HOLD – Waterloo by Collings WL-14 Scissortail

Drawing its name from the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher — a bird species common to the Central Texas Hill Country — the WL-14 Scissortail is a special edition WL-14 that pays homage to the “Oriole” guitars produced by Kalamazoo between 1940 and 1942. Built with maple back and sides and vintage-inspired X-bracing, the Scissortail brings excellent projection and focus to the flagship WL-14 series while retaining its woody, characteristic tone. A natural finish coupled with distinctive tortoise-style binding sets this instrument apart from other WL-14 models, along with an original Scissortail decal applied to the headstock in true-to-era fashion.

Other specifications include:

• Top:     Solid spruce
• Back/Sides:     Solid maple
• Bracing:     Vintage-inspired X-bracing
• Color:     Natural finish
• Binding:     Tortoise bound top, back and soundhole
• Bridge:     Ebony with 2 3/8″ spacing
• Bridge Pins:     Ebony
• Saddle:     Bone drop-in
• Pickguard:     Tigerstripe celluloid
• Body Finish:     Semi-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Neck:     Solid mahogany
• Fingerboard:     Indian rosewood
• Nut:     1 3/4″ ebony nut
• Neck Support:     Adjustable truss rod
• Fingerboard Inlays:     6mm acrylic dots
• Neck Profile:     Prominent V shape
• Scale Length:     24 7/8″
• Fret Wire:     Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Logo:     Stenciled Waterloo with Scissortail decal
• Tuners:     Golden Age Restoration with black buttons
• Body Width:     14 3/4″
• Body Length:     19 1/4″
• Body Depth:     4 1/4″
• Scale Length:     24 7/8″
• Nut Width:     1 3/4″
• Saddle Spacing:     2 3/8″
• Recommended Strings:     D’Addario EJ16 (.012″-.053″)
• Hard Case
• #1749

 For more information about the Waterloo by Collings WL-14 Scissortail, please contact us.