The Collings Forum

Hi, Bill, thanks for joining the forum and posting. I haven't had responses that are relevant to the particular threads. But I thought I should reply to one, just so you know it's not all crickets around here.
Best,
Tom

NPR's Tiny Desk Concert today featuring Gwenifer Raymond: "The Welsh guitarist's fingerstyle playing drones with a haunted quality, but her flurry of bends, slides and chord clusters rip open the firmament."

She's playing a nice looking Waterloo, methinks a WL-14. Her fingerstyle attack is putting ...

Always good to see Collings on the big (tiny) stage. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, Frank. I usually check the forum once/week and select the "Active Topics" link. Recently, there were none. So, I held off checking and missed Silly's recent post.

I regret that I don't have any knowledge or info to answer his query. Perhaps that points to another category: users might read ...

Quite nice! I've tried a couple 60s Martin 12 strings. My desire for one (or for a Collings!) has been sated (I hope) by a quite good late 90s Alvarez-Yairi 12 string...

Despite the lack of forum "activity," this young thread already tops 1,000 views? Bots, bots, everywhere...

Thank you for posting this info, Frank.
I'm most sorry that the bulk of the work is fighting spam and bots. Sigh.
Within my spheres of interest (guitar, mtn. bikes), all forums are dwindling in activity. I like the idea of this existing as a resource, but maybe that's less necessary these days?

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum! Based on mine, I say the I35 is an instrument crafted to a higher level. Enjoy yours!

Thanks for the video and photos. They all sound good. I noticed the Collings' sustainnnnn...

Congrats, and welcome to the forum! Kudos especially for getting a sunburst one!

Similar to you, after 40+ years, I acquired my first 12-string (inexpensive early '70s Japanese make; during the pandemic). Since then, I have tried to resist the siren song of the 01 or 02, because Collings. I ...