The SJ is our version of what is commonly called a small Jumbo. Although the 16 inch lower bout is slightly wider than a dreadnought, and the sides almost as deep, the tight curve at the waist creates in a very different sound chamber. SJs, especially examples in maple, typically have a more pronounced midrange response when compared to a dreadnought, making them ideal candidates for a rounded cutaway. Players looking for the bass and overall volume of a large guitar, but with lots of treble clarity and midrange crunch, often find just what they need in the curvaceous SJ.
Top: Sitka spruce
Back & Sides:E. Indian rosewood
Neck:Honduran mahogany
Body Binding:Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
Fingerboard Binding:100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
Peghead Binding.100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
Bridge:Ebony modern-style with 2 3/16" spacing
Fingerboard:Ebony with MOP Modern Diamonds
Fingerboard Radius14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot
Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"
Saddle:Bone, drop-in
Neck Profile:C-shape
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod:Fully adjustable
Frets:Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer:Ebony with MOP Collings logo and Modern Diamond Inlay
Tuners:Nickel Waverly
Backstrip3-style (Chevron)
RosetteIvoroid with b/w purfling
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern Pre-war scalloped X-brace
Body FinishHigh gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
PickguardTortoise
StringsD'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
Case:Deluxe hardshell case
