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Taylor 818e

Serial Number: 1206181179
The Grand Orchestra has long stood at the top of the Taylor range of body shapes in terms of size and big, powerful sound. Now, the jumbo-esque shape takes on new life thanks to new revoicings by Andy Powers, launching with this 818e. Built with solid Indian rosewood for the back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, the 818e is among the first Grand Orchestra guitars to feature V-Class bracing. Rosewood and spruce interplay here to produce rich low-end warmth, slightly scooped mids, and clear, articulate treble notes, while the new bracing allows rosewood’s natural overtones to bloom and resonate as notes sustain. The large body shape provides serious headroom and projection for bold strummers, but the new enhancements also make the 818e incredibly soft-touch-sensitive, making it an ideal choice for fingerstyle players and flatpickers as well. The 818e’s memorable musical character is complemented by a set of luxurious appointments, including maple binding, a single-ring rosette in shell and paua, nickel tuners, Mission inlays in mother-of-pearl and abalone, and a new Antique Blonde top finish treatment that adds a charming glow. It ships without a cutaway to preserve a more traditional look and feel, and includes built-in ES2 electronics to provide clean amplified tone. It also includes a deluxe hardshell case with a Western Floral pattern.

Other specifications include:

  • Shape: Grand Orchestra
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Back/Side Wood:  Indian Rosewood
  • Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
  • Electronics: ES2
  • Cutaway: None
  • Scale Length 25-1/2″
  • Nut & Saddle Tusq
  • Bracing V-Class
  • Truss Rod Cover West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Pickguard Rosewood
  • Number of Frets 20
  • Tuners Taylor Nickel
  • Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
  • Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
  • Body Length 20 5/8″
  • Body Width 16 3/4″
  • Body Depth 5″
  • Binding/Edge Treatment Pale Non-Figured Maple
  • Top Finish Gloss
  • Back Config 2-piece No Wedge
  • Backstrap Finish None
  • Rosette Size None
  • Bridge Inlay None
  • Back/Side Finish Gloss
  • Armrest Binding None
  • Backstrap Wood None
  • Rosette Mat. None
  • Stain/Sunburst Antique Blond
  • Wedge None
  • Armrest no
  • Neck Width 1-3/4″
  • Fretboard Inlay Mission
  • Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Heel Cap Binding None
  • Type of Neck Joint Scarf
  • Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany
  • Fretboard Wood Ebony
  • Neck Finish Gloss
  • Heel Length 3-1/2″
  • Peghead Finish Gloss
  • Peghead Binding West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Peghead Type Standard
  • Peghead Purfling Koa
  • Headstock Overlay Indian Rosewood
  • Peghead Inlay None
  • Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
  • Bridge Pins West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
  • Buttons None
  • Fingerboard Ext None
  • Edge Trim None
  • #1206181179

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$3,499.00

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