The latest koa entry in the Builder’s Edition family is this Grand Auditorium K24ce, build with all-solid Hawaiian koa with V-Class bracing under the hood. Sonically, it bears the hallmarks of koa’s unique tone, with high-end clarity balanced against the volume and sustain improvements delivered by the new bracing scheme. Koa’s inimitable aging properties also make this guitar a special find, opening and adding depth and sweetness as the guitar is played over time. Designed to optimize the player’s experience with a handful of ergonomic features, this model includes a double-contoured cutaway for easy playing all the way down to the highest frets, along with a smooth armrest that takes the pressure off the player’s strumming arm. The Silent Satin finish treatment adds a subtle visual touch while removing much of the incidental noise that comes from the player’s arm movement, making this an ideal choice for session or studio players looking to lay down tracks. It ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe hardshell case.

Other specifications include:

• Shape Grand Auditorium
• Number of Strings 6
• Back/Side Wood Hawaiian Koa
• Top Wood Hawaiian Koa
• Cutaway Beveled
• Electronics Expression System 2®
• Scale Length 25-1/2"
• Nut & Saddle Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
• Bracing V-Class
• Truss Rod Cover West African Ebony
• Pickguard None
• Number of Frets 20
• Tuners Gotoh
• Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
• Brand of Strings Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
• Body Length 20"
• Body Width 16"
• Body Depth 4 5/8"
• Binding/Edge Treatment West African Ebony
• Top Finish Silent Satin
• Back Config 2 or 3 piece No Wedge
• Backstrap Finish None
• Rosette Size Single Ring
• Bridge Inlay None
• Back/Side Finish Silent Satin
• Armrest Binding Beveled, inset Koa/Paua
• Backstrap Wood None
• Rosette Mat. Koa/Fiber/Paua
• Stain/Sunburst Kona Burst
• Wedge None
• Armrest yes
• Neck Width 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Inlay Spring Vine
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment West African Ebony
• Heel Cap Binding West African Ebony
• Type of Neck Joint Taylor Neck
• Neck/Heel Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood West African Ebony
• Neck Finish Satin
• Heel Length 3-1/4"
• Peghead Finish Satin
• Peghead Binding West African Ebony
• Peghead Type Standard
• Peghead Purfling Koa
• Headstock Overlay West African Ebony
• Peghead Inlay Spring Vine
• Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl
• Bridge Pins West African Ebony
• Buttons Gold
• Fingerboard Ext None
• Edge Trim Koa/Paua/Koa
• 4 lbs 10 oz
• 1211092006