International jazz sensation Kazumi Watanabe owns several Collings instruments including this CL Jazz.

Analise Gold of Gold Heart with her gloss top Collings MF

Uwe Kruger in concert at the Tellspielhaus in Altdorf, Switzerland, with his Collings Collings D1 A Varnish. Photo credit: Skip Vetter.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lori McKenna with her Collings OM1. Photo credit: Nancy Giroux

Conan O’Brien “on set” with his custom inlaid Collings SJ.

Lincoln Meyers of Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen plays a 1996 Collings CW Baaa A .

Dave Bruzza of Greensky Bluegrass flatpicks his Collings D2H at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Photo Credit: Stephen Ide , Thirsty Lizards

Jason Castro of American Idol fame makes an appearance with his Collings OM2H. Photo Credit: Betsy Castro

Nolan Lawrence of The Hillbenders (winners of the 2009 Telluride Band Competition and the 2010 National Single Mic Championship) performing at Grey Fox 2010 with his Collings MT. Photo Credit: Stephen Ide , Thirsty Lizards

Robert Earl Keen and Rich Brotherton on stage with a pair of Collings guitars. Photo Credit: Glen Rose

Acclaimed Texas singer-songwriter Bruce Robison performs with his Collings OM2H . Photo Credit: Andrew Hettinger

Guitarist and producer Lars Haavard Haugen from the Norwegian Grammy Award winning band Hellbillies with his Collings I-35 . Photo Credit: Laila Vatn

Grant Gordy (Collings D1) and David Grisman taking things to the next level. Photo Credit: Lauren Blair

Adam Aijala of Yonder Mountain String Band performs with his Collings D1. Photo courtesy of Zachary D. Cash

Bluegrass favorites Kenny and Amanda Smith with a pair of Collings D1 A’s. Photo Credit: Glen Rose

David Doucet of BeauSoleil with his 2005 Collings OM1 A at the Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival.

Jesse Cobb (MF5 Dlx V) and Andy Falco (D1 A) of The Infamous Stringdusters at Austin’s Old Settler’s Music Festival.

Cody Kilby (D2H A) and Alan Bartram of The Travelin’ McCourys.

Fito of Spain’s Fito & Fitipaldis with his Collings OM2H G.

Alejandro Escovedo shares the limelight with his 2005 Collings CJ SB.

Robbie McIntosh on stage with John Mayer with his Collings 290

Jazz mandolinist Don Stiernberg with his 2003 Collings MF5. Photo Credit: Phil Goldman Photographic Design

Billy Nershi of The String Cheese Incident with his Collings I-35

Tom Russell during a performance with his custom Collings OM2H. Photo credit: Paul Svenson