Body and Definition
Our slope shouldered DS body dimension provides exceptional balance from string to string, creating a tone that is both warm and defined.
Sonic Structure
In order to accommodate the increased string tension of baritone tuning, our bracing design incorporates three tone bars and un-scalloped brace shapes. This allows for increased strength without sacrificing resonance or tonal nuance.
Moving Air
Acoustic guitars with low tunings often seem to lack volume and require a lot of picking energy to get the body vibrating. The Collings Baritone is designed to efficiently transfer string energy to the body, allowing notes to leap off of the guitar with ease and creating a playability and tone that is a joy to interact with.
Secret Weapon
With a variety of popular tunings and an extended sonic register, an acoustic baritone is an exceptional way to open up the sonic possibilities of song arrangements and voicings, as well as the tone of recordings!
Hand Voiced
From the starting point of the wood's density and rigidity, each acoustic guitar top is hand selected, evaluated, and graduated to its own unique thickness; maximizing the tonal potential of each top.
Premium Tonewoods
Each Collings acoustic guitar, from our most affordable model to the highest end, are built with the finest tonewoods available. Each wood is acquired, acclimated, and hand selected by master luthiers here at our shop who pick each component with the whole tonality of the end instrument in mind.
Playability
A combination of exacting PLEK machine leveling and hand fret dressing ensures consistently excellent playability and a silky fret feel.
Finish
By meticulously hand-sanding between coats, our nitrocellulose lacquer finishes measure between .005” and .007” in final thickness, maximizing acoustic response while providing excellent protection and aesthetics.