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Taylor Builder's Edition 517 - Natural w/ Case

Taylor Builder's Edition 517 - Natural w/ Case

One of Taylor's first guitars with the Grand Pacific body shape, this refined dreadnought-style acoustic guitar offers the ultimate experience in both feel and sound. The Builder's Edition 517 features back and sides of solid mahogany with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, plus our tone-boosting V-Class bracing under the hood. The result is a warm, seasoned tone with notes that blend and overlap, with a strong midrange response that minimizes overtones. Ergonomic touches include chamfered body and fretboard edges, along with a compound-carve neck profile that adjusts for the changing position of your hand as you move down the fretboard. This acoustic-only model sports our Silent Satin noise-reducing finish and ships with a hardshell case.

  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"
  • Bracing: V-Class Bracing
  • Pickguard: None
  • Tuners: Taylor Nickel
  • Strings: Phosphor Bronze Medium
  • Body Width: 16”
  • Nut & Saddle: Black Graphite, Micarta saddle
  • Truss Rod Cover: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell-Western Floral
  • Body Length: 20”
  • Body Depth: 4 5/8"
  • Binding Edge Treatment: Sapele
  • Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
  • Rosette Size: Single Ring
  • Back/Side Finish: Silent Satin
  • Backstrap Wood: None
  • Stain/Sunburst: Blackwood Stain Back/Sides/Neck, Natural Top
  • Armrest: No
  • Top Finish: Silent Satin
  • Backstrap Finish: None
  • Bridge Inlay: None
  • Armrest Binding: None
  • Rosette Material: Black Sapele/Maple
  • Wedge: None
  • Neck Width: 1-3/4"
  • Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: Sapele
  • Type of Neck Joint: Scarf
  • Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Heel Length: 3-1/2"
  • Fretboard Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
  • Heel Cap Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
  • Neck Finish: Satin
  • Peghead Finish: Satin
  • Peghead Type: Standard
  • Headstock Overlay: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Peghead Logo: Grained Ivoroid
  • Peghead Binding: None
  • Peghead Inlay: Arrowheads, Grained Ivoroid
  • Bridge Pins: West African Crelicam Ebony
  • Fingerboard Ext: None
  • Buttons: Nickel
  • Edge Trim: None

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