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This Collings Clarence White style 18 was completed in November of 1995. It is has an
Ebony peghead overlay, Waverly tuners, 1 3/4" nut width, bone nut and saddle, ebony
pins with MOP dots and a volute on the rear of the peghead. There is no back strip
on this
guitar. The volute and the herringbone are not standard on CW-18's, so this is an unusual
instrument.
There are several unusual aspects important to this guitar. It has herringbone purfling
on the top with TS binding on the top and rear of the body. The TS binding on the
fretboard (with an Ivoroid strip between the TS binding and ebony fretboard. The TS
binding on the fretboard looks like butterscotch! It's very beautiful. According to John
Holman, this is the #13 Mahogany CW made. This guitar originally had the Popsicle
brace installed, but the owner had it removed. I had the opportunity to play this
wonderful guitar at Camp Kaufman this year and it was a joy to play. The basses were full
and very powerful while the trebles were very clear, yet very full. It' a great guitar!
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