Taylor Guitars
Grand Auditorium Spruce/Maple Acoustic/Electric Guitar w/Case
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Design nuances include a maple-specific back bracing profile and a special seasoning process for the spruce top called torrefaction, a method of roasting the wood to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness. Other touches include the use of protein glues to optimize the tonal transfer between key wood components and an ultra-thin, 3.5-mil gloss finish to minimize dampening. A new, hand-rubbed "Brown Sugar"stain on the back and sides gives maple's striking figure a beautiful violin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish. Featured appointments include ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays, an inlaid ebony backstrap, ebony binding with ivoroid purfling, an ebony/ivoroid rosette, and a striped ebony pickguard, along with Taylor's Expression System 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar comes with a deluxe hardshell case.
Specifications:
Shape: Grand Auditorium
Number of Strings: 6
Back/Side Wood: Maple
Scale length: 25-1/2"
Top Wood: Torrefied Sitka
Body Length: 20"
Electronics: Expression System 2
Body Width: 16"
Cutaway: Venetian
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Neck/Heel: Hard Rock Maple
Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Binding: Ebony
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
Back/Side Finish: Gloss 3.5
Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
Neck Finish: Satin
Pickguard: Striped Ebony
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Number of Frets: 20
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Wood: Ebony with Inlay
Backstrap Finish: Gloss
Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD Light
Buttons: Nickel
Fretboard Binding: Ebony
Heel Cap Binding: Ebony
Heel length: 3-1/2"
Peghead Finish: Gloss
Peghead Inlay: Grained Ivoroid Wings
Peghead Binding: Ebony
Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
Peghead Type: Standard
Rosette Mat.: Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Stain/Sunburst: Brown Sugar
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Grand Auditorium Spruce/Maple Acoustic/Electric Guitar w/Case | 431042 |
