Parlor 2H T
Collings' Parlor 2H T is Collings' Parlor body, a long, narrow 19th-century-style shape valued for tonal balance, portability, and a comfortable, small-guitar feel.
About this guitar
Collings’ Parlor 2H T is Collings’ Parlor body, a long, narrow 19th-century-style shape valued for tonal balance, portability, and a comfortable, small-guitar feel. This model pairs a Sitka spruce top with E. Indian rosewood 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 | E. Indian rosewood |
| Neck | Honduran mahogany |
| Construction | Traditional Series Build and Voicing |
| Body Binding | Ivoroid with small brown herringbone purfling |
| Fingerboard Binding | None |
| Peghead Binding | None |
| Bridge | Ebony pyramid-style with 2 5/16" spacing (petite) |
| Fingerboard | Ebony with gold MOP short diamond & squares |
| Fingerboard Radius | 14" - 26" 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 (abbreviated soundboard graft (tongue brace)) |
| Body Finish | High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester resin |
| Pickguard | None |
| Strings | D'Addario EJ-26 (.011" - .052") |
| Case | Deluxe hardshell case |
Quick answers
- How much does the Parlor 2H T cost?
- Collings Guitars sells through dealers and doesn't publish a price; their dealer locator lists where to buy.
- Is the Parlor 2H T still available?
- Yes. Collings Guitars lists it as a current model that's available to order.
- Who makes the Parlor 2H 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.