 2004 OM42 with reflections of my garden in it.
Re: whats highest grade at collings?
he didn't grade this one:)
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Re: whats highest grade at collings?
thats pretty looking to get one myself to have all 3 rosewood collingsTempotantrum wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 1:35 am An example of some BaaaA from my 2004 OM42 with reflections of my garden in it.