Description
Serial: 32813
The long and narrow body shape of the new Collings Parlor is inspired by some of the earliest steel string guitar designs that form the roots of the modern acoustic guitar family tree. First popularized in the late 19th century, this diminutive guitar has often been overlooked in favor of its larger and louder descendants, but the parlor body style is once again finding its way into the hands of players who appreciate its exceptional tonal balance and responsiveness, as well as its portability and comfortable feel. Named for what we now call the “living room”, this guitar comes from an era when friends would gather at home to make music before an evening’s
entertainment could be readily broadcast, televised or streamed. While it may at first glance seem to be a relic of the past, today with music often being recorded in the living rooms of home studios, streamed from house concerts, and broadcast from Tiny Desks, perhaps this charismatic and beautiful sounding little guitar has once again found its moment to shine. Crafted with our Traditional series appointments, features, and voicing techniques, the Collings Parlor has a full bodied voice and projection that belies its small size.
Top: Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides: E. Indian Rosewood
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Body Binding: Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling
Bridge: Ebony pyramid style w/ 2 5/16′ spacing (petite)
Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP Short Diamond & Squares
Fingerboard Radius: 14″-16″ Compound
Bridge Pins/ End Pin: Ivoroid with Black Dot
Nut: Bone, 1 3/4″
Saddle: Bone, Drop-In
Neck Profile: Modified V
Peghead Profile: Tapered Slotted Square with Volute
Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with gold MOP Collings Logo
Tuners: Waverly Engraved Bronze 3-on-a-plate with Ivoroid Buttons
Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)
Rosette: Custom Wood Rosette
Scale Length: 24 7/16″
Brace material: Sitka Spruce
Brace pattern: Custom Traditional Series Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (no Tongue Brace)
Body Finish: High Gloss UltraThin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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