Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium #34
Serial: 1204014077 Top Wood: Lutz Spruce Back & Side Wood: Indian Rosewood Weight: 4.6lbs NAMM: #34; C14ce
Once a year, Taylor Guitars features a special event for all authorized Taylor Guitar dealers at the NAMM Show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, Ca. where they show off some very unique and special guitars made specifically for show attendees. These guitars are normally limited to anywhere from 5-50 total units, and are all "made to order". Moore Guitars always searches out the "diamond-in-the-rough" examples; and at only $6,499 this unique custom is priced equally to many standard models! This is a very exciting guitar that will help you build your own "Legacy" Guitar Collection! Treat yourself to one of only 12 in the world with this gorgeous example.
Custom #34: This particular model is a custom Grand Auditorium that features the beloved tonewood pairing of hand-selected Indian rosewood with a Lutz spruce top, producing a versatile sound rich with harmonic texture and blooming overtones. Crafted without a rosette or pickguard to keep the focus on the inlay artistry, this build also sports an ebony peghead veneer with a paua logo, dark-stained bone bridge pins and a vintage-vibed honey sunburst top color treatment to complement its full-body gloss finish. Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold and ES2 electronics with TaylorSense round out the package. It ships with a brown deluxe hardshell case.
I'm familiar with East Indian Rosewood, but what IS Lutz Spruce? Per Taylor Guitars, here is a great explanation: Lutz Spruce is a naturally occurring hybrid of Sitka and White spruce, Lutz grows in climate zones between where Sitka and White spruce are found. (Sitka grows in more coastal areas, while White spruce thrives in interior regions.) Lutz is considered very adaptive within those microclimates, which can yield properties that are superior to either species alone. In terms of acoustic response, Lutz blends the positive characteristics of Sitka and White spruce and its close cousin, Engelmann spruce. The Lutz that Taylor uses tends to exhibit characteristics of Adirondack spruce. The result is powerful sonic horsepower that translates into strong volume, projection and tonal richness. This top choice goes well with most playing styles. Players with a lively attack will enjoy the tonal output and headroom.
Appointments - Is that a Koa tree on the fretboard? Yes!! highlight meticulous, detail-oriented craftsmanship with a backstrap in figured Hawaiian koa, matching koa body and soundhole binding; a Nouveau bridge inlay in paua and an intricate "Tree fretboard inlay" with a koa trunk and paua leaves.
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Number of Strings: 6 |
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String Orientation: Right Handed |
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Body Shape: Grand Auditorium |
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Bracing System: V-Class Bracing |
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Cutaway: Venetian |
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Color: Honey Sunburst, Top Only |
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Electronics: Expression System 2 with Taylor Sense |
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Case / Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case |
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Top Wood: Lutz Spruce |
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Back / Side Wood: Indian Rosewood |
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Rosette: None |
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Back Configuration: 2-Piece, No Wedge |
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Body Binding: Figured Hawaiian Koa |
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Armrest: None |
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Top Finish: Gloss |
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Back / Side Finish: Gloss |
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Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany |
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Nut Width: 1-3/4" |
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Neck Profile: Standard Carve |
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Scale Length: 25-1/2" |
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Backstrap: Figured Hawaiian Koa |
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Peghead Type: Paddle |
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Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony |
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Peghead Veneer Wood: Colorful West African Crelicam Ebony |
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Fretboard Inlay: Custom Tree |
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Peghead Inlay: None |
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Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony |
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Peghead Binding: None |
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Neck Finish: Satin |
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Peghead: Finish Gloss |
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Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony |
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Nut & Saddle: Black TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle |
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Bridge Pins: Stained Bone |
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Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053) |
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Pick Guard: None |
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Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons |
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Strap Pin: Gold |
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End Pin: Black |