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the collings shop has specifically denied, more than once, to me and others, that they do NOT hide flawed or inferior wood under sunbursts.

Just read this thread -- it's like a crash course in red streaks. Next time I'm in a guitar shop, I can make reference to medulary rays, evidence of strong quarter-sawn wood and the like instead of saying something like "How'd that damn blood get on there?"

Anyway, of course Collings doesn't hide "flawed" or "inferior" wood under sunburst -- but they may put red-streaked wood under sunburst, which doesn't seem to be flawed or inferior in any sense of the words. I noticed that not one person wrote that the streaks have a negative impact on tone and that several found positive effects. It's not barn wood, that's for sure.

Aesthetically, the streaks seem to be an acquired taste that have a strong appeal to some buyers. It would be good business by any guitar maker to leave red streaks visible for those buyers on some guitars and use the rest under sunburst for those who don't care for the look of streaks but still need good tone . . .

There's a big difference between "hiding" something and simply not making it visible if you know what I mean.

Yup, yup. think I know. It's a cosmetic issue, not a tone issue, which is plain throughout the thread, except when my blood sugar was low. Duh. Soon, no one will care about red streaks any more than they care about how quarter sawn brazilian is. IF there ain't any, or blessed little, you take what you get. Bill being Bill, he'll stop making adi tops when the wood looks like plywood raw materials. He ain't makin' no brazilian guitars at the moment. Standards: one of many reasons I love, play, and trust Collings. Sounds a little foppish, but hey. The best American steel string maker of any volume in history. Ever. Imagine if they had access to 1930 wood. That's all we can do: imagine. Ain't comin' back, nohow. tom

Mike,
Nice, nice D2HA varn.!! I talked to Rob yesterday and he says it was indeed a stunner in tone and looks, wow... Congtrats.

Tom

Originally posted by Papi:

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Better than your D2HA Varnish???

Papi,
Well now, that is the 64,000 dollar question. My D2HA Varn still hangs on the wall, curing the Varnish, in Iowa. Waiting for me to provide them with a little more green stuff. I'm getting there. (Retirement Plan, remember)
I can hardly wait for the day when I will play them side by side, I'll be surrounded by Collings Varnish Love! It is going to be one of those moments in time, I am sure.

Mike

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Tom Stopulos, that D2HA Varnish was right in your back yard all this time, how did that one get away from you?

Here is the CW that piqued my interest started me to thinking.

http://www.acousticmusicworks.com/CW14785.html

jefe, you are out of luck. steve has gone on vaca starting today. but he'll be back the 22nd.

Here's an adi top from '97




Mike

Mike Taub,
TOTALLY SPECTACULAR! AGAIN I SAY....TOTALLY SPECTACULAR!
MIke T.

Mercy, Mike. that's about as far as it goes. looks, if anything, even better than the top on my CJA, which is pretty textbook perfect red spruce. Wow. Dude. tom

Thanks, it sounds great also. It would be a good D2H braz/adi to compare to a D2H varnish someday.

Mike

Hey Mike,
I'm game for that someday. Where you located. A trip would be a lot less expensive than buying a Braz Collings just to find out.
Mike