Our maple/spruce Grand Auditorium has always been a versatile performer, and this edition boasts an array of tone-enhancing refinements that transform maple’s tone profile into a richer, warmer and more complex voice. As a result, players can expect an even more dynamic and expressive musical tool. 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.
Highlights
Nut & Saddle
Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing
Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
Case
Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Brand of Strings
Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Body
Binding/Edge Treatment
Ebony
Back Config
2-piece No Wedge
Back/Side Finish
Gloss 3.5
Backstrap Wood
Ebony with Inlay
Rosette Mat.
Ebony/Grained Ivoroid/Abalone
Stain/Sunburst
Brown Sugar
Neck
Fretboard Inlay
Grained Ivoroid Wings
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment
Ebony
Type of Neck Joint
Taylor Neck
Neck/Heel
Hard Rock Maple
Peghead
Peghead Inlay
Grained Ivoroid Wings
Peghead Logo
Grained Ivoroid