loading
reading
writing
saving
searching
Taylor 810-LTD 1993 - $1,650
QR Code Link to This Post
All solid wood, rosewood back and sides, solid Engelmann top. There is a pick/system installed from K & K Sound Systems, a Trinity Western Transducer/Mic System, uses a 2 channel Pre-Amp box. This sound system is over $300 from K&K, the price does not include the pick/up system but l will sell it for an extra cost. These P/U system is made in Oregon and still made today. Has small mic inside and three transducers glued to bridge plate inside guitar, sounds great. I will take it out so not included in price, l will sell it with guitar for an additional $200.
Engelmann Spruce is creamy white but since this guitar is 34 years old, it has aged a bit, not quite so dark. There is one ding below the pick-guard, hit a mic stand. Not too bad, see pic. This is the only thing wrong, the guitar has had no damage or repairs except a neck reset about 15 years ago by authorized Taylor Repairman.
Engelmann Spruce produces a warm complex and mature tone, some say a "broken-in" sound. But being 34 years old, the tone is like an old, old solid wood guitar. Lots of mid-range compared to Sitka top. Rich, strong midrange, great for finger picking or medium strumming. Responds well to a light attack, notes jump out and well balanced. Not many old Engelmann top guitars out there.
The price of $1850 is cheap, the pick-up was $400 new. The neck is not Taylor's new shimmed neck but their original bolt-on, one piece neck, no scarfed headstock glued on. One solid mahogany neck. New 810's are close to $3000 or over today and this guitar is aged with old Engelmann top.
I'm not playing out anymore, and the last few years just sitting in its original Taylor case the last three years. Time for someone to enjoy it. Cash only, no trades. Located in Media, PA.
https://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/acoustic/features/woods/top-woods/engelmann-spruce
Used On: The 700 Series, 510ce, 516ce, DN7, Limited Editions, Custom Guitars
Engelmann is also known as white, European or German spruce, although they are technically different species. It is usually visually distinguishable from Sitka by its creamier complexion. We're almost out of the “good stuff.” Engelmann trees these days are so small and twisted that we get a fair amount of runout (grain that doesn't run parallel to the surface) and as a result, mismatched tops.
Sonically, Engelmann has a mature tone, and yields a slightly richer midrange than Sitka, which makes a guitar sound a bit older. Old growth Engelmann tends to have a sonic attribute of smoothness or refinement to it, but the days of older growth Engelmann trees are essentially gone for now.
Goes Well With: All styles of guitars and players.