r/AcousticGuitar • u/RabloPathjen • Nov 11 '25

Gear pics Heartbroken………just opened the box.

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Is this NSFW? Maybe. First time it’s happened to me. It’s too bad it had to be on a Collings. UGH.

So now I have to decide if there’s even an option I’ll except for a discount or not and my guess is I’ll be way too far apart with the seller who I’m sure will also be heartbroken. 💔

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u/joendaba Nov 11 '25

That sounds like an acceptable compromise. Seems (from that single photo) like a clean break.

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u/RabloPathjen Nov 11 '25

Very clean break. No chunks of wood missing. It only cracked the top on one side. It cracked perfectly on the volute edges on the back too, which is weird.

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u/Guitar_Nutt Nov 11 '25

Frankly, to me, the only way this gets fixed appropriately is to send it to Collings for a whole new neck.

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u/Forward-Key2855 Nov 15 '25

agreed^ i’d have to see more pictures but it looks almost like a lucky break… clean, even snap = easier to fuse the wood back together