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Re: 2007 Special Custom I290 Tangerine Metal
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:09 pm
by ripsaw
So difficult for me to show the metalic aspect of the finish - it's very fine grained. More so than a LP Gold Top. I need a better camera but it's the trick lighting that I really lack. The pick guard and other parts still have their protective plastic sheeting attached.
Re: 2007 Special Custom I290 Tangerine Metal
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:47 am
by ripsaw
From: Repairs <
repairs@collingsguitars.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 7:32 AM
Subject: RE: 290 color question
To: xxxx xxxxx <
xxxxxx@gmail.com>
Nice to hear from you xxxx,
The custom color we refinished your 290 with is Candy Apple Tangerine, which is a finish we no longer offer.
We currently offer Candy Apple Red, which is also a metallic finish like yours.
Let me know if we can help further,
Mark
Re: 2007 Special Custom I290 Tangerine Metal
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:49 am
by ripsaw
Well, I'm pretty confident that this is the only 290 Collings made in Candy Apple Tangerine. There might be some high-end Les Pauls with that finish but I've never seen any. I do recall a 360 from around the same time (2012).
Re: 2007 Special Custom I290 Tangerine Metal
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:28 pm
by ripsaw
Those gold speed knobs are not standard either. I think the originals are black - they're in the case.