Taylor Gold Label 917e Honduran RW Sunburst

Overview

The Taylor Gold Label 917e SB is the most ornate and tonally expansive model in the Gold Label lineup, pairing Honduran rosewood back and sides with a torrefied Adirondack spruce top for a harmonically rich voice with a played-in character. Built in Taylor’s deeper Grand Pacific body, this model produces a broad, powerful low end with warm trebles and a smooth, blended response that still retains the clarity and definition Taylor is known for.

Inside, fanned V-Class bracing—applied with hot hide glue—enhances projection, sustain, and harmonic agreement across the fretboard. The long-tenon Action Control Neck further boosts resonance while allowing quick string height adjustments without removing the neck or loosening strings. Finished in a golden-brown Teardrop Sunburst with premium paua and mother-of-pearl detailing, this is a high-end dreadnought-style Taylor built for players who want depth, headroom, and refinement.

Highlights

• Honduran rosewood back and sides with torrefied Adirondack spruce top
• Deep-body Grand Pacific design for powerful projection and low-end authority
• Fanned V-Class bracing with hot hide glue construction for resonance and sustain
• Long-tenon Action Control Neck for tonal transfer and easy adjustability
• Teardrop Sunburst top with deluxe paua/mother-of-pearl Continental inlays

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Pacific
• Top Wood: Adirondack Spruce (Torrefied)
• Back & Side Wood: Honduran Rosewood
• Back Configuration: 4-Piece, Simons Wedge
• Bracing System: Fanned V-Class with Tonal Rout
• Rosette: Honduran Rosewood and Paua Single Ring, Bound Sound Hole
• Body Binding: .080" Grained Ivoroid, Round Over Edges
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Side Finish: Gloss
• Color: Golden Brown "Teardrop SB" Top, Natural Back/Sides

Neck

• Neck Wood: Neo-Tropical Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Standard Carve
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Binding: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Fretboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Peghead Veneer Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Peghead Type: Paddle
• Peghead Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Continental
• Peghead Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge: Honduran Rosewood Curve Wing
• Nut: White TUSQ
• Saddle: White Micarta
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Antique Chrome with Ebony EN01 Buttons
• Strap Pin: Black

Electronics

• Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC

Miscellaneous

• Number of Strings: 6 String
• Orientation: Right Handed
• Pickguard: Ivoroid/Tortoise with Engraving
• Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
  
• Case: Gold Label Hardshell Case – British Cocoa
  

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