Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Cocobolo Pre-Owned 2015 ID-11056
Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Cocobolo
The Collings D2HA is a standard model in our shop. It has commanding presence with balanced tone and clarity. This instrument has been custom ordered with an Adirondack top pared with Cocobolo back and sides. The Adirondack Red Spruce brings the guitar strong fundamentals, a lightning quick response, and crisp trebles.
Adirondack was the legendary topwood used on most pre-war American-made guitars. Adirondack has a high stiffness across and along the grain, making it one of the go-to topwoods for flatpickers. The D2HA is a guitar you take to battle, the guitar you fight for.
Cocobolo characteristically has poweful low overtones resulting in a complex bottom end. The overall effect is also a bell like tone with clear, slow decaying harmonics. Fast and responsive, it articulate with ample note distinction and a rich low end. This particular set of Cocobolo has very deep red streaks alternating with lighter red streaks, the robust Red colors are complimented by beautiful contrasting black streaks.
While Collings is certainly not the first to build 14-fret dreadnoughts, they bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar.
The herringbone purfle is a classy visual feature and we find it also adds to the tone and responsiveness of the instrument. By cutting into the outer edge of the soundboard and replacing with herringbone, you are making changes in how the top is isolated from the side of the guitar, how freely it moves and in what direction. In our experience the addition of the herringbone makes the guitar feel a bit more "opened up" right from the start.
Other custom appointments include a 3 Style Backstrip, Abalone Rosette, Ivoroid bound Peghead, and Nickel Waverly Tuners.
This instrument is in Excellent + Condition with no wear to mention.
Includes Collings Hardshell Case.
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Specifications:
Shipping Weight: 68
Serial: 24482
Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
Back Wood: Cocobolo
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Scale: 25 1/2"
Year: 2015
Bracing: Pre-War Scalloped
Inlays: Traditional diamond and square fingerboard inlays
Rosette: Cross-cut grained ivoroid and wood nitrate strip rosette
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony 14"-26" Compound fingerboard radius
Nut Material: Bone
Saddle Material: Bone
Saddle Spacing: 2 3/16"
Bridge: Ebony belly-style bridge
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Tuners: Nickel Waverly tuners with 16:1 ratio
Purfling: Herringbone
Body Binding: Grained ivoroid binding
Fretboard Binding: Ivoroid
Headstock Binding: Ivoroid
Pickguard: Tortoise-style pickguard
Backstrip: 3 Style
Headstock Shape: Square headstock with volute
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: Collings Logo
Frets To Body: 14
Neck Profile: Modified V neck profile
Body Depth: 4 7/8"
Lower Bout Width: 15 5/8"
Body Length: 20"
Total Length: 40 1/4"
Case: Hardshell Case Included
Misc. 1: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Misc. 2: Fully adjustable truss rod