Collings Baby 2H German Spruce and Indian Rosewood ID-5437

Collings Baby 2H German Spruce and Indian Rosewood

Collings smallest model is a rarity among fractional size guitars: most listeners never guess that it's not a full-size instrument unless they see it being played. The Collings Baby is approximately a 3/4 size version of their OM, 12 1/2 inches wide in the lower bout with a 24 1/8 inch scale, and the headstock and bridge are scaled to match. Sometimes the Baby is used as a travel guitar, but it often sees duty as a songwriter's tool, the guitar that's ready at a moment's notice and can be played while seated in any position.

Upon arrival at Artisan, we were all continually impressed with these small-bodied wonders. We find the tone to be quite large compared to what we expected out of such a small guitar. The low end is remarkable, even on par with many of the single and 00 models we see come through the shop. This is a guitar you can sit and play for hours on end without fatigue, thanks to the small profile and short-scale length. It's almost impossible to put down and offers many creative possibilities that you may not come up with on larger guitars.

The German Spruce top is highly responsive and can handle flatpicking quite well with a clear, focused, and round tone, although the guitar practically begs to be played fingerstyle with notes that seem to leap from the small sound cavity of this baby all the way up the neck.

Specifications:

• Serial: 17852
• Top Wood: German Spruce
• Back Wood: Indian Rosewood
• Nut Width: 1 3/4"
• Scale: 24 1/8"
• Year: 2010
• Bracing: Pre-War Scalloped
• Inlays: Traditional diamond and square
• Rosette: Cross-cut grained ivoroid and wood nitrate strip
• Neck Wood: Mahogany
• Fretboard: Ebony
• Nut Material: Bone
• Saddle Material: Bone
• Bridge: Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Tuners: Nickel Waverly
• Purfling: Herringbone
• Body Binding: Ivoroid
• Pickguard: Tortoise Style
• Backstrip: Herringbone
• Headstock Shape: Solid
• Headstock Overlay: Brazilian Rosewood
• Headstock Inlay: Pearl Logo
• Frets To Body: 14
• Neck Profile: Modified V
• Body Depth: 3 15/16"
• Lower Bout Width: 12 1/2"
• Body Length: 17 1/8"
• Total Length: 36 1/2"
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