Taylor C14ce C0798 – Grand Auditorium, Striped Western Red Cedar/Mahogany
This custom Builder’s Edition model presents a dusky, vintage-infused aesthetic that reflects its warm, earthy tone. Mahogany back and sides are paired with a striped Western Red cedar top in a Grand Auditorium body. Mahogany’s woody, dry midrange character blends beautifully with cedar’s warm, lush tone and quick, overtone‑rich response, rewarding fingerstyle players and those with a lighter touch. V-Class interior bracing ensures the tonal balance and uniform responsiveness that defines Builder’s Collection guitars. The forward-leaning design incorporates chamfered body edges and a beveled armrest and cutaway that provide a smoother, ergonomically enhanced playing experience. A hand-sprayed shaded edgeburst enhances the subtle amber hue of the cedar soundboard, while a peghead that evokes an earlier era in Taylor Guitars’ history with a distinctive inlay that was a hallmark of our 900 Series guitars between 2001 and 2010. That decorative accent complements other iridescent mother-of-pearl appointments, including a single-ring rosette and Large Engraved Diamonds fretboard inlays.
Model:
C14ce C0798
Specifications:
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Crelicam Ebony
Fretboard Inlay: Large Engraved Diamonds (Mother of Pearl)
Peghead Inlay: 900 Series (Mother of Pearl) 2001-2010
Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome
Tuner Buttons: Black
Nut Width: 1-3/4”
Scale Length: 25-1/2″
Bracing: V-Class
Bridge: Crelicam Ebony “Curve Wing”
Bridge Pins: Crelicam Ebony with Green Abalone Dot
Rosette (Purfling): Single-Ring Italian Acrylic (On-Edge Grained Ivoroid/Black/Grained Ivoroid)
Binding (Purfling):
- Body: None (On-Edge Ivoroid/Black – Top/Back)
- Fretboard: Crelicam Ebony (None)
Peghead Type: Paddle – Standard – 6 string
Peghead Logo: Mother of Pearl
Peghead Veneer: Crelicam Ebony
Backstrap: Crelicam Ebony
Nut: Black TUSQ
Saddle: White Micarta
Finish: Gloss Body, Satin Neck
Burst: Shaded Edgeburst (Body/Neck)
Pickguard: Black (Loose in Case)
Electronics: Expression System 2
Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light
Guitar Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case, Brown Vinyl Exterior