Taylor 517 Builder's Edition Torrefied Sitka/Tropical Mahogany Grand Pacific Natural

517 Grand Pacific Torrefied Sitka/Neo-Tropical Mahogany (Builder's Edition-N)
The Taylor 517 Builder's Edition Grand Pacific torrefied Sitka/tropical mahogany models feature a naturally compressed, meatier sound around the center of the EQ, the torrefied spruce top adds a bit of sweetness, resulting in a richly textured sound with lush overtones. Boasting a modern feel and articulate response, the warm, seasoned voice of this traditional slope-shoulder dreadnought pumps out clear low-end power.  

500 Series Builder’s Edition 
Taylor’s 500 series Builders Edition neo-tropical mahogany/torrefied Sitka spruce models boast a seasoned tone that can otherwise only be achieved after years of play. While the neo-tropical mahogany provides a naturally compressed, meatier sound around the center of the EQ, the torrefied spruce top adds a bit of sweetness, resulting in a richly textured sound with lush overtones, reminiscent of vintage acoustic recordings.

Grand Pacific
The Grand Pacific is Taylor’s round-shoulder dreadnought, designed to deliver a different flavor of Taylor tone: a warm, seasoned voice in which notes overlap in a way that recalls traditional acoustic guitar recordings, requiring no studio enhancements. With Taylor’s V-Class bracing, the Grand Pacific pumps out clear low-end power, making the Grand Pacific’s voice more musical and usable, while remaining as versatile as a Grand Auditorium and as assertive as a traditional dreadnought. 

V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Auditorium features Taylor’s innovative new V-Class bracing, which lets the soundboard of the guitar vibrate naturally, increasing sustain and overall cohesiveness, and generating additional volume without sacrificing sustain. This design puts the body more in tune with the strings, improving articulation and harmonic alignment,  resulting in a sound that is optimally warm and seasoned, nicely blended, and full of luscious low end without being muddy. 

Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing: V-Class
Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
Pickguard: None
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Taylor Nickel
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
Body Length: 20"
Body Width: 16"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Binding/Edge Treatment: Sapele
Top Finish: Silent Satin
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
Backstrap Finish: None
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Bridge Inlay: None
Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
Armrest Binding: None
Backstrap Wood: None
Rosette Mat.: Black Sapele/Maple
Stain/Sunburst: Blackwood Stain Back/Sides/Neck, Natural Top
Wedge: None
Armrest: No

Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: Sapele
Heel Cap Binding: West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Heel Length: 3-1/2"

Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: None
Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid

Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
Buttons: Nickel
Fingerboard Ext: None
Edge Trim: None


Note: Due to differences in wood grain, the item you receive may not exactly match the item in the photos.