Description Product Description The Taylor 800 Series Models gives their flagship rosewood/spruce 800 series guitars a whole new twist, offering up an expansive array of tone-enhancing refinements by optimizing virtually every element of the guitar's material construction. These refinements include customized bracing and wood thickness' for each shape to bring out the best tonal qualities of each, animal protein glue adhesive for superb tonal transfer, a thinner gloss finish and groundbreaking Expression System 2 electronics, all packaged together with a refreshed design aesthetic. With the rebirth of the 800 series, Andy Powers, designer/luthier behind these instruments, sought to highlight the distinctive characteristics and unique acoustic voice of each different body shape.The tonally versatile Grand Auditorium body of the 814ce is crafted from a Sitka spruce soundboard that's beautifully complemented by Indian rosewood back and sides. Combined with Advanced Performance bracing with the tone-enhancing Relief Rout, the 814ce has more warmth and a looser, more luxurious low end than ever before. The 814ce offers a huge range of expression for a variety of styles. It has the balance, warmth and articulation perfect for fingerstyle but also has the punch needed for strumming chords and enough top-end power for leads. For a beautiful glossy luster without sacrificing tonal response, the body of the 814ce is all dressed up in a 3.5 mils full-gloss finish that's over 40 percent thinner. A smooth venetian cutaway offers a comfortable access to the higher frets.The neck of the Taylor 814ce is topped off with a light-marbled ebony fingerboard. The fingerboard boasts elegant mother-of-pearl Element fingerboard inlays that were inspired by the diamond-like shape of the various 800 series inlays over the years.This tastefully appointed 814ce Grand Auditorium makes use of some of the finest materials available the body, peghead, fingerboard and heelcap are all b