D2HThe square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar bodyshape in the world. While Collings is certainly not the only company to build them, we bring a new tonalclarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. Although its bassresponse 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 wide range of woods and neck sizes offered allow dreadnought fans to find a Collings model ideally suited to their playing style and tonal preference.

Top	Sitka 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 3/16" spacing
Fingerboard	Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
Bridge Pins/End Pin	Ebony with MOP dot
Nut	Bone, 1 11/16"
Saddle	Bone, drop-in
Neck Profile	Modified V
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	Sitka spruce
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-17 (.013"- .056")
Case	Deluxe hardshell case by TKL

 

Neck Profile

*Actual measurements may vary slightly due to hand-sanding and finishing variables.