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Folk's Tour of Collings Guitar's Shop -- March 13, 2003
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We went
to visit Collings back in March. While most of us have seen
at least some aspects of guitar making, we were excited to
get a first hand look at a large scale production facility.
We were especially interested in Collings techniques because
we've been so impressed with their quality and attention to
detail.
As the
picture at left shows, their exterior was somewhat unassuming.
Their entire facility facade was pretty non-descript and could
have been in just about any industrial court in the country.
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We
were happy to put a face with the guy we've dealt with for years,
Steve McCreary. In many ways, Steve is the guy that makes it
happen everyday. In addition to his duties as a sales guy, he
oversees production on all of the guitars. |
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Tim
Nelson is a recent addition to Collings and will soon be taking
over all of the sales duties from Steve. We're looking forward
to a visit from Steve later in the year and hope to have a Collings
workshop then. |
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As we
began the tour, we started with the woods. These stacks of
wood were waiting to be loaded in the kiln. Collings kiln
dries their wood before production like most builders.
The woods
on the left are destined to be back and/or sides in guitars.
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These
larger pieces will be planed for guitar backs. |
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