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Taylor Gold Label 917e

Name: Taylor Gold Label 917e
Brand: Taylor
Price: 8399.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderTaylor part A925042018108640000

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$8,399 CAD

Finish: Natural

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The Gold Label 917e puts Honduran rosewood back and sides and a torrefied Adirondack spruce top into a reworked Grand Pacific, the deeper version of Taylor's round-shoulder dreadnought. Taylor describes a textured voice with full overtones, and says the extra depth adds projection, warmth and low end while keeping the clarity Taylors are known for.

Fanned V-Class bracing increases low-end resonance, volume and sustain, and keeps notes in tune with each other up and down the fretboard. The slender Action Control Neck uses a long tenon for low-end resonance, and string height adjusts without removing the neck or the strings.

The peghead is the modified Gold Label shape with an angled back, a script Taylor logo and paua purfling that finishes in a flourish at the crown. Paua also runs around the top and fretboard, with a single-ring rosette in paua and Honduran rosewood, grained ivoroid binding, a Honduran rosewood Curve Wing bridge and a full gloss finish. Electronics are an LR Baggs Element VTC.

Natural and Sunburst are offered. For the same pairing in the Super Auditorium, look at the Gold Label 914e. The 817e is this body with a torrefied Sitka top over Honduran rosewood.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Shape: Grand Pacific
Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout
Number of Strings: 6 String
Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce
Back/Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
Rosette: Honduran Rosewood and Paua Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
Body Binding: .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
Top Finish: Gloss
Back/Side Finish: Gloss

NECK
Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Profile: Standard Carve
Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
Neck Finish: Satin
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
Scale Length: 25-1/2"
Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
Peghead Type: Paddle
Peghead Finish: Gloss

ELECTRONICS
Electronics: LR Baggs - Element VTC

HARDWARE
Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
Nut & Saddle: White TUSQ Nut, White Micarta Saddle
Bridge Pins: Bone
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise, with Engraving
Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
Strap Pin: Black

CASE
Case/Bag: Gold Label Hardshell Case British Cocoa

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.