With the Presentation Series, Bob Taylor took the idea of a 12-string Grand Auditorium to its fullest and most satisfying extent. This small-bodied guitar is as comfortable to play as it is easy to look at. The heavenly tones of Brazilian rosewood and Engelmann spruce complete this newest addition to our Presentation Series.
The marriage of Brazilian rosewood and premium Engelmann spruce yields superb tonal clarity, with deep, rich bass, commanding projection, and wonderfully complex overtones.
Our Grand Auditorium combines the width and depth of a Dreadnought with a narrower waist. Its sleek design yields a strong treble zing across the tonal spectrum and sharpens the definition of individual notes. The Grand Auditorium is a strong fingerpicking guitar that also adapts well to medium strumming.
Designed to faithfully reproduce your guitar's native tone, the Expression System utilizes patented Dynamic Sensors to capture top and string vibration like never before. Created in partnership with renowned audio pioneer, Mr. Rupert Neve, the Taylor ES is seamlessly integrated into the design of the guitar from the ground up. Onboard tone controls provide added flavor, or set flat for an uncolored, exceptionally clean amplified sound.
The finish used to create this guitar's lustrous gloss top, back, and sides was developed at Taylor for maximum durability and resistance to cold-checking. This ultra violet-cured finish is also more environmentally friendly than traditional lacquer finishes. Available in natural finish or with an optional Tobacco or Honey Sunburst top (with natural back and sides).
Features:
- Type/Shape 12-String Grand Auditorium
- Back & Sides Brazilian Rosewood
- Top Engelmann Spruce
- Soundhole Rosette Green Heart Abalone
- Neck Tropical American Mahogany
- Fretboard Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay Abalone "Byzantine" Pattern
- Headstock Overlay Ebony
- Binding Ivoroid with Abalone-Edged Body, Fretboard & Peghead
- Bridge Ebony
- Nut & Saddle Bone
- Tuning Machines Gold-plated Taylor Tuners with Ebonoid Buttons
- Strings Elixir® Light Gauge Strings with NANOWEB® Coating
- Scale Length 25 1/2 Inches
- Truss Rod Adjustable
- Neck Width at Nut 1 7/8 Inches
- Number of Frets 20
- Bracing Scalloped, X-Brace
- Finish Gloss
- Cutaway Venetian
- Electronics Taylor Expression System™
- Body Width 16 Inches
- Body Depth 4 5/8 Inches
- Body Length 20 Inches
- Overall Length 41 Inches
- Case Taylor Deluxe Hardshell
Available Colours:
Natural 
Tobacco Sunburst 
Honey Sunburst
