910B - could this be real?

[mavr]

I noticed this add on ebay,... I wonder if anyone believes this cold
be a real 910, made of brazilian rosewood

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151350905994

[Redwood Tree]

Hi Mavr
  I looked at the add and the pics , It is deffenetly brazilian  It looks like b stock that Taylor was using back in 2000,  I had a 2004 910 L7 with cindy inlays that was brazilian , well thats one gone , wish I could get it back.
 This one in the ebay add is real.

[mavr]

I am not an expert, but I somehow have a feeling that 910 made of brazilian rosewood ar 2000GBP is not too expensive,... I mean this is not expensive even for 'regular' 910,... but the guitar went unsold, it was relisted in another auction,.... well, maybe it's because the owner do not want to send it by mail, only personal pickup,... I am just wondering, ... after buying 456 FLTD less than a month ago I don't have money for such new "toy", anyway :-)

[michaelw]

910s came with ebonoid buttons between 04-06 (they switched to gotohs in 07) -
before the official BTO program, it was possible to spec a guitar with different woods,
(redwood top 500, adi/braz 800, walnut 600) while the designation on the soundhole
label was dependent on the appointments of the guitar (inlays, rosette, binding, etc)

there were braz 900 LTDs in 01, which had the same appointments but with gold grovers &
genuine ebony buttons, 04 900L7s had cindy inlays & 07 900LTDs had antique gold gotohs -
it should be possible to contact Taylor with the serial # to verify the build specs (looks like braz to me)

a braz Taylor usually won't begin to pull the $ that a late 60s braz D28 will -
this PS sold for little more than the asking $ of that 910
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Taylor-Brazilian-Rosewood-PS-15-Jumbo-Presentation-Series-Acoustic-Guitar-/351107975170?pt=Guitar&hash=item51bfaa8802&nma=true&si=77qmaJj4IxAguhflp7NvIQWGeEM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[mavr]

Thank you, Michael, for the informative response.
I see, yes, that currently on ebay D28's from 60s are no cheaper than at least 3 times the amount this 910B was on sale,... but still, it is still a kind of mistery to me why Martins are that more expensive? Are there such significant differences in sound? OK, ~50 years old guitar vs. ~10 year old guitar is certainly a factor,... but still, I somehow expect diamonds to be expensive, no matter if they were cut and sold by Cartier or by De Beers