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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Our Luthier Performed a Partial Dress & a Complete Setup
From Taylor Guitars
Mahogany topped with torrefied spruce, and voiced with V-Class bracing, makes mahogany’s dry, fundamental-strong sonic flavors more inspiring than ever. Crafted to the exacting standards of our master guitar designer, Andy Powers, the Builder's Edition 517e introduces a warm, vintage-hued sound to the Taylor lineup thanks to the Grand Pacific dreadnought body shape and the tone-boosting V-Class bracing inside. Back and sides of solid mahogany generate rich midrange presence and focus, limiting ringing overtones. The torrefied Sitka spruce top serves up projection and clarity with a touch of extra warmth and depth from our special roasting process, which simulates some of the changes in the wood that occur naturally with age. This Builder's Edition model boasts chamfered edges and a compound-carve neck profile for a seamless feel, along with a Silent Satin finish to reduce incidental noise.
- Top Wood
- Torrefied Spruce
- Back Configuration
- 2-piece No Wedge
- Body Binding
- Sapele
- Armrest
- No:
- Top Finish
- Silent Satin
- Back/Side Finish
- Silent Satin
- Neck Wood
- Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood
- West African Crelicam Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay
- Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
- Fretboard Binding
- West African Crelicam Ebony
- Neck Finish
- Satin
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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