The Taylor Gold Label 917e Limited Edition is an exceptionally rare acoustic guitar that combines some of the world's most coveted tonewoods with Taylor's latest design innovations. Produced in limited numbers, this Grand Pacific model pairs a premium Adirondack spruce top with breathtaking Brazilian rosewood back and sides, delivering remarkable warmth, clarity, dynamic range, and rich harmonic complexity. Taylor's Fanned V-Class bracing with Tonal Rout enhances sustain, projection, and balance, creating an inspiring playing experience for any style of music.
Beautifully appointed throughout, this Natural finished instrument features a two piece Brazilian rosewood back, Honduran rosewood and paua single ring rosette with a bound sound hole, grained ivoroid binding, and elegant Mother of Pearl and paua Continental Deluxe inlays on both the West African Crelicam ebony fingerboard and peghead veneer. The neo tropical mahogany neck features Taylor's comfortable Standard Carve profile with a satin finish for smooth, effortless playability.
Premium appointments include a Honduran rosewood bridge with bone bridge pins featuring green abalone dots, a white TUSQ nut, white Micarta saddle, engraved ivoroid tortoise pickguard, and Gotoh 510 antique gold tuning machines with ebony buttons. Factory equipped with D'Addario XS coated phosphor bronze strings and the acclaimed LR Baggs Element VTC pickup system, the Gold Label 917e is equally at home on stage, in the studio, or in the living room.
Finished in Natural and weighing just 4 lbs. 9 oz., this extraordinary Limited Edition includes the original Taylor Gold Label British Cocoa hardshell case. Combining heirloom quality craftsmanship, legendary tonewoods, and exceptional playability, the Gold Label 917e stands among the finest acoustic guitars Taylor has ever produced.
