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

This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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