Baby Talor Now Available with New Woods
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Baby Taylor with African bubinga
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January 23, 2001The enthusiasm shown by the guitar-buying public for the original Baby Taylor
(a 3/4-size "travel" guitar, small enough to fit in the overhead compartment
on an airline, but with a surprisingly robust sound), has prompted not only the
creation of a new series of Taylor instruments, but also the creation of a new
"mini-factory", adjacent to the company's larger factory in El Cajon,
California. Until last year, the Babys were being built in the nooks and crannies
(literally) of Taylor's larger factory. But the huge amount of interest in these
small guitars made it necessary to re-think the physical space devoted to creating
them.
In June 2000, the company converted an 8,000-square-foot storage facility
located just south of their Milling Department into a fully staffed Baby Taylor
Factory. The total number of guitars Taylor produces each day is approximately
250. Of those, roughly 120 are Baby Taylors - enough the keep the Baby Taylor
factory happily humming along through two shifts. Of course, Baby production numbers
rise each year at the approach of summer vacation, or the Holiday season.
In addition to the original Baby, with back and sides of mahogany veneer and
solid spruce or mahogany top, Baby Taylors now are available with backs and sides
of maple, rosewood, or koa veneer. The latest model features yet another exotic
wood laminate, highly figured African bubinga. The Babys also have a "big
brother" these days, the Big Baby, a slightly larger travel guitar, ideal
for anyone gradually ramping up to their first full-size guitar purchase, or as
an extra guitar, when you really don't want to bring your Presentation Series
on a camping trip! For more information, visit their web site at www.taylorguitars.com. |
