Pre Owned 2010 Collings D1A Varnish Adirondack and Mahogany ID-8630

The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. While Collings is certainly not the only company to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. Although its bass response makes the dreadnought ideal for vocal accompaniment, Collings versions are also often employed by bluegrass flatpickers who must compete with inherently louder instruments such as banjos and fiddles. The wide range of woods and neck sizes offered allow dreadnought fans to find a Collings model ideally suited to their playing style and tonal preference.

The Adirondack Spruce drives the top of this guitar and provides ample power and headroom for heavy handed flatpickers while the fast response of the varnish provides a much better fingerstyle experience as opposed to lacquer.

Each and every time we have a D1A in the shop with a hand-rubbed varnish finish, it is time and time again one of our favorite guitars in the shop. This is a highly customized version featuring many of our favorite upgrades along with master grade Adirondack Spruce and Mahogany, brought to life by the masterful builders at Collings!

Thinner than nitrocellulose lacquer, the varnish finish is more flexible and allows the wood to resonate more, significantly smoothing out the mids and highs of the Mahogany and Adirondack, while enhancing the low end and warming the highs considerably. For the die hard rosewood fans here in the shop, this guitar bridges the gap between rosewood and mahogany, projecting incredibly articulate note definition common with mahogany and the power and low end associated with rosewood.

This gorgeous Collings D1A has been customized with a varnish finish, Adirondack top, Tortoise bound fretboard and peghead, no fretboard markers and a custom string spacing of 2 1/4", like the CW.

This Pre Owned 2010 Collings D1A Varnish Adirondack and Mahogany is in excellent + condition with only one small surface scratch. It has very minor fretwear and includes the original hardshell case.

Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 68

Serial: 16576

Top Wood: Adirondack

Back Wood: Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 23/32"

Scale: 25 1/2"

Year: 2010

Bracing: Pre-War Scalloped

Rosette: Black/white wood nitrate strip rosette

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony

Nut Material: Bone

Saddle Material: Bone

Saddle Spacing: 2 1/4"

Bridge: Ebony

Bridge Pins: Ebon

Tuners: Nickel Waverly Tuners

Purfling: B/W

Body Binding: Tortoise

Fretboard Binding: Tortoise

Headstock Binding: Tortoise

Pickguard: Tortoise Style

Backstrip: Simple Walnut Backstrip

Headstock Shape: Solid

Headstock Overlay: Ebony

Headstock Inlay: MOP Collings Logo

Frets To Body: 14

Body Depth: 4 7/8"

Lower Bout Width: 15 5/8"

Body Length: 20"

Total Length: 40 1/4"

Case: Original Hardshell Case

Misc. 1: Setup High E: 2/32"

Misc. 2: Setup Low E: 3/32"

Misc. 3: Varnish Finish