My guitar collection - Acoustics
Rosewood is the most common tonewood used for back and sides while the top of an acoustic guitar usually is some kind of spruce. This leads to a tonal quality that is defined by well defined lows and sparkling highs mainly due to the innate EQ provided by rosewood. But many players prefer a certain warmth in a guitar. Being much more of a hardwood, using (Honduran) mahogany back and sides add exactly that quality. While its EQ curve applies over a smaller frequency range, the shape is the inverse compared to rosewood with an emphasis on the mid-frequencies instead of lows and highs. Adding a mahogany top leads to an even woodier and dryer sound. On top of that, mahogany has a certain natural compression, certainly when compared to an Adirondack spruce top, which makes that these guitars record extremely well. The body has tortoise top and back binding, a walnut backstrip, and custom ordered Cowboy Rope top purfling contrasting beautifully with the Standard Mahogany Stain used for the whole guitar. The rosette consists of B/W/B/W strips and the bridge is made of ebony with a bone saddle. The modified V-shaped mahogany neck has an ebony fingerboard with dot inlays with 12 frets to the body. The bone nut has a width of 113⁄16“. The slotted headstock has a ebony veneer, Mother of Pearl logo, and Waverly nickel-plated machines with vintage-style butterfly buttons. For the standard specs of this model, visit:
Collings 001 Mh
The story behind this guitar
Ship date:
Serial number:
Customizations:
Strings:
With a body width of 14¼”, 4” body depth, and 19⅜” body length, the 00-shape is still considered to be a mid-sized guitar and harkens back to the Civil War. Due to an unexpected medical condition, and inspired by the size of the 02H 12-string SB, trying out smaller guitars became to some extent a necessity. Not that a double-0 hadn’t been on some wish list; it just made it a bit more urgent. Videos and one particular example at Emerald City made me finally decide on purchasing a full hog guitar in mid-2025. One still has a choice between 14 frets or 12 frets to the body and I settled on the latter even though the shorter 24⅞” scale had the potential of not suiting my big hands. Of all available guitars, there were some subtle differences between them when it came down to appointments. A full hog guitar is already very dark in color and hence the Cowboy Rope top purfling on the 001 Mh offered by Tobias Music in Downers Grove, IL, stood out. The guitar is a pleasure to play and is indeed very comfortable. There was no need to worry about the shorter scale. The dryer, warmer sound contrasts nicely with the sparkle of the 0002HA SB Cut and invites one to play single note lines which nicely cut through the mix when playing in an all acoustic band where the other guitars typically have rosewood back and sides. The guitar further creams acoustic blues and is very suitable for fingerstyle songs. I love it!
The story behind this guitar
September 15, 2014
23440
Honduran mahogany top, tortoise with rope purfling
