Taylor’s 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 do the work of a backing band, the 818e 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:
- Shape – Grand Orchestra
- Top Wood – Sitka Spruce
- Body Wood – Indian Rosewood
- Electronics – Expression System 2
- Cutaways – Non-cutaway
Highlights:
- Scale Length – 25-1/2″
- Nut & Saddle – Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Bracing – Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
- Truss Rod Cover – Ebony
- Pickguard – Rosewood
- Number of Frets – 20
- Tuners – Taylor Nickel
- Case -Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Brand of Strings – Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
- Body Length – 20 5/8″
- Body Width – 16 3/4″
- Body Depth – 5″
Body:
- Binding/Edge Treatment – Maple
- Top Finish – Gloss 3.5
- Back Config – 2-piece No Wedge
- Backstrap Finish – None
- Rosette Size – Single Ring
- Bridge Inlay – None
- Back/Side Finish – Gloss 3.5
- Armrest Binding – None
- Backstrap Wood – None
- Rosette Mat. – Abalone
- Stain/Sunburst – None
- Wedge – None
- Armrest – no
Neck:
- Neck Width – 1-3/4″
- Fretboard Inlay – Element
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment – Maple
- Heel Cap Binding – Maple
- Type of Neck Joint – Scarf
- Neck/Heel – Tropical Mahogany
- Fretboard Wood – Ebony
- Neck Finish – Satin
- Heel Length – 3-1/2″
Peghead:
- Peghead Finish – Gloss
- Peghead Binding – Maple
- Peghead Type – Standard
- Peghead Purfling – None
- Headstock Overlay – Ebony
- Peghead Inlay – None
- Peghead Logo – Taylor Mother of Pearl
Other:
- Bridge Pins – Ebony w/ Abalone Dots
- Buttons – Nickel
- Fingerboard Ext – None
- Edge Trim – Indian Rosewood
