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Taylor Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Adirondack Spruce Honduran Rosewood

Taylor · #1206025050
BrandTaylor
TypeAcoustic Guitars
Serial No.1206025050
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.A804002611003010527
Archive ID66271
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The Story

Builder's Edition 814ce Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Adirondack Spruce Honduran Rosewood

With its comfort-focused design sensibility, top-tier tonewoods and striking details, this Builder's Edition 814ce represents a new phase of evolution for Taylor's flagship guitar. This Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric takes a beloved wood pairing to the next level with Honduran rosewood and Adirondack spruce, combining low-end warmth and treble clarity with even more harmonic complexity and headroom. The result is a lush, richly textured voice that remains articulate even with the most aggressive attack, with blooming overtones and unmatched sustain delivering an exceptionally robust musical character that performs beautifully across playing styles and applications.

Builder's Edition contours include chamfered body edges, a beveled armrest and matching cutaway, and a smooth Curve Wing bridge. Along with Taylor's signature easy-playing neck, players can expect a remarkably comfortable, accommodating experience that's sure to provide endless inspiration. This model features premium appointments such as Element fretboard inlays in shell and mother of pearl, a rosewood pickguard, Gotoh 510 antique gold tuning machines, and a full-body gloss finish with a Kona edgeburst for the back and sides and a complementary burst treatment for the top.

Includes: Hardshell Case and Paperwork

The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • Acoustic-Electric Guitar
  • Shaded Edge Burst Top Finish
  • Kona Edgeburst on Back and Sides
  • Grand Auditorium Body
  • V-Class Bracing
  • Adirondack Spruce Top
  • Honduran Rosewood Back and Sides
  • Tropical American Mahogany Neck
  • Ebony Fretboard
  • Ebony Headstock Overlay
  • 1-3/4" Nut Width
  • Beveled Mahogany Armrest
  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 15" Fretboard Radius
  • Mother-of-Pearl Element Fretboard Inlays
  • Maple and Black Top Purfling with Rosewood Edge Trim
  • Rosewood Pickguard
  • Green Abalone Single Ring Rosette, Bound Sound Hole
  • Curved Wing Bridge
  • Antique Gold Gotoh 510 Tuners
  • Taylor Expression System 2 Electronics
  • 5 lbs, 4 oz.
  • .850" Neck Thickness at 1st Fret
  • .880" Neck Thickness at 9th Fret

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