NMD: Collings MT

darylcrisp · #1 10-05-2014, 09:52 PM

having started mandolin about 9 months ago, I played and played until I found a perfect fit. Had this at home for nearly 2 months now.

Collings MT with wide nut ( 1 3/16"), englemann spruce top, maple back, grained ivoroid top binding.
The Tonegard works great in helping the A style balance perfectly while playing seated-I don't use a strap or play standing-the lower two mounting prongs take place of the points of a F style and hold the mandolin effortlessly in position.

Love the tone, ease of playability(I adjusted 0 relief and low action at the bridge)and clear notes everywhere on the fretboard. It has what I consider a soft V neck profile and that fits me extremely well.

Love this mandolin! Sold the others.

slideshow:http://s299.photobucket.com/user/dar.../Collings%20MT

Jim_G · #2 10-07-2014, 05:24 AM

Very nice. Don't forget to play your guitars once in a while too though! (That was my problem for a few months after I got mine) ;-)

K-vegas · #3 10-07-2014, 09:37 AM

I played a used Collings MT for the first time this weekend over at the IBMA expo. Really liked it. In the top five favorites of all that I played (including a $175K Lloyd Loar signed Gibson)

A little more of a dry and woody tone than my Pava. I like that neck profile too. As nice an A in that price range as you might find imo.

Enjoy!!

Puddleglum · #4 10-07-2014, 09:50 AM

Nice! Collings MT is the ultimate mandolin to me. It's a dream of mine to own one. Congrats.

darylcrisp · #5 10-07-2014, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by K-vegas

I played a used Collings MT for the first time this weekend over at the IBMA expo. Really liked it. In the top five favorites of all that I played (including a $175K Lloyd Loar signed Gibson)

A little more of a dry and woody tone than my Pava. I like that neck profile too. As nice an A in that price range as you might find imo.

Enjoy!!

exactly what you say, dry and woody and i'll add clear(i owned a Pava also). i prefer the Collings tone and the neck profile to all i've tried(tried a lot of name mandos).

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Bingoccc · #6 10-08-2014, 07:17 AM

A Collings after playing just nine months. Sweet.

cu4life7 · #7 10-08-2014, 11:46 AM

The MT is also my dream mandolin. To date, the Collings MTO is the best mandolin I have ever played. To me it is easily the most tone per dollar (even considering the price tag) that is out there in the mandolin world. If F holes were my thing, I would be looking for a standard MT as well.

Congratulations on your new mando. It is beautiful.

Dru Edwards · #8 10-12-2014, 02:47 PM

Congrats Daryl! What a beauty, and a Collings too. Enjoy.

icuker · #9 10-15-2014, 03:34 PM

I got a chance to play a collings mando at Dave's guitars. Very impressive for sure.

fatt-dad · #10 10-15-2014, 05:17 PM

just perfect! I mean, where's the upgrade from there?

congratulations!

f-d

muzz76 · #11 11-01-2014, 12:06 PM

Collings mandolins make me want to learn how to play just so I can justify owning one.

Beautiful.

darylcrisp · #12 11-01-2014, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by muzz76

Collings mandolins make me want to learn how to play just so I can justify owning one.

Beautiful.

check this one out:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=362808

you play Uke, I do too, you need yourself a mandolin, get yourself a mandolin.

excellent online lessons with Mike Marshall at Artistworks(some free samples there).
a great book I just picked up is "mandolin for dummies". its the best of 4 books I have. its written such that you learn quick, remain interested, and its fun.

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blue · #13 11-02-2014, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim_G

Very nice. Don't forget to play your guitars once in a while too though! (That was my problem for a few months after I got mine) ;-)

I never worry about that! I find an absence, where you are still being musical, results in discovering all kinds of things when you come back! As long as you are playing something, it's all good!

Sometimes I wonder if Maple evolved solely to be made into mandolins. So pretty!

darylcrisp · #14 11-02-2014, 11:39 AM

and maple-thanks for bringing that up Blue

high 5 on mandolins

muzz76 · #15 11-04-2014, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darylcrisp

check this one out:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=362808

you play Uke, I do too, you need yourself a mandolin, get yourself a mandolin.

excellent online lessons with Mike Marshall at Artistworks(some free samples there).
a great book I just picked up is "mandolin for dummies". its the best of 4 books I have. its written such that you learn quick, remain interested, and its fun.

d

I can definitely see one in my future. I've got a couple upcoming uke builds to pay off but after that, a mandolin would fit in nicely.