A Wild Honey Burst top and low-sheen finish heighten the old-soul aesthetic appeal of this Builder?s Edition Grand Pacific, which builds on a long tradition of rosewood/spruce dreadnoughts but breaks new ground with an entirely new Taylor sound. The round-shoulder dreadnought shape, featuring Taylor?s award-winning V-Class bracing, produces warm, seasoned acoustic tone in which individual notes overlap and blend smoothly together, while the low-end power common among dreadnoughts boasts greater clarity here. V-Class brings extra punch and sustain, along with improved intonation and musicality across the entire frequency spectrum. Together with rosewood?s harmonic complexity and the played-in sound of the torrefied spruce top, players can expect rich, luxurious tonal character from top to bottom. It?s a voice comfortably rooted in a traditional sound, yet updated to offer more expressive musical range. As a Builder?s Edition model, the 717 also sports an array of premium, player-friendly features: chamfered body edges, rolled fretboard edges, and a new compound-carve neck profile, whose contours match the natural adjustments in the player?s hand position when moving up and down the fretboard. Even the bridge design was refined to add a more ergonomic feel for the player?s pick hand. Elegantly understated appointments include mother-of-pearl Arrowhead fretboard and peghead inlays, with sapele binding. It all adds up to a Taylor like you?ve never seen, heard or felt before.
Specialty : 6-String
Shape : Grand Pacific Dreadnought
Top Wood : Torrefied Sitka
Body Wood : Indian Rosewood
Body Length : 20?
Body Width : 16?
Body Depth : 4 5/8"
Scale length : 25-1/2"
Nut & Saddle : Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
Bracing : V-Class
Truss Rod Cover : West African Ebony
Number of Frets : 20
Tuners : Taylor Nickel
Case : Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
Brand of Strings : Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
Binding/Edge Treatment : Sapele
Top Finish : Silent Satin
Back Config : 2-piece No Wedge
Rosette Size : Single Ring
Back/Sides Finish : Silent Satin
Rosette Mat. : Black Sapele/Maple
Stain/Sunburst : Wild Honey Burst Top
Fretboard Inlay : Arrowheads, Mother of Pearl
Neck Width : 1-3/4"
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment : West African Ebony
Heel Cap Binding : West African Ebony
Type of Neck Joint : Scarf
Neck Wood : Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood : West African Ebony
Neck Finish : Satin
Heel length : 3-1/2"
Peghead Finish : Satin
Headstock Overlay : West African Ebony
Peghead Type : Standard
Bridge Pins : West African Ebony
Buttons : Nickel
Peghead Inlay : Arrowheads, Mother of Pearl
Peghead Logo : Taylor Mother of Pearl
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