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The 814ce has long been considered the quintessential Taylor guitar thanks to its classic rosewood/spruce tonewood pairing in tandem with Taylor’s flagship cutaway Grand Auditorium body style. Together, the rich tone, musical versatility and signature playability have given players a refined workhorse tool for many different playing styles and musical applications. Now, we’re bringing the 814ce to our Builder’s Edition collection, further enhancing its performance virtues with a suite of premium craftsmanship details. Among the suite of material refinements are a soundboard upgrade from solid Sitka spruce to a carefully matched four-piece top of solid Adirondack spruce. The high-end craftsmanship reflected in the Builder’s Edition philosophy acknowledges the evolving future of the world’s forests, where a great soundboard will require careful woodworking joinery to utilize smaller sizes of the high-grade timber preferred for an heirloom instrument. The artful craftsmanship yields a high-quality soundboard and displays a beautifully consistent grain structure. Additional comfort-enhancing woodworking details that distinguish this edition from its standard-model counterpart include an elegantly sculpted beveled cutaway for effortless high-register access, along with a beveled mahogany armrest that provides a smooth surface for the player’s strumming arm. Other refinements include nuanced alterations in the taper of the body, a modified V-Class voicing, and a subtle alteration to the gloss finish. (This is the only Builder’s Edition model to feature a gloss finish to highlight the beautiful contouring of the body.) The back and sides boast a Kona edgeburst. Other premium appointments include Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold, which offer a highly precise 21:1 gear ratio, a contoured Curve Wing bridge (exclusive to Builder’s Edition models), alternating maple and black top purfling with rosewood edge trim,and a rosewood pickguard. The Builder’s Edition 814ce ships with ES2 electronics and a deluxe brown hardshell guitar case.Model: Builder's Edition 814ceType: Grand AuditoriumFinish Color: NaturalTop Wood: 4-Piece Solid Adirondack SpruceTop Finish: GlossArmrest: Beveled MahoganyBracing: V-ClassBack & Sides Wood: Solid Indian RosewoodBack & Sides Finish: Gloss Kona EdgeburstCutaway: Sculpted BeveledNeck Wood: Tropical MahoganyNeck Dimensions: .850 1st - .870 9thFretboard Material: West African Crelicam EbonyFingerboard Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl ElementFrets: 20Scale Length: 25.5"Width at Nut: 1.75"Nut Material: Black Graphite-Infused TusqHeadstock Overlay: West African Crelicam EbonyBinding: Alternating Rock Maple and BlackPurfling: Rosewood Top Edge Trim and Rosette OutlineRosette: Single-Ring Abalone with RosewoodElectronics: Taylor Expression System 2Tuners: Taylor Antique Gold Gotoh 510Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony Curve WingSaddle: MicartaPickguard: RosewoodCase: Taylor Deluxe Brown Hardshell Stock Code: A80200211100007A000

The Taylor 614ce Builder's Edition showcases a Grand Auditorium body shape with premium tonewoods such as Sitka Spruce for the top and Maple for the body. It features a comfortable scale length of 25.5 inches and an Ebony fretboard along with innovative hardware like Taylor Nickel Tuners. This model started production in 1999 and includes the Expression System 2 for enhanced acoustic amplification. It's known for its superior craftsmanship and elegant gloss finish.