Is it true that Taylor guitars are more delicately constructed than other makes, and therefore more vulnerable to humidity variances, and generally more fragile?
Taylor guitars are every bit as stable as any solid-wood guitar made today (plywood, or laminated-wood guitars obviously are more stable, as are very heavily built guitars, but these come with their own inherent disadvantages). In fact, we have taken numerous, frequently expensive steps to provide our customers with a far superior product in terms of stability. Over the years, our persistent emphasis on humidification, and our ongoing efforts to educate guitarists about it, have led some to conclude that Taylors are structurally less sound than other guitars. This is partly the result of our conscious decision, several years ago, to be the ambassadors of humidification for the sake of all acoustic guitars (indeed, we get letters from non-Taylor-owners thanking us for “saving” their guitars). We’ve taken the position that the best long-term solution to the problems associated with humidity is education – simply raising people’s awareness of the subject, at least as it concerns solid-woo
