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Title: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: splendora on January 30, 2018, 08:49:30 PM
I received my hard copy of the new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018 today, and I see the PDF is available at Taylor's website:

https://www.taylorguitars.com/wood-and-steel

Topics: V-class bracing, V-Class Builder's Edition, 208 Taylor Line.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on January 30, 2018, 10:43:48 PM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: TaylorGirl on January 31, 2018, 06:13:48 AM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 
:o ;D
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: zeebow on January 31, 2018, 06:16:02 PM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

same here :(
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: madx2 on January 31, 2018, 06:26:34 PM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

same here :(


Hey MGap and zeebow,  I think it's time you play your "I'm a Global Moderator" card.

Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: zeebow on January 31, 2018, 07:43:57 PM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

same here :(


Hey MGap and zeebow,  I think it's time you play your "I'm a Global Moderator" card.

lol! they’d be like..well it’s the “UNOFFICIAL...”

:)
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on January 31, 2018, 08:16:02 PM
Taylorgirl you need to wipe the smirk off your smiley face this instant.  This is serious buisiness.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: SoCalSurf on January 31, 2018, 08:31:38 PM
This is the best forum ever...
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Frettingflyer on February 01, 2018, 07:54:18 AM
Having bought a number of Taylor’s since 1991 I would think they would want to send me W&S but they dropped me last year, I called, then they dropped me again!
Gives me a chance to visit my local luthier who they ship a bunch to, but still, you would think they would want us “Taylor Geeks” to have the latest. We may be the most susceptible to GAS.
A quick add- now that I think of it, I came home from a trip and the new W&S was there(2010) with the “new” GS Mini on the cover. My wife saw me glance at it and said “your going to want that”. I swung by the local store when the Taylor rep (Monty) came by with a few and bought one of the first ones, it became my 1st really nice travel guitar and still sounds and plays great. That article(which my wife had read, hmm) sold a guitar I otherwise would not have known about and didn’t know I was in the market for.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: TaylorGirl on February 01, 2018, 09:19:26 AM
Taylorgirl you need to wipe the smirk off your smiley face this instant.  This is serious buisiness.
:-X
Your comment made me laugh, thanks.

Having bought a number of Taylor’s since 1991 I would think they would want to send me W&S but they dropped me last year, I called, then they dropped me again!

I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

I've often wondered about this (given how awesome the W&S publication is)...........
Do you think temptation can set in with the mail handlers along the route, making copies "disappear" into someone else's hands? I know it can't be proved and it's just my speculation on my part. But, I guess if you call Taylor and they don't have your address in the database, then that's the source of the problem.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 01, 2018, 01:48:39 PM
Taylorgirl you need to wipe the smirk off your smiley face this instant.  This is serious buisiness.
:-X
Your comment made me laugh, thanks.

Having bought a number of Taylor’s since 1991 I would think they would want to send me W&S but they dropped me last year, I called, then they dropped me again!

I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

I've often wondered about this (given how awesome the W&S publication is)...........
Do you think temptation can set in with the mail handlers along the route, making copies "disappear" into someone else's hands? I know it can't be proved and it's just my speculation on my part. But, I guess if you call Taylor and they don't have your address in the database, then that's the source of the problem.

So I called Taylor but Bob was unavailable.  However, I did talk to a very helpful person.  I am in the Taylor database and he will pass along the information to the distribution manager to verify I am in that database as well.  In the meantime he is going to send out the latest edition to me.   Great customer service.  We evan talked about my dead Taylorsense, more on that in another thread.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Guitarsan on February 01, 2018, 01:55:31 PM
I got mine today.  8) Usually it's weeks after folks start getting their copies.

It does appear they have a random number generator which determines how many issues you get before you have to pester them or "re-register" a guitar to get on the list again.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Marco Polo on February 01, 2018, 02:06:23 PM
I am still waiting for my Fall edition. 

same here :(

Me too :(
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: N+1 on February 01, 2018, 10:26:49 PM
My copy always arrives weeks later than I hope. But I just took a look at the online edition and I'm delighted to find that the long question I sent to "Ask Bob" some time ago has received a thoughtful response.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: M19 on February 02, 2018, 01:05:40 PM
That new shaping on the Builder's Reserve is gorgeous. Bet it feels/play great too.

Now, if I had $X,yyy loose laying around...
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: donlyn on February 03, 2018, 02:07:37 PM
Mine arrived today. And it almost looks like the post office never handled it.  8)
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 03, 2018, 10:42:34 PM
That new shaping on the Builder's Reserve is gorgeous. Bet it feels/play great too.

Now, if I had $X,yyy loose laying around...

M19 I have all kinds of X and yyys laying around in my house, just no $ to speak of.  So, I will need to hear all about it from the likes of you.  I hope somebody gets one soon.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Pearlie on February 04, 2018, 11:04:21 AM
I was surprised and pleased to receive my copy of Wood and Steel this week. I had called several weeks ago and asked why I hadn't gotten the last three issues, and the person I spoke with had no idea why I wouldn't have received them. He said he would confirm I was in the database so I would receive future issues, and he must have done so.  I'm happy again to be getting the latest issue.  I just have to go online and read the ones I missed.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Frettingflyer on February 05, 2018, 07:45:16 AM
I've often wondered about this (given how awesome the W&S publication is)...........
Do you think temptation can set in with the mail handlers along the route, making copies "disappear" into someone else's hands? I know it can't be proved and it's just my speculation on my part. But, I guess if you call Taylor and they don't have your address in the database, then that's the source of the problem.
I have wondered if maybe someone at the post office is into it, but couldn’t they rotate who’s they “borrow”? I am just glad Ted uses UPS so at least none of my guitars has been “borrowed” by the post office!
Now, how to try the v-class bracing, and when will it be on a GC?




All I did, FF, was add the first part of the quote bracket so the system would display the quote correctly.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 05, 2018, 11:18:17 PM
Great news!  I got my Wood & Steel issue.  The Fall edition.  Did you all know about the Fall Limited editions that came out.  Nice. :o :o
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: TaylorGirl on February 06, 2018, 08:01:38 AM
Great news!  I got my Wood & Steel issue.  The Fall edition.  Did you all know about the Fall Limited editions that came out.  Nice. :o :o

Maybe Taylor figured you are on a "need to know" basis, and you really didn't "need to know" on a timely basis.  ;)

Now you can look forward to the Winter W&S getting to you about August.  :)
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Guitarsan on February 06, 2018, 01:26:16 PM
Great news!  I got my Wood & Steel issue.  The Fall edition.  Did you all know about the Fall Limited editions that came out.  Nice. :o :o

Ha, better late than never.

And yes they are nice....

(https://i.imgur.com/0bgnQKV.jpg])
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 06, 2018, 01:32:30 PM
Great news!  I got my Wood & Steel issue.  The Fall edition.  Did you all know about the Fall Limited editions that came out.  Nice. :o :o

Ha, better late than never.

And yes they are nice....

(https://i.imgur.com/0bgnQKV.jpg])


Oh yes, a 712ce LTD.  Sweet Koa 12 fret.  They look awesome.  The 7 series are such a bargain for top notch builds at a good price, and then the LTDs add a extra punch.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 06, 2018, 05:10:11 PM
More great news.  Today the day after I got my Fall edition of Wood & Steel I received the Winter 2018 edition.  Hey have y'all heard that Taylor is building with a new V bracing system, I read it in the new edition, Ha!  Pretty cool. 
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Guitarsan on February 06, 2018, 08:47:25 PM


Oh yes, a 712ce LTD.  Sweet Koa 12 fret.  They look awesome.  The 7 series are such a bargain for top notch builds at a good price, and then the LTDs add a extra punch.

Indeed, they are compelling! So enjoying mine.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Marco Polo on February 08, 2018, 04:30:03 PM
Winter issue came today...but still no Fall.

At least I'm still on the mailing list  ;D
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 08, 2018, 09:26:34 PM
Winter issue came today...but still no Fall.

At least I'm still on the mailing list  ;D

Hey Marco, Call Taylor customer service.  They will send you one, it will take about a week to get.
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: LK17 on February 08, 2018, 09:58:43 PM
Received my Wood and Steel today  :)  ;)  8)
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: zeebow on February 09, 2018, 10:34:04 AM
got mine too! :)
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: gscratch on February 09, 2018, 11:51:58 PM
Mine arrived today
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Coyoteone on February 10, 2018, 02:13:21 AM
Got mine yesterday  just love it !
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: Christhee68 on February 12, 2018, 10:30:51 AM
When I bought my 314ce (used) a few years ago I registered it with Taylor and I've been getting the magazines ever since. I still remember when I got the first one (probably 2015) in the mail. I felt like Sally Field at the Oscars--"They like me! They really really like me!"
Title: Re: new "Wood and Steel" Winter 2018
Post by: mgap on February 12, 2018, 01:38:39 PM
When I bought my 314ce (used) a few years ago I registered it with Taylor and I've been getting the magazines ever since. I still remember when I got the first one (probably 2015) in the mail. I felt like Sally Field at the Oscars--"They like me! They really really like me!"

I am sure that my endorphin level takes a sharp upward spike with I see mine in the mail.