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Description
Description
Taylor K14ce Builder's Edition Grand Auditorium Sitka/Koa
The Taylor K14ce Builder's Edition Grand Auditorium Sitka/koa ES2 models offer the balanced highs and supportive lows of the brand’s flagship, medium-sized body shape, producing warm lows and crisp, clear treble notes, with the added sweetness of a roasted spruce top. Plus, Taylor’s ES2 electronics provide ample tonal control and responsiveness.
Koa Series—Builder’s Edition Sitka/Koa
With Hawaiian koa’s distinctive combination of lush acoustic tone and stunning visual characteristics, Taylor’s Koa series showcases the tonewood’s natural coloration and its dazzling sonic properties.
Crafted to deliver an ultra-refined playing experience with tone and comfort to match, the Builder's Edition K14ce Grand Auditorium sports a back and sides of solid, beautifully grained Hawaiian koa produce warm lows and crisp, clear treble notes, with the specially roasted spruce top adding a bit of aged sweetness.
Grand Auditorium Cutaway
The brand’s flagship body shape, the Taylor Grand Auditorium’s medium size offers balanced highs and supportive lows, making it a versatile choice that’s fit for nearly any playing style. Boasting bold, balanced tone, the Taylor Grand Auditorium provides vibrant, well-defined sound across the entire tonal spectrum, thanks to a more tapered waist than a traditional dreadnought, making the Taylor Grand Auditorium the Swiss Army Knife of Taylor’s body shapes.
Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitar’s tonal output?
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preference—either for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers.
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.
ES2 Electronics
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) delivers the latest technology in Taylor acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the ES2 system is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, featuring three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The new positioning enables the piezo pickup’s crystals to respond more naturally to the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle, with three pickup sensors installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed preamp, this ES2 system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness.
The Taylor K14ce Builder's Edition Grand Auditorium Sitka/koa ES2 models offer the balanced highs and supportive lows of the brand’s flagship, medium-sized body shape, producing warm lows and crisp, clear treble notes, with the added sweetness of a roasted spruce top. Plus, Taylor’s ES2 electronics provide ample tonal control and responsiveness.
Koa Series—Builder’s Edition Sitka/Koa
With Hawaiian koa’s distinctive combination of lush acoustic tone and stunning visual characteristics, Taylor’s Koa series showcases the tonewood’s natural coloration and its dazzling sonic properties.
Crafted to deliver an ultra-refined playing experience with tone and comfort to match, the Builder's Edition K14ce Grand Auditorium sports a back and sides of solid, beautifully grained Hawaiian koa produce warm lows and crisp, clear treble notes, with the specially roasted spruce top adding a bit of aged sweetness.
Grand Auditorium Cutaway
The brand’s flagship body shape, the Taylor Grand Auditorium’s medium size offers balanced highs and supportive lows, making it a versatile choice that’s fit for nearly any playing style. Boasting bold, balanced tone, the Taylor Grand Auditorium provides vibrant, well-defined sound across the entire tonal spectrum, thanks to a more tapered waist than a traditional dreadnought, making the Taylor Grand Auditorium the Swiss Army Knife of Taylor’s body shapes.
Q: Does a cutaway diminish a guitar’s tonal output?
A: Not in a discernible way. We recommend you decide based on whether you want that extra upper-fretboard range; or, if you simply have an aesthetic preference—either for a more traditional, symmetrical look of a non-cutaway, or in favor of the sleek, more modern contouring that the cutaway offers.
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.
ES2 Electronics
The Taylor Expression System 2 (ES2) delivers the latest technology in Taylor acoustic guitar amplification. The heart of the ES2 system is Taylor’s patented behind-the-saddle pickup, featuring three uniquely positioned and individually calibrated pickup sensors. The new positioning enables the piezo pickup’s crystals to respond more naturally to the guitar’s energy as it is transferred through the saddle, with three pickup sensors installed behind the saddle, through the bridge, with three tiny Allen screws that calibrate the position of the sensors in relation to the saddle. Together with Taylor’s custom-designed preamp, this ES2 system produces exceptional amplified tone and responsiveness.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Taylor Koa Series |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 1211082015 |
| Product Color: | Kona Burst |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Grand Auditorium |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | Venetian Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Hawaiian Koa |
| Body Finish: | Silent Satin |
| Top Material: | Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Material: | Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | V-Class |
| Rosette: | Paua Single Ring |
| Purfling: | Black/Hawaiian Koa/Paua |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Neo-Tropical Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Satin |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Kona Burst |
| Neck Shape: | Standard Carve |
| Fingerboard Material: | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Nut Material: | TUSQ |
| Nut Width: | 1.75" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 15" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Taylor Neck, Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Paua Spring Vine |
| Inlay Shape: | Flowers/Vines/Trees |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Silver |
| Neck Binding: | West African Crelicam Ebony |
Electronics
| Acoustic Electronics: | ES2 |
| Controls and Switching: | Volume, Bass, Treble |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | West African Crelicam Ebony |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh 510 Antique Gold with Antique Gold Buttons |