Taylor 914C
This Taylor 914C Custom 2000 is from Acoustic Guitar magazine's 10th Anniversary Collection.
The final guitar in the Acoustic Guitar 10th Anniversary collection is a custom built Taylor 914c.
Gorgeous in every detail, this guitar features a grand auditorium size body with a soft Venetian cutaway, and is constructed with the highest grade East Indian rosewood for its back and sides and master grade Engelmann spruce for the top. Dramatic abalone and pearl inlay accent the immaculate precision found in this instrument’s craftsmanship. The customized Acoustic Guitar 10th Anniversary logo is inlaid in the ebony fingerboard, and stylized Roman numeral X’s serve as unique position markers.
Combining the depth of a dreadnought with a narrow–waist shape and light bracing, the 914c is equally suited to fingerstylists and flatpickers, and its complex tonal properties complete the portrait of this rosewood-lover's dream guitar.
Product Specs| Condition | Excellent (Used) |
| Brand | Taylor |
| Model | 914-C |
| Primary Materials |
Engelmann Spruce, Indian Rosewood |
| Body Style |
Grand Auditorium |
| Year | 2000 |
From the December 2000 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine:
The final guitar submitted for the collection is a custom flattop from Taylor Guitars. Based on the company’s 914-C model, the guitar features a grand auditorium body size developed for Taylor’s 20th anniversary in 1994. It’s constructed from high-grade, reddish-brown Indian rosewood and tightly grained Engelmann spruce. Abalone purfling and a simple rosette lend an elegant edge to these quality woods, and Taylor included our anniversary logo in a custom fingerboard design. Kurt Listug, who was in charge of the project, says, “My idea was to do something unique but simple. I envisioned inlays that were Old Worldish, maybe like Gothic lettering.” A consultation with the company’s design department resulted in some very contemporary-looking Roman numeral tens in the fretboard, which contributed to the novel appearance of this splendid instrument.
