Taylor Guitars

Builder's Edition K14ce with V-Class Bracing

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Builder\'s Edition K14ce with V-Class Bracing

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This stunning Grand Auditorium from Taylor's new Builder's Edition collection features Hawaiian koa back and sides paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top. The guitar was inspired by the groundbreaking V-Class bracing, which boosts the volume evenly across the tonal spectrum, increases the sustain, and improves the natural intonation of the guitar by creating a more orderly response from the soundboard. The result is a more harmonious relationship between the notes you play, helping chords sing with cohesive beauty.

Another design emphasis of Builder's Edition is enhanced playing comfort in the form of ergonomic new body contours. Details include a beveled armrest, beveled body edge treatment, and a reshaped cutaway that flows smoothly into the heel and incorporates a finger bevel where the cutaway meets the soundboard. This creates a more fluid path to the guitar's upper-register notes for your fretting hand. Other refined touches include "silent" satin finish, which helps quiet the incidental noise against the guitar body, and a gorgeous new Kona burst that highlights the natural beauty of the figured koa back and sides. Inset koa/paua top and back trim adds a beautiful sparkle that complements the new Spring Vine fretboard inlay.

In every way, this K14ce acoustic guitar embodies the ultimate player's guitar and testifies to the benefits of innovative craftsmanship.


SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Hawaiian Koa back and sides with gorgeous figure and sweet, complex tone.

  • Beveled Cutaway - A smooth, double-contoured cutaway provides easy access to even the highest frets without changing hand positions.

  • V-Class Bracing, the revolutionary design that balances the flexibility and stability of the top, produces unmatched sustain, volume, and intonation.

  • Silent Satin finish

  • Kona burst highlights the natural beauty of the figured koa back and sides

  • New Spring Vine fretboard inlay


SPECIFICATIONS

Bracing: V-Class with Relief Rout
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Hawaiian Koa
Stain/Sunburst: Kona Burst
Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
Top Finish: Silent Satin
Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
Body Binding: West African Ebony
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Body Length: 20"
Body Width: 16"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Pickguard: None
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Number of Frets: 20
Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Spring Vine
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Tuners: Gotoh
Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
Buttons: Gold
Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown

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