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Collings D1
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New Collings D1!!!!
Newly arrived Collings D1!! An absolute cannon! ThisCollings D1 stands as a living testament to precision, soul, and American luthiery at its finest — a modern dreadnought built not to imitate the past, but to honor it with new breath.Its Sitka spruce top glows beneath a thin nitrocellulose finish, every grain line whispering with the promise of resonance and age. The mahogany back and sides shimmer with understated elegance — not showy, but regal — a deep amber glow that feels both earthy and alive. You can sense, even before striking a note, that this instrument was carved with reverence and intention. The first chord blooms like sunlight through woodsmoke — clear, balanced, and commanding. There’s that unmistakable Collings immediacy, where every nuance of touch finds its place in the air. The bass is taut and articulate, never muddy; the mids sing with warmth and human honesty; the trebles, crystalline and alive, hang in the room like a held breath. Its hand-shaped neck feels sculpted to belong in the palm, each fret dressed to perfection, every note along the ebony board ringing with effortless clarity. The guitar seems to hum even in silence, waiting, aware — a vessel for the player’s truth.
Serial Number: 36126
Newly arrived Collings D1!! An absolute cannon! ThisCollings D1 stands as a living testament to precision, soul, and American luthiery at its finest — a modern dreadnought built not to imitate the past, but to honor it with new breath.Its Sitka spruce top glows beneath a thin nitrocellulose finish, every grain line whispering with the promise of resonance and age. The mahogany back and sides shimmer with understated elegance — not showy, but regal — a deep amber glow that feels both earthy and alive. You can sense, even before striking a note, that this instrument was carved with reverence and intention. The first chord blooms like sunlight through woodsmoke — clear, balanced, and commanding. There’s that unmistakable Collings immediacy, where every nuance of touch finds its place in the air. The bass is taut and articulate, never muddy; the mids sing with warmth and human honesty; the trebles, crystalline and alive, hang in the room like a held breath. Its hand-shaped neck feels sculpted to belong in the palm, each fret dressed to perfection, every note along the ebony board ringing with effortless clarity. The guitar seems to hum even in silence, waiting, aware — a vessel for the player’s truth.
| Top | Sitka spruce |
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| Back & Sides | Honduran mahogany |
| Neck | Honduran mahogany |
| Body Binding | Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling |
| Fingerboard Binding | None |
| Peghead Binding | None |
| Bridge | Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with MOP long dots |
| Fingerboard Radius | 14" - 26" compound |
| Bridge Pins/End Pin | Ebony with MOP dot |
| Nut | Bone, 1 11/16" |
| Saddle | Bone, drop-in |
| Neck Profile | Modified V |
| Peghead Profile | Square |
| Neck Joint | Mortise & tenon hybrid |
| Truss Rod | Fully adjustable |
| Frets | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
| Peghead Veneer | Ebony with MOP Collings logo |
| Tuners | Nickel Waverly |
| Backstrip | 1-style (Walnut) |
| Rosette | b/w Purfling |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
| Brace Material | Sitka spruce |
| Brace Pattern | Pre-war scalloped X-brace |
| Body Finish | High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester resin |
| Pickguard | Tortoise |
| Strings | D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056") |
| Case | Deluxe hardshell case |
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