Details
The Collings Traditional Series models have been the hardest to get, and Gryphon had to wait almost two years for this 00 model. That's probably because some of the Traditional appointments, like the thin satin finish and wood purfling rosette, take a little more time.
This Collings 001 Traditional has a Sitka Spruce top and mahogany back and sides and even though it has a small, grand concert body, it has a remarkable amount of punch and power. The secret of its great tone isn’t really much of a secret. The trick is that for its Traditional Series, Collings has revived some of the more labor intensive techniques that builders used back in the 1930s and 1940s, the decade we consider the Golden Era of American guitar-making. One of the most important elements is the use of lighter, stiffer wood in the tops and bracing.
Other tone enhancing features include a thinner all-nitrocellulose lacquer satin finish with no UV-cure filler or undercoats; no flat brace (sometimes called “tongue brace”) under the end of the fingerboard; and bridges with a through-cut saddle. The neck shapes also have more rounded fingerboard edges and a vintage-inspired profile and taper. While these guitars are not "distressed" or artificially worn to make them appear like an older instrument, both the sound and the feel of these Traditional Series Collings models achieve a more "broken-in" impression for the player, and the listener.
Specs
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Back sides
Honduran Mahogany
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Binding
Tortoise with custom wood purflings
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Bracing
Custom Traditional Series scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
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Bridge
Ebony Pyramid Style
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Vintage Satin
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Frets to body
12
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Inlay
Gold MOP Short Dots
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Neck material
Honduran Mahogany
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Neck shape
Traditional
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Nut width
1 3/4"
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Rosette
Custom wood rosette
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Saddle spacing
2 5/16"
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Scale length
24 7/8"
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Top material
Sitka Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Relic Nickel Waverly
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
36817
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SKU
COL001T-36817
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UPC
112371
