You’d think I’d be more up on these things. It may be old news to you, but I just found out that our friend Bob Taylor from Taylor Guitars (www.taylorguitars.com) has just started a new company called R. Taylor. Basically it is a signature brand of Taylor guitars.

I have a Taylor 714-CE that I adore, and always thought of it as a pretty high end guitar, but these new R. Taylors are definately drool worthy. Starting at about $4,500 for a base model - you’d better pinch your pennies. For some additional bone-age, you can add some very rare options that you’d have trouble finding ANYWHERE else. This is largely due to the resources of Taylor Guitars in general to acquire and stock materials that smaller luthiers can’t afford to inventory.

Here’s the opening of Bob’s letter on why he started R. Taylor:

I've been building guitars for three and a half decades, and even though my factory has grown large, I've personally made thousands of guitars. One at a time. There is something so gripping about painstakingly making a guitar--a single guitar--and putting attention into every detail, sandpaper and chisel in hand. A luthier never tires of this.

I tried to pull some pictures off of the website for you to see but they are using Flash - so you’ll just have to visit yourself.

http://www.rtaylorguitars.com/

Dan