Sound Pure's Take
An absolute joy to play! This guitar's cedar top and rosewood back and sides combine to produce a tone that is warm, lush and full, but it still maintains wonderful note separation and clarity. Its Grand Auditorium size lends to an extremely comfortable feel, and this guitar would make any modern fingerstyle player feel right at home. All of this is tied together with striking Koa appointments on the rosette, binding, and arm bevel, making this guitar as beautiful to the eyes as it is on the ears.
From Taylor Guitars
Our most popular and versatile body shape, the mid-size Grand Auditorium arrived in 1994 bearing refined proportions that fell between a Dreadnought and Grand Concert. While the bigger Dreadnought was traditionally considered a flatpicker’s guitar and the smaller Grand Concert catered to fingerstylists, the GA was designed to deliver on both fronts. The shape produced an original acoustic voice that was big enough to handle medium-strength picking and strumming, yet with impressive balance across the tonal spectrum, especially in the midrange, producing clear, well-defined notes that suited both strumming and fingerstyle playing. The GA’s overall presence tracks well with other instruments both in a studio mix and on stage, and singer-songwriters have embraced its utility both for composing and traveling with one guitar. Many people want a single guitar that can cover a variety of styles, which is why the GA continues to be our bestselling shape. If you want a great all-purpose guitar, the multi-dimensional GA won’t let you down.
- Model
- Grand Auditorium
- Serial
- 7923
- Scale Length
- 25 1/2"
- Top Wood
- Cedar
- Back/Sides Wood
- Indian Rosewood
- Bracing
- Adirondack CV Bracing w/Relief Rout
- Pickguard
- None
- Tuners
- Gotoh 510 Antique Gold
- Body Width
- 16"
- Nut & Saddle
- Bone
Truss Rod Cover
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Case
- Brown
- Body Length
- 20"
- Body Depth
- 4 5/8"
- Binding/Edge Treatment
- Hawaiian Koa, Figured
- Back Config
- 2 Piece .200 Backstrip
- Rosette Size
- Single Ring
- Back/Side Finish
- Gloss
- Backstrap Wood
- None
- Stain/Sunburst
- Natural
- Armrest
- Beveled Armrest
- Top Finish
- Gloss
- Backstrap Finish
- None
- Bridge Inlay
- None
- Armrest Binding
- None
- Rosette Material
- Koa
- Wedge
- Same as Wood Binding
- Neck Width
- 1 3/4"
- Fretboard Binding
- Standard
- Type of Neck Joint
- Taylor Neck
- Fretboard Wood
- Ebony
- Heel Length
- 3 1/2"
- Fretboard Inlay
- Diamonds, Split, Boxwood
- Heel Cap Binding
- Standard
Neck/Heel
- Neck Finish
- Satin
- Peghead Finish
- Gloss
Peghead Type
Headstock Overlay
- Peghead Logo
- None
- Peghead Binding
- Same as Body, Fretboard
- Peghead Purfling
- None
- Peghead Inlay
- None
- Bridge Pins
- Ebony
Fingerboard
Buttons
Edge Trim
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.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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