Taylor 818E Grand Orchestra has proven that a big-bodied guitar can also be responsive and versatile. The 818e showcases rosewood’s rich tonal dimensions in a bold and complex package made even more dynamic with voicing refinements for 2014. For solo performers or scaled-down acoustic acts whose guitars serve as a backing band, the Taylor 818e Grand Orchestra offers a multi-dimensional stage partner. High-end aesthetic details include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, rosewood pickguard, mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay, smoky ebony fretboard, and Expression System 2 acoustic electronics.
Features

Grand Orchestra
Taylor’s biggest body shape blends power, detail, and balance across the tonal spectrum.

Indian Rosewood
The tonewood superstar. Popular, traditional, and versatile, Bob Taylor puts Indian rosewood among the greatest tonewoods ever.

Sitka Spruce
The soundboard choice for most guitars, Sitka spruce produces a broad dynamic range and accommodates a versatile range of playing styles.

Expression System® 2
The Expression System® 2 captures more of a guitar’s dynamic properties using a breakthrough behind-the-saddle design.
V-Class BracingOur patented V-Class bracing is a revolutionary new pattern — a new sonic engine — that marks a major shift away from traditional steel-string bracing patterns.
Body
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Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
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Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
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Body Binding: Pale Non-Figured Maple
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Armrest: No
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Top Finish: Gloss
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Back/Side Finish: Gloss 6.0
Neck
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Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
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Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Fretboard Inlay: Mission
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Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Neck Finish: Satin
Peghead
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Scale Length: 25-1/2″
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Peghead Inlay: Mission, Celluloid/Shell, Grained Ivoroid/Mother of Pearl
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Peghead Type: Standard
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Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Peghead Finish: Gloss
Other
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Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
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Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
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Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
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Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013 – .056)
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Pickguard: Rosewood
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Tuners: Taylor Nickel

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