*This guitar will be unavailable from August 10 - September 2 as I will be out of the country and unable to ship it during that time.*
I placed an order for a BTO Taylor grand concert koa guitar and it arrived at the dealer not too long ago. I had my spouse go and pick it up, and was so disappointed in the appearance of it. (Yes, my mother, my spouse and the dealer all think Iʻm crazy). Iʻm extremely particular about the wood on my instruments and could not stand the knot on the front lower right of the soundboard. It was so distracting to me that I couldn't get used to it. So a couple of days later, after it just sat in the case in my closet, I took it back to the dealer and he listed it for sale on his website, in new condition as I never registered the instrument with Taylor.
MSRP (and the selling price the dealer had listed on his website) was $9100. The dealer told me that because I did not register the guitar he would input the changes to have the full warranty given to the new purchaser if they contact him after the sale. I am asking $4250 or best offer, but am not looking for any trades.
This is a built to order “custom” Taylor AA koa grand concert guitar, with a 12 fret to the body configuration. It also features a huge amount of upgrades, including a figured maple armrest, a satin neck finish, Gotoh 510 mini tuners in antique gold, as well as a Venetian cutaway.
Strings - 6 String, right handed
Shape - Grand Concert, 12 fret to body
Cutaway - Venetian
Armrest - Beveled Armrest - made of figured maple
Backstrap - No Backstrap, No Backstrap Finish
Wood:
Back/Sides - Hawaiian Koa, AA
Top - Hawaiian Koa, AA
Fb / Bridge - Ebony
Wedge - Same as Wood Binding
Neck - Mahogany
Ph Veneer - Hawaiian Koa
Bracing - Sitka Performance Bracing
Binding:
Material - Maple, Figured
Peghead - Same as Body, Fretboard
Purfling:
Body-Top Standard
Rosette:
Rosette - Maple, Single Ring
Inlays:
Ph Logo - Taylor Maple
Fretboard - Island Vine Koa/Maple
Peghead - Island Vine Koa/Maple
Bridge - No Bridge Inlay
Neck:
Width - 1-¾ "
Scale Length - Short Scale 24-7/8”
Neck Profile - Standard Carve
Peghead - Standard Peghead
Finish:
Back/Sides - Gloss
Top - Gloss
Neck - Satin
Peghead - Gloss
Stain/Sunburst - Natural
Tuners - Gotoh 510 Antique Gold, 6 String
Nut/Saddle - Bone Nut / Micarta Saddle
Strings - Elixir® Light Gauge Acoustic Strings
Bridge Pins - Ebony
Strap Pin - Yes, Match Tuners
End Pin - End Pin
Pickguard - Clear Loose in Case
Truss Rod Cover - Hawaiian Koa
Electronics - Expression System 2
Case - Brown
