This 2020 Preowned Taylor Builder's Edition 816CE Rosewood Grand Symphony Acoustic-Electric is in very good overall condition, with the original case.
It was a player, not a case queen, so it does have a few small cosmetic nicks (see photos), but is in otherwise perfect condition, and just setup by our in-house Taylor Authorized Luthier.
Leading the way for Taylor's newly redesigned Grand Symphony body shape, the Builder’s Edition 816ce highlights the transformative Taylor design philosophy with lovingly crafted contours, an expansive acoustic tone, and player-focused enhancements.
The ultimate playing experience begins with Indian rosewood back and sides paired with a Lutz spruce top, offering all the low-end warmth and sparkle you’d expect from the classic rosewood/spruce combination with additional bloom and resonance added by V-Class bracing. But this Builder’s Edition model truly shines in the details, starting with its most significant innovation: the soundport cutaway. Crafted to resemble a partial Florentine cutaway, the design keeps the guitar’s full back intact while still allowing easy access to the high-register frets.
The additional soundhole adds a truly new dimension of acoustic sound, creating a wide-angle sound that would fit as well in a classical orchestra as it would a rock band or a fingerstyle solo act. For aesthetics, Taylor has appointed this model with a host of their most player-centric features, including figured maple binding with chamfered edges and rosewood edge trim, a single-ring rosette in green abalone, Windansea inlays in shell and mother-of-pearl, and ultra-precise Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold. The Builder's Edition 816CE ships with ES2 electronics in a deluxe Taylor hardshell case.
Photos are of the actual guitar for sale, SN 1203050095.
Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
Bracing: V-Class
Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
Pickguard: West African Crelicam Ebony
Number of Frets: 20
Tuners: Gotoh
Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Light
Body Length: 20"
Body Width: 16 1/4"
Body Depth: 4 5/8"
Binding/Edge Treatment: Rock Maple
Top Finish: Silent Satin
Back Configuration: 2-piece, No Wedge
Backstrap Finish: None
Rosette Size: Single Ring
Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
Rosette Material: Abalone
Stain/Sunburst: Natural
Neck Width: 1-3/4"
Fretboard Inlay: Windansea
Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: West African Crelicam Ebony
Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Heel Length: 3-1/2"
Peghead Finish: Satin
Peghead Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Type: Standard
Peghead Purfling: Maple
Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
Peghead Inlay: Windansea
Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
Buttons: Gold
Edge Trim: Maple/Indian Rosewood
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