Taylor Custom Grand Auditorium #11391 Cocobolo/Premium Andirondack

Cocobolo Body Wood - Origin: Central Mexico. Cocobolo is a dense, stiff tropical hardwood with a fairly bright tone. Sonically, it's similar to koa, but resonates a little deeper on the low end, although it doesn't have quite the full low end of rosewood or ovangkol. Fast and responsive, with moderate note decay, it's articulate with lots of note distinction. We like it on a GS because it really pairs well with what the body shape is doing, blending the low end and midrange of the body with the wood's brightness.

Adirondack Spruce Top Wood - Origin: North America. Also known as Eastern red or Appalachian spruce, Adirondack defined guitars of the pre-WWII era. Its availability is beginning to increase slightly, as another generation of trees matures, although they’re still considerably smaller than their old growth forebears. Current supplies of Adirondack tend to lack a certain aesthetic purity of look (they tend to be wider-grained and more irregular in color and grain patterns), but tonally, Adirondack is even more dynamic than Sitka, with a higher ceiling for volume. The payoff is the ability to drive an Addie top hard and hear it get louder and louder without losing clarity; it’s hard to outplay it. Another sonic nuance that Bob Taylor loves about Adirondack is "an undeniable sweetness in every note, especially in the mids."


Specifications

General
Guitar Type 6 string
Body Shape Grand Auditorium
Cutaway Venetian
Orientation Right Handed

Wood
Top Wood Adirondack Spruce, Premium
Back & Sides Wood Cocobolo
Neck Wood Mahogany
Fretboard Wood Ebony
Back Configuration 3-piece Mini Wedge
Wedge Material Same as Wood Binding
Headstock Overlay Cocobolo
Bridge Ebony
Bracing Sitka V-Class Bracing
Truss Rod Cover Match Wood Binding
Backstrap Backstrap, Same as Body

Neck
Nut Width 1-3/4"
Scale Length Standard 25-1/2"
Neck Profile Standard Carve
Peghead Type Standard Peghead

Hardware
Electronics Expression System 2
Tuners Gotoh 510, Antique Chrome
Nut & Saddle Black Tusq Nut/ Micarta Saddle
End Pin End Pin
Strap Pin Yes- Match Tuners
String Type Elixir® Light Gauge PB Acoustic Strings
Bridge Pins Ebony with Ab Dots
Pickguard Clear-Loose in Case

Appointments and Inlays
Fretboard Inlay GA LTD, AB
Fretboard Scroll Inlay No Fretboard Scroll
Peghead Inlay No Peghead Inlay
Bridge Inlay No Bridge Inlay
Armrest Beveled Armrest
Peghead Logo Taylor Mother of Pearl

Binding and Purfling
Binding (Body, Fretboard) Hawaiian Koa, Figured
Bound Peghead Same as Body, Fretboard
Rosette Abalone, Single Ring with Bound Soundhole
Purfling Standard
Abalone Trim No Abalone Trim

Finish
Back & Sides Finish Gloss
Top Finish Gloss
Neck Finish Satin
Finish Color Natural
Peghead Finish Gloss
Backstrap Finish Gloss