2017 Waterloo WL-14 Ladder Braced Kalamazoo-Style Acoustic Guitar Sunburst, Mint w/ Case
Up for sale, a 2017 Waterloo WL-14 in mint condition, complete with the original hardshell case. A subsidiary of Collings, all Waterloo instruments are hand-crafted in Austin, TX and are made to the high standards applied to all Collings instruments. The WL-14 is the flagship model of the Waterloo line, and the instrument that started it all, based on Bill Collings’ own Kalamazoo KG-14. This particular WL-14 features vintage-spec ladder bracing on the spruce top, with an equally vintage-inspired prominent V neck profile.
The slope shoulder body size was designed to provide performers of the '40s with enough volume and power for professional radio work, and the ladder bracing results in a dry, woody sound ideal for blues and folk applications. The solid mahogany back and sides ensure plenty of midrange growl and a punchy, layered warmth, and the wound strings have a lively pluck and immediacy. This WL-14 is featherweight at 3lbs 3oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany (T Bar support)
-Shape: Prominent V, measuring .955” 1st fret, 1.070” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay
-Frets: Medium, nickel/silver, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 7/8”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, ebony
-Tuners: Golden Age Restoration, open-gear strip
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, mahogany
-Bridge: Ebony, compensated bone drop-in saddle, ebony pins
-Plastics: Tigerstripe celluloid pickguard
-Label: Serialized, “Austin, Texas”
-Marquetry: Ivoroid binding (top and soundhole)
The semigloss nitro lacquer Sunburst finish on top is warm and well-saturated, with an open-grain satin finish on the back and rims. While ostensibly a “used” instrument, there’s barely a mark on the body, and the neck profile is flawless.
The original hardshell case is included.
