Earlier this year, the WiMN had the opportunity to visit the Taylor Guitars factory in El Cajon, Calif. Our experience there was nothing short of awesome.
The facility offers free, guided tours to the public that kick off at TaylorWare store, where guests have the opportunity to test out the latest Taylor guitars and shop around for memorabilia.
The tour takes guests through the steps of guitar construction, from wood selection to final assembly. And yeah, we couldn’t help but swoon as we walked by the factory floors noticing how many women took part of the guitar-building process!
Many thanks again to Taylor Guitars for opening their doors to us to give us this wonderful tour. Enjoy the photo gallery below, and visit www.taylorguitars.com for more info.
Backs are bookmatched (sawed open and glued together) and allowed to dry on the carousel.Sitka spruce guitar tops are inspected. A laser cuts out the shape of each guitar (top, back and sides) and other pieces the company uses in constructing its guitars.Acoustic pickups are soldered and hand-wound in a special area of the factory.A metal clamp holds the guitar bridge in place as it dries on top of the guitar. Here, the clamp is being removed.Two pegheads receive their inlays. https://callescort.ch/ Taylor is known for its New Technology neck, a system that bolts the neck to the guitar body improving intonation and ease in playability.The Jason Mraz signature model inlay, “Be Love.”Taylor employs CNC Fadal machines throughout the factory.
Braces are glued and placed into a vacuum table to dry. Here, Courtney details the braces once dried.Guitar sides wait for their tops and backs to be placed.Guitar necks wait to move into production.The tour concludes at the visitor center, where we had the chance to try out Taylor’s latest models.
