For Sale: 2006 R. Taylor Style 1 Adirondack / Mahogany ($1,975 Net)

[TennesseeWalker]

Wow, a smokin deal on an R Taylor - - -

Originally Posted by phil321

Offering it for the same price I paid to hopefully pass it on to another AGF'er.

$1,975.00 net to me after shipping/paypal fees


Thanks - Phil

[invguy921]

This seems like a screamin' deal on an RT to me.

If I weren't in liquidation mode, I'd be ALL over this one...in fact, it would have been gone LONG before now. Unless I'm missing something, someone should grab this. I'm yet to play an R Taylor that didn't exceed expectation and was significantly better than any Taylor counterpart. No relation to the seller.

[phil321]

Originally Posted by invguy921

This seems like a screamin' deal on an RT to me.

If I weren't in liquidation mode, I'd be ALL over this one...in fact, it would have been gone LONG before now. Unless I'm missing something, someone should grab this. I'm yet to play an R Taylor that didn't exceed expectation and was significantly better than any Taylor counterpart. No relation to the seller.

Thank you - it's a great guitar.

[mischultz]

Where in Florida? Already prepping for a purchase, and if I can move my Avian, this checks all the boxes. Might even drive down from Atlanta.

[phil321]

Originally Posted by mischultz

Where in Florida? Already prepping for a purchase, and if I can move my Avian, this checks all the boxes. Might even drive down from Atlanta.

NE Florida - St. Augustine, but i work in Jacksonville. Shoot me a PM and I'll send you my phone # if you'd like to discuss.

[phil321]

Bumping it up

[phil321]

Been out of pocket for a couple weeks Sorry to those who’ve been awaiting my PM responses.

[Guitars44me]

Here is my blurb on RT again. Hope this helps! This is a staggering deal.

R.Taylor was a COMPLETELY SEPARATE COMPANY from Taylor guitars.

Bob Taylor selected Head Luthier Tim Luranc, and the half dozen luthiers of RT to show what they could do in a small shop.
Think Bourgeois, Santa Cruz, Goodall, or maybe the Martin Custom Shop, etc! I toured the shop on the edge of the enormous Taylor campus in El Cajon, when custom ordering, and it was about the size of a four car garage.

R.T guitars took about three times longer to make than ANY Taylor, due to extensive individual voicing, tap tuning, and A LOT of handwork. Unfortunately they turned out to be in competition with Taylor's Build To Order and custom guitar programs. They ceased production at the end of 2011. I have it on good authority from the folks I know who worked at R.T. that if they ever start up production again the guitars will be a lot more expensive!

R.Taylor only made about 200 guitars a year for six years. In contrast the two Taylor factories turn out about 400 guitars per day!

R.T.s have significant structural differences from any other Taylors. Among them, solid Kerfing resulting in extremely rigid sides, which allowed the top to be made lighter and braced lighter. That needs to be done by hand, resulting in more volume, and better tone!
Also, the "snake head" headstock yields smoother tuning due to a straighter string angle over the nut. The different bridge design has quite a bit less mass. And the Gotoh 510 tuners cannot be beat!

Best on this! An outstanding deal for sure.

Paul

[phil321]

alrighty - one last bump before I her to Reverb.