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Condition: Used, Excellent

A great gigging instrument, definitely well loved and played! Taylor's reliable expression system coupled with their astounding playability makes this one the perfect tool for your craft! Sweet trebles and a punchy midrange!

SP Luthier Notes: Setup

From Taylor Guitars

This stunning Grand Auditorium from our new Builder’s Edition collection features Hawaiian koa back and sides paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top. The guitar was inspired by our groundbreaking V-Class™ bracing, which boosts the volume evenly across the tonal spectrum, increases the sustain, and improves the natural intonation of the guitar by creating a more orderly response from the soundboard. The result is a more harmonious relationship between the notes you play, helping chords sing with cohesive beauty. Another design emphasis of Builder’s Edition is enhanced playing comfort in the form of ergonomic new body contours. Details include a beveled armrest, beveled body edge treatment, and a reshaped cutaway that flows smoothly into the heel and incorporates a finger bevel where the cutaway meets the soundboard. This creates a more fluid path to the guitar’s upper-register notes for your fretting hand. Other refined touches include “silent” satin finish, which helps quiet the incidental noise against the guitar body, and a gorgeous new Kona burst that highlights the natural beauty of the figured koa back and sides. Inset koa/paua top and back trim adds a beautiful sparkle that complements the new Spring Vine fretboard inlay. In every way, this K14ce acoustic guitar embodies the ultimate player’s guitar and testifies to the benefits of innovative craftsmanship.

Model: Builder's Ediiton K14ce

Serial: 1108209112

Year: 2019

Body Style: Grand Auditorium

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Top Wood: Sitka Spruce

Body Wood: Hawaiian Koa

Bracing: V-Class

Pickguard: None

Tuners: Gotoh

Electronics: Expression System 2

Body Width: 16"

Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite / Micarta Saddle

Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony

Number of Frets: 20

Body Length: 20"

Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony

Back Config: 2-Piece

Rosette Size: Single Ring

Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin

Backstrap Wood: None

Stain/Sunburst: Kona Burst

Armrest: Yes

Top Finish: Silent Satin

Backstrap Finish: None

Bridge Inlay: None

Armrest Binding: Beveled, Inset Koa/Paua

Rosette Material: Koa/Fiber/Paua

Wedge: None

Neck Width: 1 3/4"

Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck

Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

Heel Length: 3 1/4"

Fretboard Inlay: Spring Vine

Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany

Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead Finish: Satin

Peghead Type: Standard

Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony

Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl

Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony

Peghead Purfling: Koa

Peghead Inlay: Spring Vine

Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony

Fingerboard Ext: None

Buttons: Gold

Edge Trim: Koa/Paua/Koa

Case: Hardshell

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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