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Hammer Off

Thank you for making your new
Factory Service Center available for
the repair of all brands of guitars. The
announcement which appeared in

Wood&Steel

Vol. 61 (Taylor Notes)

featured a photo of your technician
working on a fine Taylor instrument.
I’m concerned, though, that the
luthier’s hammer appears to be rest-
ing upon the top of this guitar. Surely
the tool belongs on the workbench
in keeping with sound repair shop
standards. I respectfully suggest that
here is not the place to “hammer-on.”

Kenneth Wepman

Studio City, CA

[Good one, Kenneth, but not to
worry: The hammer is resting on
our protective fret buck, a tool we
designed to absorb impact when
frets are replaced in the fingerboard
extension over the guitar body. – Ed.]

Tune Hound

I just about fell off my stump
when I read the latest

Wood&Steel

I have been a singer-songwriter
and recording artist since the early
1970s. As a solo performer I began
creating unique guitar tunings back
in the late ’60s and up until this date.
My first two albums for Kama Sutra
contained all original material, and
not one song was written in stan-
dard tunings. I mixed and matched
strings and had tunings that were all
over the place…very cool sounds. I
actually had to create stick-on chord
pictures so I could remember the fin-
gering to over 2,000 original songs.
My friend John Fahey used to buy me
drinks trying to “over-serve” me and
gain access to my secret tunings.

I can NOT WAIT to play and pur-
chase the baritone 8-string and the
9-string. I am panting like a hound
dog that has been climbing hills and
valleys all day. When, where and how
do I get my hands on these instru-
ments? I will drive to you…unless of
course, you wanna drive here and we
can jam.

Chet Nichols

Playground Parlor

I bought one of the 35 parlor gui-
tars last week in Augusta, Georgia
and played it out last night at a local
club, The Playground. Just wanted
you to know it was a big hit — big
sound from a little box. It might be
the coolest guitar in my collection.

Pete Boyzuick

Driving Miss Winny

I just wanted to tell a short story
of how a 72-year-old student of mine
got a new Taylor guitar. I’m a teacher
in the Nashville, Tennessee area, and
I’ve had a nice lady named Winny
taking guitar lessons with me for a
while. I’ve always used my Taylor
814ce during the lesson, and one
day she said she wanted one, after
she played mine. I wondered if she
was serious, because I work in a
small retail shop where we sell only
beginner guitars and work a large
amount of lessons. I told her that
we would take a field trip to Gruhn
Guitars here in Nashville, so off we
went. I drove her big ole Buick. We
tried out 4-5 different models and
ended up getting the Taylor 516ce
with a cedar top and mahogany
sides. It was the best sounding guitar
we tried that day, and we had a great
experience. They gave us a great
price and set it up perfectly!

Lance Allen

TwilaSpeak

Good morning. First of all, let
me introduce myself. I am Bob
Taylor’s mother, residing in Spokane,
Washington. Yesterday we received
our

Wood&Steel

magazine, which

we have for many years now. We
naturally go through it over and over
sometimes, enjoying the articles
and pictures, etc., but I have one

complaint. The picture of Bob in the
“BobSpeak” column is the worst
I have ever seen. Ha! Is there any
chance that you could find another
one to replace it? I would be so
grateful to you if you would, and I
would continue being one of the big-
gest fans of Taylor Guitars. Who but
a mother would ever make a request
like that? Have a great day.

Twila Taylor

[You betcha, Mrs. Taylor. We had
planned to shoot new photos of Bob
and Kurt for 2010 anyway, but had
we known how you felt, we would
have changed Bob’s sooner! We’re
running the new one past you before
we go to print. – Ed.]

Passion Forward

After the recent W&S issue
highlighting 10 years of the NT neck
design, I realized that my Taylor is
now about 10 years old. You see, I
passed up a guitar equipped with
the NT because I simply could wait
no longer to enjoy the workmanship,
innovation and sheer cloud nine
enjoyment of a Taylor! I purchased
a K14c just as the new design was
about to roll out and have no regrets.
The guitar has never approached
needing any adjustment whatsoever
until recently when I adjusted the
truss rod to lower the action. One
other thing: I am absolutely stunned
by the pace of innovation at Taylor.
Never have I seen such profound
breakthroughs with essentially the
same raw materials. I believe it is
passion of the highest order that can
only make such incredible advances
happen, and Taylor has harnessed
that passion. I can’t wait to plumb the
depths of the new 8-string baritone
at an upcoming Road Show. A hearty
congratulations, Taylor, on 35 years
of passionate excellence. Here’s to
another 35!

Scott Lehrer

Big Rock, IL

No Tweaking Required

I was in Buffalo, New York and
on impulse stopped at a music shop.
I was marveling at the Taylor guitars
and told the salesman, “If I play
one of those I’ll buy one, and I can’t
afford it,” so he started showing me
other guitars and nothing sounded
good. I asked if they had a 214ce.
They had two, and I bought one. I
watched the [accompanying] DVD.
I have quite a pedal board I use to

color my budget acoustics. The DVD
talked about plugging straight into
the amp, so I got a long cord and
plugged directly in. It sounded fan-
tastic. I am a self-taught repairman
and would always tweak any acoustic
I previously bought — new saddle,
nut, bridge pins, neck adjustment —
but I left my new Taylor alone. The
set-up was perfect, and it plays like
an electric. You folks make a great
product, and my only wish is that I
had bought one sooner.

Francis LaChappelle

Hitting 21

I had to write. I just got a beauti-
ful Taylor SolidBody Standard, which
makes 21 Taylor guitars I currently
own. What a fantastic instrument:
clear, loud, accurate, great sustain,
high gain pickups, great electron-
ics…this could easily become my
favorite electric, and I own a few that
cost three times as much. Kudos to
Bob and the crew for another great
guitar. In today’s market, there is no
other guitar that gives me what a
Taylor does. Tone, quality, looks....
That’s why I own 21 Taylors.

Ron Cabrera

Canadian Ambassadors

     Just a quick note to say a great
big thanks after having the oppor-
tunity to enjoy the Taylor Road
Show experience at Lauzon Music
[in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada] on
October 1. What a great night —
even my wife was impressed, and
she is not even a guitar crazy like me.
(I am working on it.)
     We were thoroughly blown away
after listening to Marc Seal work his
magic. What a talent and a down-to-
earth guitar guy — a great ambassa-
dor and a perfect match to promote
the results of your vision. I definitely
left the evening more inspired about
improving my own play. Isn’t that
what it’s all about?
     Speaking of great ambassadors,
the hosts of the evening, Ken and
Dave Lauzon and the rest of the
gang at Lauzon are a fantastic bunch.
No matter your level of ability, you are
never made to feel judged. The only
thing they offer is sincere encourage-
ment to “give it a try.” If you are a
“private performer” or a little shy they
will set you up in one of their sound
rooms to get properly acquainted
on your own terms. No pressure, no
restrictions and no obligation. If you
enjoy making music or you want to

learn, you are automatically made to
feel like part of their family. The best
store in the city, period. Thank you
to all those involved for bringing us
such a great evening.

Dan Bourgeault (and Melanie)

We Feel Your Pain

My name is Pete Bellotte, respon-
sible for the Donna Summer hits
“Hot Stuff” and “I Feel Love.” I have
a Taylor 20th Anniversary, and the
other day a 5’ x 4’ painting fell from
a great height straight through the
side of the guitar. Despite the impact,
the guitar remained on its hook, and
when I took it down it was still in
tune and STILL sounded great. It will,
of course, be repaired very soon!

Pete Bellotte

An Extra Sense of

Accomplishment

I recently purchased your
NS74ce. After an exhaustive search
for the right nylon instrument and
having already been a Taylor owner
(614ce), I must tell you I have never
played a finer guitar! The NS74ce
has opened new doors for me simply
because this instrument far exceeds
normal boundaries of tonality, master
craftsmanship and just plain playabil-
ity. I have toured the world playing
guitar and performed with several
national and international artists, and
even as an accomplished guitarist,
the Taylor allows me to sound bet-
ter than ever! I couldn’t be more
pleased. Thank you!

John Cook

Ft. Myers Beach, FL

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