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    In the words of Bob Taylor himself;  "I've been building guitars for three and a half decades,  and even though my factory has grown large,  I've personally made thousands of guitars ... one at a time.  There is something so gripping about painstakingly making a guitar,  a single guitar,  and putting attention into every detail,  sandpaper and chisel in hand.  A luthier never tires of this. 

     With the resources of Taylor Guitars at my fingertips,  I decided to start a new company that makes guitars in this fashion ... one by one, with no detail too small.  The quantity,  almost by definition,  is small because the talent needed to make guitars in this way is very , very rare and needs to be fostered in a small shop environment. 

   What resources, you ask?  Well, after more than 30 years in business,  Taylor Guitars has amassed an unimaginable supply of wood;  it's the best in the industry.  The incredible craftspeople and the experience they've gained over the years are, in my opinion, beyond compare.  Then there is the choice of the finest dealers the market has to offer.  All this at my fingertips,  and catalyzed by an abiding love of guitar making and fine craftsmanship.  Imagine running a small guitar shop that can go next door to a place like Taylor Guitars and "borrow a cup of sugar" free of charge!"

    The staff of the new R. Taylor Guitar Company has Bob,  Larry Breedlove and Ed Granero as the design team.  The body and neck luthiers are Keith Greenwood and Eric Larson with Timothy Luranc as final assembly man and Josh Carter as finisher.   These craftsmen were chosen from over 300 luthiers and each brings a wealth of experience and a dedication to craftsmanship seen in only the very highest level of lutherie. 

• Designed to be full bodied and full voiced with sound big enough for flatpicking and  heavy rhythm playing but with the articulation and dynamics to bring out the nuances for fingerstyle players.

• 16 1/4" wide lower bout, 4 7/16" deep lower bout.
• Standard or short scale (24 7/8")
• Flat or 65-foot top radius
• Modified X or Asymmetrical X bracing
• Available in a cutaway and 12 strings.
• Available with all nut widths, neck shapes, wood choices, bindings and appointments.

• The smaller Style 2 has thinner top, back and sides and light scalloped bracing. This results in less energy needed to produce tone. This instrument has excellent note definition, sustain and responsiveness for fingerstyle playing and strumming.

• 15" wide lower bout, 4 3/16" deep lower bout
• Short scale: 24 7/8"
• Light forward shifted X bracing
• 65-foot top radius
• Standard or slotted peghead.
• Available with all nut widths, neck shapes, wood choices, bindings and appointments.

• This traditional vintage Dreadnought style guitar provides  punch, projection, low end and presents every note with excellent clarity and volume.

• Modified X bracing
• 65-foot top radius
• Available with all nut widths, neck shapes, wood choices, bindings and appointments.

Limited Availability: Striped Ebony, Quilted Mahogany, AAAA Quilt Maple

Top: Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Engelmann Spruce, AA Grade Koa (Koa body only), Adirondack Spruce (subject to availability)

Top Geometry and Configuration: Flat or 65-foot radius (Style 1 only), Laskin style armrest (Ebony or Cocobolo)

Top Bracing: Adirondack spruce, modified X or Asymmetrical X (Style 1 only)

Scale length: RT Standard (Style 1 and 3 only), 24 7/8" short scale.

Neck: Tropical Mahogany, Maple (Maple body only)

Nut width: 1 11/16", 1 3/4", 1 13/18", 1 7/8"

Neck shape: RT Standard, Slim V, Thick V, Slim Carve

Cutaway: Venetian or Florentine (Style 1 and 2)

Binding (body, neck and headstock): Rosewood with pinstripes, Ebony with pinstripes, Ivoroid, Tortoise Shell, Flame Koa, Flame Maple, Bloodwood, Cocobolo

Headstock overlay: Ebony, to match body (expect maple), peghead backstrap

Purfling (Green Heart Abalone): top only or top, back, sides and fingerboard extension.

Inlay: Slot diamond/Agoya shell surround or RT outline

Pickups: Taylor Expression System, Taylor ESNC ( no controls) or others on request

Finish: Clear Gloss, Top Sunburst, Full Sunburst

Tuners: Gotoh 510Z, Gotoh 510Z with ebony buttons

Accessories: Camel bone bridge pins, Jescar Alloy fret wire