Taylor Academy Series A12-N Nylon Acoustic Guitar

The underlying design goal of the series is to make the acoustic guitar accessible to more players by bringing Taylor’s legendary playability and tone into an affordable price range. One of the benefits of a nylon-string guitar is that the light string tension is easy on the fingertips. Another inviting feature is a built-in armrest to enhance the playing comfort. Tonally, the wood pairing of layered sapele back and sides with a solid Lutz spruce top, together with the body’s internal bracing, project a warm, mellow nylon voice with crisp percussive appeal that suits a variety of musical styles and responds well to both fingerpicking and flatpicking. Whether you’re a steel-string player looking to add an affordable nylon-string to your acoustic toolbox or crave a great-sounding acoustic guitar that’s easy on the hands and the wallet, the Academy 12-N is an option well worth exploring.

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Features

Shapes: Grand Concert
A smaller-bodied guitar ideally suited for fingerstyle.

Electronics: No Electronics
Whether you’re an acoustic purist or simply don’t need a pickup, we’ve got you covered.

Top Woods: Lutz Spruce
This natural hybrid of Sitka and White spruce also shares characteristics with Adirondack spruce, responding with power, richness and volume.

Cutaways: Non-cutaway
The clean, symmetrical look of a traditional acoustic guitar.

Body Woods: Layered Sapele
Layered wood construction is used to offer attractive, durable and affordable models.

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Specifications

Highlights

• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut/Micarta Saddle
• Bracing: Academy Series
• Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
• Pickguard: None
• Number of Frets: 17
• Tuners: Classical Nickel
• Case: Gig Bag
• Brand of Strings: Pro Arte Carbon Hard Tension
• Body Length: 19 1/2"
• Body Width: 15"
• Body Depth: 4 3/8"

Body

• Binding/Edge Treatment: Black
• Top Finish: Varnish
• Back Config: Layered
• Backstrap Finish: None
• Rosette Size: Three Ring
• Bridge Inlay: None
• Back/Side Finish: Varnish
• Armrest Binding: None
• Backstrap Wood: None
• Rosette Mat.: Wood/Fiber
• Stain/Sunburst: None
• Wedge: None
• Armrest: yes

Neck

• Neck Width: 1-7/8"
• Fretboard Inlay: 4mm Dot Italian Acrylic
• Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
• Heel Cap Binding: Black
• Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
• Neck/Heel: Mahogany
• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
• Neck Finish: Varnish
• Heel Length: 3-1/2"

Peghead

• Peghead Finish: None
• Peghead Binding: None
• Peghead Type: Slot Head
• Peghead Purfling: None
• Headstock Overlay: Copafera
• Peghead Inlay: None
• Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay

Other

• Bridge Pins: None
• Buttons: Pearloid
• Fingerboard Ext: None
• Edge Trim: None