Hello folks......As previously posted; I love my new D1A....(Steve what's the good word?????)......And yes its giving my Goodall a run for the money....that's for sure.....

But I thought would share a curious situation regarding the D1A's finish....What I found out at the dealer, once the shipment was acclimated was that the case lining appeared imprinted on the guitars back and sides as well as a touch on the neck (just where the neck is supported).....

In calls with Collings I found out that they on occasion come across this situation which is "case burn in" and its a result of a fresh guitar being shipped in warmer conditions.....

Believe it or not but this is my third Collings that this has happened toooo....The first was my D1 and the second was my CW.....

Collings has always suggested the guitars be sent back so that they can buff out the finish...In all cases I buffed out the imprints using the full series of Novus polish....It takes time but does the trick....Has anyone ever come across this....

Regards....

During the first week of my OM2HAV, I imprinted the picture of my T-shirt on to the back of the guitar! And theres also some slight imprint of the case in the back. Its a summer and its very hot and humid.

I buff them off with some guitar polish/cleaner as well.

That's incredible regarding the t-shirt..I guess it takes a good amount of time for the finish to actually settle in.....

I've never had anything like this happen on any guitar. Sounds to me like a case of lacquer that is not cureing properly. I heard somebody saying this happened on their Martin. Bad lacquer chemical composition if you ask me.

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Originally posted by Richnj:
That's incredible regarding the t-shirt..I guess it takes a good amount of time for the finish to actually settle in.....

You would think the lacquer would be set up pretty well by the time the final sanding and buffing stage takes place.

Frankly I'm surprised to hear of this on Collings. It is quite common last summer on
some high demand low productions Martins and
yes I found the cure . Elbow grease. I think
the author of this thread made a very wise decision to correct it himself as the risks
of shipping these days far outweighs the bit
of work needed to fix the malady.

Like the other poster the t-shirt imprint sounds wild. Who'd a thunkit.

I have experienced this on a new HD28v I once had. I'm surprised to hear about it happening on a Collings. My D1AV is still a couple of weeks away.

I've heard that lacquer can take months to completely cure. I've done some luthier work myself (2 guitars, 2 banjos, 1 fiddle) and I can tell you that NC lacquer is tough to work with and takes a long time to completely set.

I thought that Collings put a sealer on TOP of
the NC lacquer on their guitars which would act
as a curing agent. Now Im not well voiced in that technology but that was what someone told me so take it as such i.e. not a fact .

still on the bottom of my OM there are tiny air holes in mine . It never was right after it was shipped and got really cold. The tine white specs that came on it turned into tine holes in
the finish. Kinda looks like the sealer was not done right . As an old wood worker I never was good at the finishing part so I don't worry much about it . Who knows that might be why it
sounds so exceptionally good.

The imprints though were pretty common on Martins and apparently on more than a few Collings. That's wild.

Stixx, Collings uses a sealer under the lacquer.

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Originally posted by pickitluther:
Stixx, Collings uses a sealer under the lacquer.

Duh,,,, I knew that , LOL

Marks on the lacquer finish!
Bubbles in the lacquer finish!
On a Collings!
I am shocked!! :-)