Taylor Builder's Edition 816ce Grand Symphony Lutz Spruce/Rosewood Natural ES2

This item is in great condition and is barely used, showing only minor signs of usage from display on our showroom floor.

Taylor Builder's Edition 816ce Grand Symphony 
Offering the high-fidelity voice and immersive, reverb-like effects produced by a larger air chamber, coupled with an innovative soundport cutaway, Taylor’s Builder's Edition 816ce Grand Symphony models sport refined aesthetics, alongside the brand’s hallmark feel and articulate response. Boasting ample tonal control and responsiveness provided by Taylor’s onboard ES2 electronics, all 800 series guitars pair top-tier craftsmanship with time-honored tonewoods to produce a bold, contemporary voice. 

800 Series Builders Edition
Taylor’s 800 series starts with a time-honored pairing of all-star tonewoods combined with top-tier craftsmanship to boast refined aesthetic touches, plus transformative design features that dial up the volume and sustain. The Indian rosewood back and sides married with a Lutz spruce top give 800 series instruments ample sonic versatility, with a rich harmonic texture and ringing overtones, resulting in unmatched clarity and balance to produce a distinctively bold, contemporary acoustic guitar voice.

Grand Symphony 
The Taylor Grand Symphony models offer the high-fidelity voice and immersive, reverb-like effects produced by a larger air chamber coupled with V-class bracing and an innovative soundport cutaway, with a modern feel and articulate response—as well as easy access to the upper frets allowed by the contoured cutaway—while the all-mahogany body’s naturally compressed tone makes it perfect for singers. Plus, Taylor’s ES2 electronics provide ample tonal control and responsiveness.

V-Class Bracing
The Taylor Grand Concert 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. 


Serial #: 1203042102
Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz

Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing: V-Class
Truss Rod Cover: West African Ebony
Pickguard: West African Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Gotoh
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Body Length: 20"
Body Width: 16 1/4"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"

Binding/Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
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.: Abalone
Stain/Sunburst: Natural
Wedge: None

Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay: Windansea
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Ebony
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: West African Ebony
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: Maple
Headstock Overlay: West African Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Windansea
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl

Bridge Pins: West African Ebony
Buttons: Gold
Fingerboard Ext: None
Edge Trim: Maple/Indian Rosewood