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04-04-2016, 08:38 AM
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Wow, I created this thread 5 years ago and it's back. Some great additions to the thread too.
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04-04-2016, 09:51 AM
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1996 Taylor 814c 2002 Taylor 354ce LTD 2012 Taylor 812ce 2012 Martin OM-21 1962 Gibson LG-0 A few mandolins & more electrics than I'll admit  "Yesterday is history and tomorrow, a mystery but today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." - Babatunde Olatunji
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04-04-2016, 12:37 PM
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04-04-2016, 01:13 PM
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I don't know if I posted originally on this thread, but I used to own a 1996 412M all mahogany. Great little blues box, but I finally replaced it with a 324e.
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04-04-2016, 01:50 PM
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Purchased my satin pinless bridge khaya/sitka 412 on 5/6/1996.
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I don't have a bunch of guitars because they all sound just like me.  1984 Carvin LB-40 bass 1986 Carvin DC-125 two humbucker 1996 Taylor 412 La Patrie Concert 2012 American Standard Telecaster 1981 Carvin DC 100 Harley Benton LP JR DC Bushman Delta Frost & Suzuki harmonicas Artley flute Six-plus decade old vocal apparatus
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10-16-2017, 04:56 AM
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1993 Taylor
1993 Taylor 420 with pinless bridge
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10-16-2017, 05:44 AM
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Older Taylors
I have a 1995 612 Custom that I've had for 5 or 6 years. Great instrument! It's essentially the Cotton Ball guitar without the special inlay.
I also had a 94 K10 that was also a wonderful instrument, but I had to give it up as the narrower nut width just didn't work for me. There are lots of threads about the 90's being a "Golden Age" for Taylor. There's something about the tone of the guitars that they made then that can't be attributed simply to it's age. Taylor was going for a different sound back then and some folks just like it better. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
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10-16-2017, 08:09 AM
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Older Taylor 555
I have a Lemon Grove era 555 12 string. Four digit serial number...for some reason the finish on the top is starting to check, even though it is humidified and never leaves the house. Tuned down a whole step, just magic....
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10-16-2017, 08:15 AM
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I have a 1991 Taylor 855c Koa, bought it second hand in 1993 and been loving it ever since.
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10-16-2017, 08:24 AM
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mine's a '97 Brazilian 914. Photobucket prevents me from showing the photo. (Here's one from google.)
 I love it! It just returned from the point of origin for frets, crack repair, neck set, and finish touch-up. It had a rough life from travelling with John Cephas, who was the original owner. f-d
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10-16-2017, 10:34 AM
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My friend has an '89 512ce...it sounds really sweet!
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10-16-2017, 12:03 PM
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I have an 812 from 1986, Great sounding guitar..
road worn and happy
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10-16-2017, 12:23 PM
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I've owned at least a half-dozen 90s-era Taylors. All of them were very good (or I wouldn't have bought them). ; )
Brent
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10-16-2017, 01:30 PM
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I missed this thread previously in its other iterations (and it predates me). But one thing really stands out: 20-30 years ago the most common Taylors were dreads (xx0), followed by GCs and 855s. My guess is before Taylor laid the x14 Grand Auditorium stake in the ground the Martin-style dreads dominated. And maybe that guy Young helped the 855 along :-) Today on recent models, dreads seem to be minority territory for Taylor.
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