Show-Stopping Craftsmanship - The Taylor Custom #30 C16ce Grand Symphony Acoustic Electric Guitar

Built for the 2023 NAMM Show Exhibition, this show-stopping custom Grand Symphony acoustic-electric displays the extraordinary skillset and attention to fine detail Taylor brings to the art of their craft. The back and sides are made of master-grade Hawaiian koa in a four-piece configuration with a Simons wedge, a Lutz spruce top, V-Class interior bracing, a soundport cutaway, and include proprietary ES2 electronics with a built-in TaylorSense unit.

Custom appointments for this model also feature a single-ring rosette in figured Hawaiian koa, figured Hawaiian koa body binding, West African Crelicam ebony fretboard binding, and stained bone bridge pins with red Australian opal dots. Further details of note are the gold tuners with ebony buttons and koa inlays, the Running Horses fretboard inlays in Hard Rock maple and Hawaiian koa, a custom bridge inlay of boxwood and Hawaiian koa, and a full-body gloss finish.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Symphony
• Cutaway: Soundport
• Top Wood: Lutz Spruce
• Back / Side Wood: Hawaiian Koa
• Back Configuration: 2-Piece, or 4-Piece Simons Wedge
• Rosette: Figured Hawaiian Koa Single Ring
• Body Binding: Figured Hawaiian Koa
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back / Side: Finish Gloss
• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Stained Bone with Red Australian Opal Dots
• Pick Guard: None
• Bracing: System V-Class Bracing
• Color: Natural
• Saddle: White Micarta Saddle

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-tropical Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Backstrap: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Hard Rock Maple / Hawaiian Koa Running Horses
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Nut Width: 1-3/4 in
• Scale Length: 24-7/8 in
• Nut: Black TUSQ Nut

Hardware

• Tuners: Taylor Gold with Custom Buttons
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Veneer: Wood West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Finish: Gloss
• End Pin: Black
• Strap Pin: Black

Other

• Electronics: Expression System 2 with TaylorSense
• Case / Bag: Brown Taylor Deluxe Hard Shell Case

Manufacturer: Taylor Guitars
Model: C16CE B3030
SKU: I738136-N-1-WHXX

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