Took the tour with my brother

[sachi]

My brother Dan is here from Seattle and we went over to El Cajon to take the factory tour. It was fun to see how everything went together. My brother is a woodworker and has made his own instruments, so he was watching curiously to see if Taylor did anything he could learn from. Well, no; they are set up to punch 'em out a little faster than the average guy with a table saw and planer! But he enjoyed it anyway.

Dan and I played a few of the guitars in the showroom after the tour. I tried a cocobolo/redwood GA that had a nice sound and a new 710 that was ok but didn't grab me. It was much more clear with the spruce top though, compared to the old cedar top 7xx guitars.

I also had a chance to try a mahogany GS Mini. It was surprisingly nice! nice clear sound, good sustain, pretty full. I was not expecting to like it so much.

[BigSkyTaylorPlayer]

Cool, I was at the Martin Factory last week and I'm looking forward to someday get to Taylor.  I was reading an article that mentioned that Taylor is only second to the Ford Motor Company when it comes to the number of CNC machines they use.  Pretty amazing.

[temporaryalias]

That coco/redwood you played (if it's the same one) has the coolest sinker top I have seen. It had a bunch of green streaks in it. Sounded pretty amazing too.  Glad you had fun.

[sachi]

Thanks guys.

When I tried those other guitars, it just confirmed for me that my little GC-5 is the best fit for me. I did not get the same rush of delight from any of the guitars I played, although I appreciated them.

[bjasso]

That's a good thing Sachi -- it cuts down on GAS and keeps $$$$ in the pocket. If I could only get my head there;-)