2018 Waterloo WL-KTR

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2018 Waterloo WL-KTR

The Waterloo WL-K is a faithful but modern rendition of Gibson's famous Kel Kroydon KK1 from the early 1930s. The original Kels were built incredibly lightly, and Collings hand-selects their lightest mahogany and spruce for the WL-K in an effort to achieve as similar a weight and responsiveness as possible. The model is built with extra light bracing, a tiny and thin early 30's sized bridge plate, and lightweight tuners, but features the modern addition of an adjustable truss rod in the neck. The end result is wonderful - the WL-K is tremendously open, woody, resonant, clean and transparent. This example is now a few years old, and has developed some extra warmth and dryness already.

The neck has a comfortable rounded carve with a thickness at the 1st fret of .090”. Perfect fretwork in a 12” radius fingerboard. 24-7/8" scale, and 1-3/4" ebony nut.

Sunburst-finished spruce top with X bracing and white top binding. Unbound back, super-thin lacquer finish. Ebony bridge with bone cut-though saddle and ebony pins. Stewart MacDonald Golden Age vintage style tuners, and Kel Kroydon styled headstock logo. In excellent condition but for a few dings and minor light scratches in the finish.

With original hardshell case
2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR
  • 2018 Waterloo WL-KTR

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