“We suffer every little detail,” says Steve Nall, head of production. Then they cut it, carve it, sand it, brace it, bend it, assemble it, and lacquer it. Modeled after 1940s era guitar Made by Collings. Skip to content Pause slideshowPlay slideshow 78 165 MASS. This Bill Collings built AT-16 is arguably the most coveted L5-style acoustic archtop guitar on the market. Craftsmen season it for a year, storing it in climate-controlled rooms to keep the moisture content just right. This Bill Collings built AT-16 is arguably the most coveted L5-style acoustic archtop guitar on the market. Collings gets its wood (ebony, mahogany, Indian rosewood, quilted maple) from Alaska, Virginia, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Fiji, Brazil, India, Bosnia, Cameroon, and Central America. In Being Texan: Collings Guitars, you’ll take a trip inside the nondescript space, where craftsmen turn good wood into great guitars (acoustic and electric) as well as mandolins and ukuleles. We’re talking about Collings guitars, instruments handmade at a workshop just west of Austin. Prince played one at his last show in 2016. The list of Collings owners is long and eminent: George Strait, Brandi Carlisle, Pete Townshend, Patti Smith. Welcome to our Being Texan video series, in which we explore the dreams and realities of Texans from all walks of life, from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods.
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