Videos Hide Videos Show Videos
Pictures Are of Actual Guitar!
Do you want more photos? We are happy to provide them. Just let us know what you need.
Serial: 1205162057
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Back & Side Wood: Tropical Mahogany
Builder's Edition 517e
Crafted to the exacting standards of our master guitar designer, Andy Powers, the Builder's Edition 517e introduces a warm, vintage-hued sound to the Taylor lineup thanks to the Grand Pacific dreadnought body shape and the tone-boosting V-Class bracing inside. Back and sides of solid mahogany generate rich midrange presence and focus, limiting ringing overtones. The torrefied Sitka spruce top serves up projection and clarity with a touch of extra warmth and depth from our special roasting process, which simulates some of the changes in the wood that occur naturally with age. This Builder's Edition model boasts chamfered edges and a compound-carve neck profile for a seamless feel, along with a Silent Satin finish to reduce incidental noise.
Scale Length: 25-1/2" |
Bracing: V-Class Bracing |
Pickguard: None |
Tuners: Taylor Nickel |
Strings: Phosphor Bronze Medium |
Body Width: 16” |
Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle |
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Number of Frets: 20 |
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral |
Body Length: 20” |
Body Depth: 4 5/8" |
Binding Edge Treatment: Sapele |
Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge |
Rosette Size: SingleRing |
Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin |
Backstrap Wood: None |
Stain/Sunburst: Blackwood Stain Back/Sides/Neck, Natural Top |
Armrest: No |
Top Finish: Silent Satin |
Backstrap Finish: None |
Bridge Inlay: None |
Armrest Binding: None |
Rosette Material: Black Sapele/Maple |
Wedge: None |
Neck Width: 1-3/4" |
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf |
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Heel Length: 3-1/2" |
Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid |
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany |
Neck Finish: Satin |
Peghead Finish: Satin |
Peghead Type: Standard |
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid |
Peghead Binding: None |
Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid |
Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony |
Fingerboard Ext: None |
Buttons: Nickel |
Edge Trim: None |