Taylor 212ce-N BLK Plus LTD

Top made from torrefied spruce

The sound of the Taylor 212ce-N BLK Plus LTD is undoubtedly influenced by its torrefied spruce top. In addition to its improved vibration behavior, due to the solid production, the popular tonewoodTonewood:
Tonewood is the wood from which the body of a guitar is made. It influences the sound and resonance of the instrument. Popular tonewoods are mahogany or maple impresses with its clear sound character and a defined overtone spectrum. Every note comes across with exceptional precision, which is an enormous advantage, especially when picking. As the top has also undergone a thermal treatment (torrefaction), it produces the fully mature sound of a well-played guitar right from the start.

Maple for the body

The brilliant sound character of the spruce top is perfectly complemented by backFloor:
The term "back" refers to the lower part of a guitar, which serves as a resonating body. It is usually made of wood and influences the sound and volume of the instrument. and sidesFrame:
The frame is the side part of the guitar body that surrounds the cavity. It is usually made of wood and contributes to the stability and resonance of the guitar. made of laminated maple. Maple, which can be found as body wood in numerous high-end guitars on the market, ensures a concise high-mid range. The result is a focused sound with long sustainSustain:
Sustain describes the ability of a guitar to let a sound decay for a long time after it has been struck. The longer a note lasts that lends unparalleled definition to all playing techniques. The classical playing style with virtuoso fingerpickingFingerpicking:
plucking technique is particularly well suited to this combination of woods and gives classical guitarists pure playing pleasure.

Cutaway design

To ensure that fingerstyle acrobats get their money's worth, a beautifully shaped cutawayCutaway:
A cutaway is a recess in the body of a guitar that allows the guitarist to reach the higher frets more easily. This makes it easier to pick and play the strings in the upper registers. facilitates access to the high registers. This allows the entire fretboard to be played effortlessly and the potential of the classical guitar to be fully exploited. The compact mahogany neckGuitar neck:
Maple neck with its grippy 47.6 mmNut width:
Nut width refers to the distance between the outermost strings at the top of a guitar's fretboard. A wider nut allows the strings to be placed further apart nut width is slimmer than on conventional classical guitars. This makes it extremely comfortable to hold and enables particularly small hands to play complex fingering patterns and fast tone sequences. Meanwhile, the fretting hand glides effortlessly over the velvety ebony fingerboardFretboard:
The fretboard is the part of the guitar on which the strings are fretted to produce different tones. It is made of wood and has metal frets that mark the different pitches. with its 20 fretsFret:
Jumbo frets. The necessary tuning stability is guaranteed by more robust yet smooth-running nickel-plated classical tunersTuners:
die-cast tuners .

ES-N for classical guitars

With the Taylor ES-N, the Taylor 212ce-N BLK Plus LTD has a pickup specially developed by Taylor for classical guitars, which fully brings out the incomparable Taylor sound. It picks up the vibration of the stringsStrings:
Strings are thin metal or nylon strings that are stretched across the body of a guitar. They produce tones when struck or plucked. Different sounds are produced depending on the thickness and material of the strings. via a piezo elementPiezo pickup:
A piezo pickup is an electronic component that converts vibrations from guitar strings into electrical signals. It is often used in acoustic guitars to amplify the sound. The pickup consists of a piezo crystal that is made to vibrate by the vibrations of the strings. under the bridge inlaySaddle:
The saddle is a small piece of material that is placed in the bridge of a guitar. It helps to keep the strings at the right height above the fretboard and ensures a clear sound and good playability of the guitar. and passes it directly to the amplifier without distortion. This captures every nuance of the acoustic sound down to the last detail and faithfully reproduces the professional sound quality that characterizes the US manufacturer. There are also three discreet controls in the frame with which the treble and bass frequencies and the volume can be individually adjusted and adapted to the ambient conditions.

Sustainable ebony cultivation in Cameroon

As ebony is particularly finger-friendly due to its hard, supple texture, it has long been the preferred choice for the production of fingerboards. Its attractive appearance is also extremely popular for bridges, headstock overlays, bridge Pins and Bindings. However, the high demand and the flourishing black market outstripped the stocks, so that ebony ended up on the Red List of endangered species in 1994. In addition, only the deep black heartwood, which makes up only a fraction of the tree, was used, resulting in a disproportionately large amount of waste in production. To protect the forests, Taylor has been working with the Crelicam Wood Mill in Yaoundé, Cameroon, since 2011 to promote controlled consumption by processing waste products.

"We need to use the ebony that the forest gives us" - Bob Taylor