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Hi Everyone,
Customer brought in this Taylor for BFTS. Checked Taylor's site they say this model is EIR. Customer swears it is Brazilian. What do you think?









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I say IRW. The color is not right for BRW. Grain looks like IRW and Taylor would not say IRW if it was BRW.
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Nope, it's Brazilian rosewood.
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It could be a couple of things but to me it sure doesn't look like any EIR I've seen.

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Geez.... if it were Indian Rosewood I'd sure hope Taylor could come up with a more consistent piece!

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I vote with Steve.

And Joshua.

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Do the "Scratch & Sniff" test...that will let you know.

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I can't tell from the back, but the side looks like my BR Yairi, except mine is redder in color.

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That is brw...

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Sorry about the terrible pics...I just can't get my photography together. Anyway, Customer says BRW. He thinks it's sort of a "one off". The sides don't realy match the back too well and this is one of Taylor's TOL models! In person it is lighter than the pics.

MichaelP,
I am with you...the color doesn't seem right.

Don W,
Tried that didn't have that BRW smell.

very confusing...Dave-SKG38657.7112152778

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Trust me...it's Brazilian--I bet one of my personal sets on it


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Ok Steve my friend, we get the veiled hint...you sold it to them. I think it looks like BRW too...in fact, it does look a lot like some of the stuff you've been selling.

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[QUOTE=Colonial Tonwds] Trust me...it's Brazilian--I bet one of my personal sets on it [/QUOTE]


BRAZILIAN IT IS!

p.s. Forgot to say...THANKS EVERYONE!Dave-SKG38657.827337963

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Don....nope that's newer growth BR cut before the ban.


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I agree with steve, I have some of that that stuff..it is almost a dead match.

I call it 80`s brazilian.
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Taylor's website confirms that the 910 CE Ltd is indeed Brazilian.

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[QUOTE=Don Williams] Taylor's website confirms that the 910 CE Ltd is indeed Brazilian.[/QUOTE]


Don,
This is what I found on the site...
"A classic pairing of premium Indian rosewood and Engelmann spruce, yielding incredibly warm and complex overtones".

I don't doubt you...I guess I need to get my eyes checked or my brain If I saw it was BR on Taylor's site I wouldn't even have bothered you guys!

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Dave, you have to go looking for the Limited Editions to find it. The basic 910 CE is EIRW, but they did a few that were designated Limited Editions, which had Brazilian Rosewood. Go here to see the data.

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THANKS DON!

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You're welcome my friend!

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