D1 T
Collings' D1 T is Collings' square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought, the most common steel-string acoustic body shape, built here with extra tonal clarity.
About this guitar
Collings’ D1 T is Collings’ square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought, the most common steel-string acoustic body shape, built here with extra tonal clarity. This model pairs a Sitka spruce top with Honduran mahogany back and sides. Built in Collings’ Traditional (T) voicing, offering a looser, more broken-in feel and tone with vintage-style appointments.
Specs
| Top | Sitka spruce |
|---|---|
| Back & Sides | Honduran mahogany |
| Construction | Traditional Series Build and Voicing |
| Neck | Honduran mahogany |
| Body Binding | Tortoise with custom wood purflings |
| Fingerboard Binding | None |
| Peghead Binding | None |
| Bridge | Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with gold MOP long dots |
| Fingerboard Radius | 14" - 26" compound |
| Bridge Pins/End Pin | Tortoise-style |
| Nut | Bone, 1 3/4" |
| Saddle | Bone, cutthrough |
| Neck Profile | Traditional |
| Peghead Profile | Square |
| Neck Joint | Mortise & tenon hybrid |
| Truss Rod | Fully adjustable |
| Frets | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
| Peghead Veneer | Ebony with gold MOP Collings Logo |
| Tuners | Nickel Waverly, Relic Nickel Waverly for Vintage Satin models |
| Backstrip | 1-style (Walnut) |
| Rosette | Custom wood rosette |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
| Brace Material | Sitka spruce |
| Brace Pattern | Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (abbreviated soundboard graft (tongue brace)) |
| Body Finish | High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester resin |
| Pickguard | Tortoise |
| Strings | D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056") |
| Case | Deluxe hardshell case |
Quick answers
- How much does the D1 T cost?
- Collings Guitars sells through dealers and doesn't publish a price; their dealer locator lists where to buy.
- Is the D1 T still available?
- Yes. Collings Guitars lists it as a current model that's available to order.
- Who makes the D1 T?
- Collings Guitars. Where it's built: Handmade by a team of luthiers in Austin, Texas, in a 27,000-square-foot shop. It's listed here as an acoustic guitar.