AT-16 Deluxe
Overview
AT 16Built in very limited numbers, the Collings 16" archtops are a rarity among modern archtop models in that they are designed to be played as acoustic guitars. Based on the earliest American f-hole archtops of the 1920s, they have a warm and balanced response that has converted many flattop players to the clarity, projection, and immediate response that an archtop instrument can provide. This deluxe version features an artfully executed venetian cutaway, multiple black/white purflings, bound s-holes, and a stylized flared peghead.
Specifications
Construction | Fully hollow X-braced. |
Body | Fully carved premium figured maple |
Top | Fully carved solid spruce |
Neck | Premium figured maple |
Body Binding | Grained ivoroid |
Fingerboard Binding | Grained ivoroid |
Peghead Binding | Grained ivoroid |
Bridge | Adjustable ebony |
Tailpiece | Ebony |
Fingerboard | Ebony |
Soundhole | S-holes (bound w/purfling) |
Nut | 1 11/16" |
Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
Neck Joint | Archtop mortoise and tenon |
Frets | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
Peghead Veneer | Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo |
Peghead Profile | Deluxe Flared Haircut |
Tuners | Gold Schaller tuners w/ ivoroid or ebony buttons |
Fingerboard Radius | 14"-26" Compound fingerboard radius |
Guitar Finish | High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer |
Pickguard | Ebony w/ grained ivoroid binding |
Truss Rod Cover | Ebony |
Strings | D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056") |
Case | Deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage |