Collings CJ35SB German Spruce Sunburst

CJ-35 The pre-war era of American flattop guitar making has come to be known as "golden" for a reason. Lauded for its short but brilliant periods of construction innovation, the years from 1930-1942 were filled with new instrument runs that featured bracing, fret access and body dimension changes that would define the features and sounds of the modern acoustic guitar. Emerging out of our fascination with this era of guitar making history, Collings is proud to introduce the CJ35. Available with a mahogany back and slope-shouldered

body, this new variation of our CJ model incorporates a non-scalloped bracing configuration featuring three tone bars and a short 24 7/8" scale length. This new design provides the CJ35 with a beautiful balance of deep piano-like bass and powerful full-bodied highs, complimented by a focused dynamic range for exceptionally even note projection. As a result, the CJ35 is one of our most versatile large-bodied guitars, equally well-suited for a variety of playing styles.

Top    German spruce
Back & Sides    Honduran mahogany
Neck    Honduran mahogany
Body Binding    Ivoroid with no purfling
Fingerboard Binding    None
Peghead Binding    None
Bridge    Wenge straight-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard    Wenge with MOP long dots
Fingerboard Radius    14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin    Ivoroid with no dot / Ebony with MOP dot
Nut    Bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle    Bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile    Vintage Now
Peghead Profile    Haircut
Neck Joint    Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod    Fully adjustable
Frets    Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer    Ebony with Ivoroid Collings Logo
Tuners    Nickel Waverly w/ Ivoroid buttons
Backstrip    1-style (Walnut)
Rosette    Simple ivoroid with b/w purfling
Scale Length    24 7/8"
Brace Material    Adirondack spruce w/ abbreviated tongue brace
Brace Pattern    Pre-war non-scalloped X-brace (3 tone bars)
Body Finish    High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish    High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard    Tigerstripe
Strings    D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
Case    Deluxe hardshell case by TKL