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Collings MF5

Name: Collings MF5
Brand: Collings
Price: 16312.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderCollings part COL-MF5

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$16,312.99 CAD

Finish: Sunburst

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

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Our take

Who this one is for

The MF5 is Collings' F-style mandolin with the full set of appointments in lacquer. A carved Adirondack spruce top with f-holes and tone-bar bracing sits over Eastern flamed maple back, sides and neck, and high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer covers the body and neck. Ivoroid binding with black and white side purfling runs around the top, back, fingerboard and peghead, and the ebony peghead veneer carries the Collings logo and Flourish inlay in mother-of-pearl. The Gotoh tuners wear ivoroid buttons.

Where the MF is satin throughout and the MF Deluxe adds gloss to the top and peghead, the MF5 is gloss all over with binding on the body, board and peghead. Collings voices its f-hole mandolins for cut and chop. For the oval-hole version, look at the MF5 O, and for this build in oil-based varnish with a bound ebony pickguard, the MF5 V.

Options on tops, finishes, trim and inlays can be added, and the list follows below.

The photo shows one example build.

Options for this model include:

Italian spruce top, or torrefied Adirondack spruce on the MT2
Black or cream top finish
1 3/16" nut width
Ivoroid binding
Pickguard, bound or unbound
Waverly tuner upgrade
Left-handed build

Price subject to change based on options chosen.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA (built in Austin, Texas)
Construction: F-style
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back/Sides/Neck: Eastern flamed maple
Bracing: Tone bars
Soundhole: F-holes
Body Binding: Ivoroid with b/w side purfling
Pickguard: None
Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

NECK
Neck Profile: Rounded V
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Scale Length: 13 7/8"
Fingerboard: Ebony w/ MOP dots
Fingerboard Radius: 5 1/2" - 11 5/8" compound
Fingerboard Binding: Ivoroid with b/w side purfling
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Nut: 1 1/8"
String Spacing: 1 9/16"
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo and flourish
Peghead Binding: Ivoroid with b/w side purfling

HARDWARE
Bridge: Ebony w/ Adjustable Saddle
Tailpiece: Collings original tailpiece
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh w/ ivoroid buttons
Strings: D'Addario EJ74 (.011" - .040")

DIMENSIONS
Body Width: 9 15/16"
Body Length: 12 7/8"
Body Depth: 1 13/16"
Total Length: 27 7/16"

CASE
Case: Deluxe hardshell case

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with Shop Pay Installments in Canada and the US, or PayPlan by RBC in Canada, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are paying in full. Pick Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout in Canada or the US, or PayPlan by RBC in Canada. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.