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This may be the last AT-16 crafted entirely by Bill Collings according to Aaron Huff who joined the company several months later. Aaron recently refreshed the top, replaced the nut and performed an uber set-up, after which several shop guys played it and grinned widely. The last of a group of four completed between November 2005 and February 2006 according to a 2013 Letter of Authenticity from Collings, it has no serial number but would be #17 in sequence.

Stunning premium flame maple carved back, sides and neck; full carved Italian spruce top with astounding grain patterns; gorgeous nitro lacquer sunburst finish with grained ivoroid binding throughout; slim contour F-holes; and simple yet elegant appointments.

Specs: 25 ½” scale, 1 11/16” bone nut, 15-degree headstock angle, 20 frets with body join at 14th, 14-16” compound ebony fingerboard radius, medium-fat C-neck carve, mortise and tenon neck joint, fully adjustable truss rod, floating ebony bridge, nickel-plated brass trapeze tailpiece, and ebony pick guard. A strap button has been properly installed in the neck heel. Medium gauge strings are recommended.

There is nil fret wear. There is a small area of screw-thread-like imprints on the treble upper bout next to the neck. The trapeze and tailpiece show bare brass in areas from arm contact while playing. There are no other significant flaws.

Please PM for full pictures and detailed description and story of this remarkable instrument.

Packed professionally, insured and express shipped in CONUS for PayPal $16,500.

This is my white whale....its so pretty

Haven't been on forum for ages--play sax now!--and no longer know how to edit, but

SOLD at start of the year, I think, by Music Emporium, in just a few days.

gemcity wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:34 pm Haven't been on forum for ages--play sax now!--and no longer know how to edit, but

SOLD at start of the year, I think, by Music Emporium, in just a few days.

No surprise. One of the most beautiful arch tops ever built!!!