New 2015 Taylor 816ce Brazilian Rosewood in stock. Features CITES compliant, rare Brazilian Rosewood back and sides.

Slightly bigger than Taylor’s Grand Auditorium body style, the Grand Symphony 816ce yields a powerful and rich sound without sacrificing bell-like articulation. It makes a potent strummer, and dynamic fingerstylists will enjoy the thick, full-bodied character of the notes. As part of Taylor’s 800 Series revoicing package for 2014, the GS will sound even richer with more low-end rumble. Premium appointments include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, a rosewood pickguard, Taylor’s new Element fretboard inlay in mother-of-pearl, a marbled fretboard, and new Expression System 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar features a Venetian cutaway and includes a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.

• Body type: Grand Symphony
• Cutaway: Single cutaway
• Top wood: Spruce Sitka
• Back & sides: Brazilian Rosewood
• Bracing pattern: Advanced performance with relief rout
• Body finish: Gloss
• Orientation: Right handed
• Neck shape: Not specified
• Nut width: 1.75" (44.45mm)
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Neck wood: Mahogany Tropical
• Scale length: 25.5"
• Number of frets: 20
• Neck finish: Satin
• Pickup/preamp: Yes
• Brand: Taylor
• Configuration: Undersaddle and soundboard
• Preamp EQ: 2-band
• Headstock overlay: Ebony
• Tuning machines: Nickel
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Saddle & nut: Micarta/Tusq
• Number of strings: 6-string
• Special features: Tonewoods
• Case: Hardshell case