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My "New" Taylor 814....
I purchased a Taylor 814 about a year ago, and this past January discovered that one of the top braces was no longer in contact with the top. I don't know how common an issue that has been for Taylor but evidently the use of protein glue on the early revoiced 800-series guitars has been problematic. I returned it to El Cajon on Taylor's dime, and should be getting it back next week. YEA! They removed the neck and built an entirely new box. Chris from Taylor sent me a few shots of the top of the new box as shown below...
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Very cool that Taylor would send you pics. Looks likes she’s going to be a beauty when you get her back.
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Very cool RP! I am so glad that Taylor back you up on this!
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That's awesome! Glad they took care of that for you...
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Nice story, RP... Glad it worked out.... let us know how it sounds.
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I'm curious how or why you discovered the detached brace...
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I hope I get pics - My 1998 W-10 is back in El Cajon getting a full body refinish, neck reset, and a new bone nut and saddle (as well as adjusting the tuners and getting setup). It's supposed to be done......in mid-April.
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Were you so attached to the guitar you're nervous it won't sound as awesome as it used to?
This is interesting to me, as my 810 was a super early revoiced model built in early December to bring to NAMM in 2013... Meaning mine is probably an earlier build than yours! Glad to hear Taylor will make it right if it's screwed up, but I love, love the guitar but don't love the idea of it getting an all new body. |
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So glad that they are taking care of the issue!!!!
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After changing the strings and retuning, I noticed a buzzing, not the kind caused by fret buzz. I tried replacing some various parts including the errant strings, saddle, and bridge pins but to no avail. I loosened the second set of strings I'd installed and used a mirror to try to detect issues inside the box. Couldn't really see any issues so I resorted to what I call the "Stevie Wonder Test" which meant using my fingertips to very lightly feel around inside the top. That uncovered the brace that had come loose from the top....
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The short answer would be "No." The longer answer would be that Taylors tend to be very consistent in tone, and I was more than willing to risk losing what I had to gain a revoiced, repaired 814 that might sound even better. Several years ago I owned two 524 First Edition guitars numbered sequentially. You'd think they'd sound the same, but one had a noticeably nicer tone than the other, at least to my ears. Both sounded great, mind you, but a little different. I'll take my chances to have the repair on my 814 to be done so thoroughly...
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Taylor used fish glue on the 800's years ago. You can read all kinds of horror stories about fish glue on the Internet but most of those are counteracted by success stories. I've had nothing but success... so far. But fish glue is like no other glue. It requires 12 hours of clamping time and just the right amount of clamping pressure, not to much pressure being the key. My guess is that in a factory production shop setting Taylor tried to speed up this process and something went wrong, that's just a guess. The other factor of course is that the guitar could have been subjected to very high humidity in a warm environment, a bad thing under any circumstances, but also ideal conditions for reversing fish glue.
BTW what do you mean a 'entirely new box'? Did they actually re-top the guitar? |
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Yes fish glue is the protein glue they are talking about. But hide glue is technically a protein glue too. Other known as animal glues. I am surprised they didn't just repair your original one. Makes me wonder what they will do with it. |