« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 12:43:35 PM »
... I might review what the GO body size is doing sales-wise, and would be a little slow to let the "Andy Powers" changes propagate through the whole product line. Andy's tweaks are good, but there is always going to be a market for "Classic Taylor", the sound that put them where they are today. Coca Cola learned THAT lesson...
I think this would be my general tack as well: take a hard look at the GO to determine whether it's really living up to it's potential or just consuming company resources; and continue to make 'legacy' models available, in particular, the 600 Series (perhaps only by special order) while evaluating whether the remaining lines would truly benefit from 're-voicing' attempts.
I'd also try looking for better ways to keep the more exotic woods (e.g., Brazilian Rosewood, Cocobolo, etc.) available to customers, if not part of the Presentation Series. Perhaps a pipe dream, but no harm in exploring the possibilities. Finally, I'd give some serious consideration to re-introducing Dreadnought-bodied 12-strings beyond the 100 and 300 Series, perhaps only in the 500, 600, and 800 lines.
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DN: 360e, 510ce, 510e-FLTD, 810ce-LTD (Braz RW), PS10ce
GA: 414ce, 614ce-LTD, 714ce-FLTD, BR-V, BTO (Makore, 'Wild Grain' RW, Blkwood), GAce-FLTD, K24ce, PS14ce (Coco, Braz RW, "Milagro"), W14ce-LTD
GC: 812ce-LTD TF, BTO TF ('Sinker'/Walnut, Engelmann/"Milagro"), LTG #400
GO: 718e-FLTD, BTO (Taz Myrtle)
GS: Custom 516e, BTO 12's (Taz Tiger Myrtle, 'Crazy' RW), 556ce, 656ce, K66ce, PS56ce ("Milagro")
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T3/B: Custom (Cu & Au Sparkle)
T5: C1, C5-12, S (Aztec Gold)