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03-24-2002, 07:31 PM
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Speaking of the wonderful aroma...I keep my cedar in my closet to keep the moths out of the wool.
LOL
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03-25-2002, 08:33 PM
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As a new NS72 and seasoned W14C owner, I agree that Cedar is a most appealing combination with both rosewood and walnut. The 514C's that I've played have all sounded great as well. I recently sold a 714BCE to a close friend, and it too exemplified the wonderful sound of the cedar rosewood combination.
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04-01-2002, 05:22 PM
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Just got a 514ce and I've heard many say cedar lacks volume. Well, I woke my wife up taking a nap in the back bedroom, playing on the front porch. This guitar can boom! The great thing about it is it's versatility, you can bang or play fingerstyle with finesse and put your baby to sleep. In all fairness I have heard some cedar tops that lack volume, but definitely not all.
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04-01-2002, 06:11 PM
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All else being equal, cedar is definitely warmer than spruce, but I've never heard that it's quieter. I always thought that volume comes from the size of the guitar and its bracing, and the volume achieved on some classical guitars bears that out. The only "problem" I've heard with a cedar top is that the tone breaks up a little if you really dig in.
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04-01-2002, 08:06 PM
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My son took the 814CE for about six months which left me with the 514CE to play.
Last weekend, we traded again. I was looking forward to getting the 814CE back thinking I really was a rosewood/spruce person. Now, I really miss the 514CE....just after one day. I'm beginning to think I'm more of a cedar/mahoganny person than rosewood spruce.
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04-02-2002, 03:05 PM
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RL,
that was my feeling, too, after going back and forth between the 714 and 410. tfrahm/cpmusic, I also think that cedar has some serious punch, too. Not like maple, but the sound seems to burst out if it. I found the same thingh with the 514, as well as that cedar/rosewood Tacoma acoustic/elecrtic cutaway I posted about a while ago. Someone once used the term "breathy." I think that describes it perfectly. Jay
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04-15-2002, 05:10 PM
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I spent some time in a local guitar store sampling a recent shipment of Taylors a couple of days ago. I was really focusing my playing on rosewood/spruce combos i.e. 815, 814, etc. I also tried several 300's in case I found one I couldn't resist. I was impressed but felt that something was just missing. I couldn't quite figure it out until I played my k14c this morning. Its the cedar. The stiffer spruce tops didn't "give" as much in terms of warmth and resonation. I'm not a hard strummer by any means. So maybe my style is one that focuses on the type of instrument I'm playing. But I was in heaven this morning with my k14c. I will never give this instrument up.
Another happy cedar owner...
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04-15-2002, 05:27 PM
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I must agree with you mstorie,
I have a 714ce ltd with a cedar top and every time I play it, it just seems to resonate through my whole body. I don't know if it's the cocobolo or the cedar but something went right with that combination. Good Luck with the K14 before long I think a KOA may be in the cards. My wife loves the look of the KOA's so that's always a plus Rick
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05-01-2002, 09:42 AM
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Just last night I was playing my 714 along with my 410 (not at once, of course), A/B'ing them on different songs, and it amazed me that although the 410 body is bigger and it seem to have a boomier bottom end, the 714 seemed to resonate and had a similar, yet different depth of voice. What an amazing guitar! I know the rosewood has much to do with the sustain, but the cedar must vibrate in such a way to give it that uniquie voice.
Jay
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05-01-2002, 10:54 PM
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The cedar top 714ce was the model that first got me interested in taylors. A couple of weeks ago, i tried a new 714ce (Made in feb2002). It was really sweet. A lot of warmth and beautiful overtones. I'm pretty sure that the 714 will be my next taylor.
I was wondering, anyone with a cedar topped x10? I'm curious about how cedar will sound on a dread.
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05-06-2002, 03:59 PM
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cedar!!! AHH!!! I'M HOOKED! got a 514ce on layway
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05-06-2002, 06:39 PM
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K14C, cedar top.....if it's an acquired taste, then I've acquired it.....although I dearly love my englemann/mahogany 510, the K14C is just so much warmer...am thinking about either a redwood? or cedar topped 912....don't know if Bob T. does redwood, although I read somewhere that Taylor had used it?....would like to have it built with the Cindy inlay, as part of the Fall production, with wood I picked out at Taylorstock...now, is that asking too much???? Did I mention 1 7/8 neck and rosewood or tortoise binding (like on the K14C)???? BTW, the 2001-2002 K series cedar top with agoya rosette and top border is the prettiest guitar (in an understated and elegant manner) ever made (IMNSHO). Just checked a '90s on Ebay, and not so pretty....ah well, my .02
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