Taylor Custom C14e B6011 9 String Grand Auditorium, Torrefied Sitka Spruce/Honduran Rosewood

This custom 9-string Grand Auditorium is sure to entice musicians craving lush, sparkling midrange textures without the full-spectrum jangle of a 12-string. With three double courses on D, G, and B strings, its voice occupies a sweet spot between the familiar note separation of a 6‑string and the shimmering complexity of a 12‑string. The D and G strings are paired with octave doubles, while the B string is paired in unison, creating a natural chorus effect in the midrange without masking the low and high fundamentals on the low E, A and high E strings. A specialized 9-string bracing pattern delivers harmonic clarity and robust sustain, supporting the complex interplay of the strings. Visually striking Honduran rosewood back and sides arranged in a four-piece Simons wedge configuration are paired with a torrefied Sitka spruce top, yielding lush overtones and played-in warmth across the frequency spectrum complemented by a smooth, refined attack. Headlining a host of boxwood and cocobolo accents are a rosette and fretboard inlays in a Split Diamond motif, while satin black mini-tuners, a dark-stained sycamore pickguard, cocobolo body binding, and dark-stained bone bridge pins with red Australian opal dots round out the appointment suite.

Specifications:
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fretboard: Honduran Rosewood
• Fretboard Inlay: Split Diamond (Boxwood)
• Tuning Machines: Taylor Satin Black Mini
• Nut Width: 1-3/4”
• Scale Length: 25-1/2″
• Bracing: 9-String Bracing
• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood
• Bridge Pins: Dark Stain Bone with Australian Opal Red Dot
• Rosette (Purfling): Single-Ring Split Diamond – Cocobolo/Boxwood (Black/White)
• Binding (Purfling):
• Body: Cocobolo (Cocobolo/Black/White – Top, Black – Back/Sides)
• Fretboard: Honduran Rosewood (Boxwood)
• Peghead: None (Boxwood)
• Soundhole: Cocobolo (Black)
• Peghead Type: Paddle – Standard – 9 string
• Peghead Logo: Boxwood
• Peghead Veneer: Honduran Rosewood
• Backstrap: Honduran Rosewood
• Nut: White Bone
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Finish: Gloss 4.5 Top, Gloss Back/Sides, Satin Neck
• Pickguard: Dark Stained Sycamore
• Electronics: Claria™ System
• Strings: Elixir Custom 9-String
• Guitar Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Case, Brown Vinyl Exterior