Hello! OldIbanez here.

[OldIbanez]

Hello! Long time lurker as well as long time novice player. Live near Iowa City but grew up in Michigan. Bought both guitars I have from Elderly Instruments in East Lansing as new. They made sure to set up my Ibanez concord 670 back in 77 and took good care of me then. I saved all summer of my 15th year for that guitar. That is why I got my bucket list ps56ce Cocobolo from them as well in late May of 2015. Beautiful guitar but I find myself a little afraid to play it for fear of a dent or scratch. I know it will come in time but I love the Cocobolo figure so much it seems almost more like a sculpture to me rather than a musical instrument. Getting ready to get an Acoustic Remedy case for it so I don't have to keep pulling the humidipacks out from between the 12 strings every time I want to play it. Retuning it is no fun after pulling the pack out of the body. When I do tune it up it plays and sounds like a happy dream. They only built 12 ps56ce models in 2015 and I assume most of those were ebony.  As a result I figure I got one of the last 6 ps56ce models made of Cocobolo. Wouldn't trade or sell it for anything. Thank you Taylor and Elderly (and my wife who made it possible).

[TaylorGirl]

Welcome. I've been an Elderly customer since 1974 and still remember getting my first guitar from them (an Ibanez DN) in East Lansing. Great store and great people. Sounds like a beauty of a 12 string. Would love to see pics of it.

[zeebow]

wow! welcome. i’m newly coo coo for cocobolo myself. i’d love to see photos!!

[Strumming Fool]

Welcome to our forum. Lots of good info here. Enjoy your stay!

[CodeBlueEMT]

 Hi OldIbanez. Welcome to the UTGF. Cocobolo gives me major GAS. Special guitars are meant to be played-enjoy yours. 

[Marco Polo]

Welcome from another PS56ce owner (mine is 2013).

They are truly magical guitars and I cannot put mine down.

These guitars are "Functional Art" and are meant to be played.  Enjoy in good health!

PS - I'd love to see a photo of the back...please?

[mgap]

Welcome to the forum OldIbanez.  I have a Taylor Cocobolo in the form of an 814ce, love the tone.

[OldIbanez]

Hello All, I am going to try to add some pictures.  I found out it is not so easy to take a pic that shows the wood grain properly so please forgive an old phone camera.  There is no sapwood on the back of the guitar but there is a sapwood band all the way around the sides where they attach to the top.  I have not seen another like it which is fine with me.  I love it.

[TaylorGirl]

Quite unique, it is pretty. I'm actually one who likes the character of sapwood. My K24 has sapwood on the front and back.

[OldIbanez]

I agree. When I got my Ibanez so long ago, I would have been hard pressed to tell it apart from another one of the same model and type. With the Taylor, I would know it in a second (but I don't mind having a serial number too). I was a little worried about the sapwood at first since I didn't know if it would affect the tone or integrity of the guitar in a negative way. A little research and some playing put those fears to rest. Now I just enjoy having a unique work of art with which I can try to create a little art myself.

[Marco Polo]

Thank you for sharing the pictures OldIbanez!  Gorgeous!

On your guitar, it looks cool the way the sapwood sets the cocobolo apart from the ebony armrest, almost a layered effect.

Enjoy that beautiful guitar, both visually and sonically!

[zeebow]

Hello All, I am going to try to add some pictures.  I found out it is not so easy to take a pic that shows the wood grain properly so please forgive an old phone camera.  There is no sapwood on the back of the guitar but there is a sapwood band all the way around the sides where they attach to the top.  I have not seen another like it which is fine with me.  I love it.

gorgeous! i have started to use imgur to host photos, it’s easier to get links for forums on an actual computer. thx for sharing!!