TAYLOR 818E GRAND ORCHESTRA

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.

 

Body

• Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
• Back Configuration: 2-piece No Wedge
• Body Binding: Pale Non-Figured Maple
• Armrest: No
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss 6.0

Neck

• Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Mission
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin

Peghead

• Scale Length: 25-1/2″
• Peghead Inlay: Mission, Celluloid/Shell, Grained Ivoroid/Mother of Pearl
• Peghead Type: Standard
• Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

Other

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Nut & Saddle: Black Tusq Nut, Micarta Saddle
• Bridge Pins: West African Ebony with Green Abalone Dots
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Medium (.013 — .056)
• Pickguard: Rosewood
• Tuners: Taylor Nickel