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The SJ is our version of what is commonly called a small Jumbo. Although the 16 inch lower bout is slightly wider than a dreadnought, and the sides almost as deep, the tight curve at the waist creates in a very different sound chamber. SJs, especially examples in maple, typically have a more pronounced midrange response when compared to a dreadnought, making them ideal candidates for a rounded cutaway. Players looking for the bass and overall volume of a large guitar, but with lots of treble clarity and midrange crunch, often find just what they need in the curvaceous SJ.

Features Include:

  • Select Sitka spruce
  • East Indian Rosewood back and sides
  • Grained ivoroid bindings
  • Black/white wood strip purfling
  • Matching Ivoroid Rosette
  • Multi-color mosaic back strip
  • Pre-war scalloped bracing
  • Tortoise-style pickguard
  • High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Honduran Mahogany neck
  • Double-bound fingerboard and peghead
  • Ebony peghead veneer
  • Mother-of-pearl Collings logo
  • Ebony fingerboard and bridge
  • Modern diamond fingerboard and peghead inlays
  • Fully adjustable truss rod
  • Bone nut and drop-in saddle
  • Ebony bridge pins and end pin
  • Nickel Schaller Mini-tuners

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  • Sitka spruce (standard)
  • Adirondack spruce
  • European spruce

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Dimensions

  • Body Length: 20 1/8"
  • Body Depth: 4 1/2"
  • Lower Bout Width: 16"
  • Total Length: 41"
  • Scale Length: 25 1/2"
  • Standard Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Strings

  • Factory Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"-.056")
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