Collings CW Indian A Adirondack and Indian Rosewood with Adirondack Bracing and No Tongue Brace Left Handed ID-7527

Collings CW Indian A Adirondack and Indian Rosewood with Adirondack Bracing and No Tongue Brace Left Handed

Collings describes the Winfield on their website as: "a highly modified version of our standard dreadnought that features options commonly requested by flatpicking specialists. The combination of the stiff Adirondack spruce top with enlarged soundhole, supported by a top bracing pattern based on the earliest 14-fret dreadnoughts, make the Collings CW a bluegrass powerhouse. Everything about this model is designed to provide plenty of headroom and projection for aggressive playing, but not at the expense of good tone.

The Collings Winfield is a reissue of the famous Collings Clarence White model. Clarence White lead the way in presenting the acoustic guitar as a lead instrument in bluegrass music.It features an enlarged soundhole, bringing more projection, improving the listening experience for both player and audience; and the absence of the tongue brace - which helps bring even more resonance and volume. It also features a ebony bridge with 2 1/4 string spacing and a cut-through saddle.

Full rich basses are complemented by clear, singing trebles with great clarity and sustain. The enlarged soundhole removes some of the "woofy" basses that so often plague larger instruments, especially in the recording process. The enlargement allows you to tailor the sound by placing a mic a bit closer to the soundhole with much less proximity effect, resulting in a more immediate and balanced sound, often heard on Tony Rice recordings. Chordal runs are clear and concise, individual notes are distinct, and single note solos are loud and defined.

The Adirondack braces are thinner and lighter making the guitar much more resonant and open. The removal of the tongue brace allows the top to resonate freely which makes this guitar a Bluegrass no brainer.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 68

Serial: 23594

Sold To Customer: Rodney Yarbrough

Top Wood: Adirondack

Back Wood: Indian Rosewood

Nut Width: 1 23/32"

Scale: 25 1/2"

Bracing: Adirondack Braces

Inlays: None

Rosette: Cross-cut grained ivoroid and wood nitrate strip

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony 14"- 26" Compound fingerboard radius

Nut Material: Bone

Saddle Material: Bone Long Cutthrough Saddle

Saddle Spacing: 2 1/4"

Bridge: Ebony

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Tuners: Nickel Waverly tuners with 16:1 ratio

Purfling: Herringbone

Body Binding: Grained Ivoroid

Fretboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid

Pickguard: Dalamation

Headstock Shape: Solid 15 degree headstock angle

Headstock Overlay: Ebony

Headstock Inlay: M.O.P. Collings Logo

Frets To Body: 14

Neck Profile: Modified V neck profile

Body Depth: 4 7/8"

Lower Bout Width: 15 5/8"

Waist: 4 7/8"

Body Length: 20"

Total Length: 40 1/4"

Case: Hardshell Case Included

Misc. 1: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Misc. 2: Enlarged Soundhole

Misc. 3: No Tongue Brace

Misc. 4: Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint

Misc. 5: 21 Frets, neck joins the body at the 14th fret

Misc. 6: Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire

Misc. 7: Fully adjustable truss rod

Misc. 8: Left Handed