Collings D1 Traditional

New Collings D1 Traditional in stock.

The Traditional or “T” Series guitars reflect Bill Collings’ return to his guitar making roots and offer a new tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound. Each T Series guitar is built using animal protein glue and a very thin all nitrocellulose lacquer finish on the body, making them exceptionally dynamic and responsive. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection. Each Traditional series guitar will come with a handmade lightweight Collings case designed and built in the Collings shop. The pairing of these new Traditional guitars and cases makes for a combination of old world quality and aesthetic that is unprecedented among instruments available today.

• Select Sitka spruce top
• Honduran Mahogany back and sides
• Animal protein glue
• Custom wood nitrate strip rosette
• Tortoise top/back body binding
• Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped bracing
• Extra thin high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Mahogany neck
• Square headstock
• 15 degree headstock angle
• Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid gold pearl Collings logo
• Ebony fingerboard with ebony belly-style bridge
• Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint
• 20 Frets, neck joins the body at the 14th fret
• Traditional neck profile with 2 5/16″ string spacing
• 14″-26″ Compound fingerboard radius
• 1 3/4″ bone nut and cutthrough saddle
• 25 1/2″ Scale length
• Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
• Gold mother of pearl diamond and square fingerboard inlays
• Fully adjustable truss rod
• Nickel Waverly tuners with 16:1 ratio
• Recommended string gauge – D’Addario EJ-17 (.013″-.056″)
• Collings handmade Traditional hardshell case