Pre-Owned 2013 Collings D2G German Spruce and Wenge back and sides with Long Dot Inlays ID-10106

Pre-Owned 2013 Collings D2G German Spruce top and Wenge back and sides with Long Dot Inlays

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 first to build them, they 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 D2G is always an instant shop favorite, featuring a German Spruce top, Adirondack Spruce bracing, and no tongue brace. We love German Spruce here at Artisan because it not only offers a rich and complex tone, but is versatile for many different playing styles.

German Spruce offers exceptional stiffness together with low weight making the tops more responsive. We often find German to be a perfect compromise between Sitka and Adirondack, since it responds so well to fingerstyle playing and also holds up to a heavy pick attack.

This custom D2G also features a custom Wenge back and sides. Wenge pronounced (When-Gay) is a dark, purplish-brown-colored African hardwood that has long been used by bowl turners and cabinet/furniture makers. Wenge's characteristic striped texture and black-brown color cannot be mistaken and has tonal properties remarkably similar to those of Brazilian rosewood.

Additional appointments on this instrument include pre-war scalloped bracing, grained ivoroid top/back body binding, high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish and custom 5 mm dot long pattern inlays.

This Pre-Owned 2013 Collings D2G Wenge German and Wenge with Long Dot Inlays is in Excellent + Condition with no wear to mention.

Includes Original Hardshell Case.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 20

Serial: 21897

Top Wood: German Spruce

Back Wood: Wenge

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Scale: 25 1/2"

Bracing: Pre-war scalloped bracing

Inlays: 5 mm dot long pattern 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

Bridge Pins: Ebony

Tuners: Nickel Waverly 4060

Purfling: B/W/B/W/B

Body Binding: Grained ivoroid binding

Pickguard: Tortoise

Backstrip: Matching Backstrip

Headstock Shape: Traditional Paddle with Volute

Headstock Overlay: Rosewood

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"

Pickup(s): Optional

Case: Custom Collings Hardshell Case Included

Misc. 1: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Misc. 2: Mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint

Misc. 3: Fully adjustable truss rod

Misc. 4: Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire