Re: Gloss finish on Collings - am I deceiving myself?
I once bought two (otherwise identical) Eastmans. The one with the gloss finish didn't sound as good. I suspected the finish at first. Sent the gloss one out for a refret and setup, on return it was dramatically better and sounded as good as the other one, so it wasn't the finish. Then I sent another one out for a refret and setup (hoping to get the same dramatic improvement). But no, it opened up slightly due (likely) to the slightly higher action, but nothing dramatic at all.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
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