This Collings D1A Traditional "Baked" is return to just that, traditional building techniques and materials combined with Bill Collings' exquisite attention to detail. This new series is highlighted by traditional style bracing and tone woods which are adjusted, weighed and voiced to produce particularly warm, rounded highs while maintaining a full, rich low end. The extra thin Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, applied without a polyvinyl sealer, makes for a lively, expressive top that has the feel of an old vintage guitar of the past. This broken in tone of this D1A is further enhanced by a torrefied Adirondack top and the use of Animal Protein glue, which can dry harder making every joint of this D1A that much more resonant and powerful.
Here at Mass Street Music, through our owner Jim Baggett, we have had the great privilege of getting to collaborate with Bill Collings and his team of skilled craftsman on these new models. We couldn't be more excited to have been a part of this new Traditional Series. This Collings D1A Traditional Baked also features the custom built Traditional case, and includes a free setup from our luthiers.
Dreadnought with Extra thin High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish and Tortoise-style binding
Traditional Pre-War Scalloped bracing with no tongue brace
"Baked" Adirondack Spruce top with Tortoise-style pickguard and wood purfling
Mahogany back and sides with 1-style Walnut backstrip
25 1/2" scale length
Mahogany neck with Traditional profile
Ebony fingerboard with 14" - 26" compound radius, 20 Medium 18% nickel-silver frets and Gold Mother-of-Pearl microdot inlays
1 3/4" nut width, bone
Bone cut-through saddle with 2 5/16" string spacing
