Special Custom Order made for Collings Guitar Forum member as written on the internal label with special choice Bearclaw Airondack spruce top and “Vintage Now” Neck ahape
The chunkiest neck option is the standard Vintage neck profile, which has 2 3/8″ spacing at the saddle with 1 3/4″ at the nut. This neck profile was modeled after several pre-war Martin’s and is a noticeably larger neck. Like the “Vintage Now” neck, the neck shape is slightly rounder (less V) in the lower position and moves towards a modified V shape as you go up the neck. The neck depth (including the fingerboard) is typically .845″ at the 1st fret and 1.020″ at the 9th fret. The fingerboard width measures 2.240″ at the 12th fret.
| Top | Bearclaw Adirondack Spruce |
| Back & Sides | E. Indian rosewood |
| Neck | Honduran mahogany |
| Body Binding | Ivoroid with herringbone purfling |
| Fingerboard Binding | None |
| Peghead Binding | None |
| Bridge | Ebony belly-style with 2 3/8″ spacing |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with abalone short diamond & squares |
| Bridge Pins/End Pin | Ebony with MOP dot |
| Nut | Bone, 1 3/4 |
| Saddle | Bone, drop-in |
| Neck Profile | Vintage |
| Peghead Profile | Tapered square with volute |
| Neck Joint | Mortise & tenon hybrid |
| Truss Rod | Fully adjustable |
| Frets | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
| Peghead Veneer | Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo |
| Tuners | Nickel Waverly (16:1 ratio) |
| Backstrip | 2-style (Zipper) |
| Rosette | iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2″ |
| Brace Material | Adirondack |
| Brace Pattern | Pre-war scalloped X-brace |
| Fingerboard Radius | 14″ – 26″ compound |
| Body Finish | High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester resin |
| Pickguard | Tortoise |
| Strings | D’Addario EJ-16 (.012″- .053″) |
| Case | Deluxe hardshell case by TKL |