Taylor Guitars USA Factory Tour! - Traditional Methods Meet Modern Tech To Create Amazing Acoustics!
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Күн бұрынFrom start to finish, Meg takes a tour of the Taylor Acoustic Guitars Factory over in San Diego, California! She's joined by Jim Kirlin from Taylor, where we go through the journey every USA made Taylor Acoustic Guitar makes, from bare wood getting plained and getting acclimated all the way through to fitting their patented Taylor neck joint and final finishing!
From traditionally matching the wood grain by eye, to huge robotic arms putting the perfect finish and shine on the guitar, Taylors factory is an incredible, unique place with the perfect blend of old school craftsmanship and modern day technology crafting some of the best Acoustic Guitars the world has ever seen.
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Interview with Taylor's Master Guitar Designer, Andy Powers - bit.ly/39lZBWd
How to care for you're Taylor Acoustic Guitar - bit.ly/3vtZb8N
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Do Taylor Guitar Pics Sound Different? - bit.ly/3vrQs6P
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00:00 Intro
00:27 Backs And Sides Going Through The Rotary Planer
01:00 Laser Cutting / Wood Acclimating Area
02:25 Bookmatching
03:06 Why Different Wood Species Need Treating Differently In The Acclimation Process
04:41 Laser Cutting Machines
05:55 Grading The Wood, Matching Sets
06:36 How And Why Taylor Started Using Urban Ash
10:42 Machine Buffing
13:44 In-House Tooling
14:37 Finishing - Robotic Sprayer, UV Oven And Electrostatic Attraction Process
17:35 Patented Neck Join
21:01 Installing Tuners - Smart Workstation With RFID Tags
22:08 Final Assembly, Stringing-Up And Testing
23:34 Outro
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@brianlonjak9424 Жыл бұрын
I always appreciate listening to someone talk when the enthusiasm and energy from them with regards a topic is effortless.
@jerrybeilgard5824 2 жыл бұрын
I worked for a tree service and operated the wax dip for end checkering. There were only two of us. Our End Use was rifle and shot gun stocks and fore ends. We milled slabs of oak and walnut, aged them in huts in walnut orchards for two years then cut them into blanks for sale to Benelli, Winchester & Remington.
@MrA1582000 Жыл бұрын
Just love how informative and enthusiastic this fellow is. What a great representative for the company. Proud owner of two Taylor’s.
@chrishammonds72 Жыл бұрын
Great factory tour. I find it very amusing when the interviewer asked where they will source eucalyptus from and they didn’t even think of sourcing it from Australia as we have eucalyptus trees in abundance here.
@dualquadable 10 ай бұрын
Eucalyptus is endemic to Australia of various species and the best in the world. I think for fretboard or neck eucalyptus word be amazing don't know about the tone for the body. Like Kao it contains natural oil of its own for protection.
@bobhenderson9357 6 ай бұрын
Wow! What an awesome company! This representative for the company of Taylor was very informative and he definitely knows his stuff! Thank you for the great video! I'm also a proud owner of a Taylor! Not only does my Taylor sound beautiful but it's also a piece of art that I will always cherish !
@miguelcastillo-cedano8386 Ай бұрын
The video was super informative and really cool, but with complete respect she has the be one of the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life
@grahamjones-musician9825 2 жыл бұрын
Loving my Taylor, bought from PMT Nottingham. Great insight. Thank you.
@jonkerr2050 8 ай бұрын
I live 5 minutes from there. I’ve got to go take the public tour that I’ve heard they do. My Dad sold material to them years ago when they did an expansion. So they gave him the more behind the scenes tour.
@guitarist100 2 жыл бұрын
Done the tour at El Cajon back in 2016 , well worth the visit thanks Taylor.
@PMTVUK 2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing place!
@paulalcamo2255 7 ай бұрын
Fascinating. It appears that all of the complicated craftsmanship and lutherie has been given over to the machines. When Taylor first came onto the market, they were using these machines to create a cost saving advantage for the consumers. You could proudly say to your guitar friends that this amazing sounding guitar came in at a price point significantly below the major competitors. Fast forward to today and how although Taylor offers lower priced guitars, they do not stand out like the low priced models of their beginnings. Where is the justification for a 9000 dollar taylor when all of the carving and inlay is being done by a machine? I assume we are paying overhead costs for the machines and the increased price of rarer woods but cannot appreciate how they got so far away from their origins as a disruptor to the acoustic guitar manufacturing world.
@MrHeliosoul 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@O_Towne_Bear 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what an incredible thing, to be able to walk through that factory. Sweet. Also: Second.
@begelston 11 ай бұрын
Wow, Taylor is amazing!
@joeywho534 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see an American factory.
@mkilner 2 жыл бұрын
This was perfect, great narration, camera work and sound, having been to see the Martin guitar co tour i can see why you loved it! :)
@PMTVUK 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Martin! Thanks for watching 🤘
@wyzanagui7140 Жыл бұрын
Got my mom an 814ce Vclass. More of an open, slightly sharp sound. Easy playability and beautiful solid nitro finish. Crazy to think the guitar was made in the same area she lives in.
@michaelthomson5101 Жыл бұрын
WOW, just wow.
@dancarpenter4360 2 жыл бұрын
I have a 824c bought it 96 still sounds great
@peterkiley7867 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad Duff McKagan's brother gave the tour. All kidding aside though I love my Taylors and what a great video
@alexwoolridge94aw 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I own a 110e and a 324ce and they've done me well both at home and at gigs. I've had my 110e for 8 years now and it's been through some not so nice conditions. Good bang for the buck guitar
@PMTVUK 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@kkdeveauxgue2784 Жыл бұрын
I've had my builders edition 324 for 4 years now and still sounds great
@karengayle9331 2 жыл бұрын
Nice tour. How long to do a complete build on average. From picking the wood to first strum?
@oozamalakmi5880 10 ай бұрын
Great video. The neck joint is very impressive! I thought I bi humorous he was explaining the RFID technology. He explained how it is a quality and labor improvement technology as the employee can’t figure out his next job. The employe then leaves with two necks looking for an answer.
@LucasR-xl4sl 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, fascinating stuff, Taylor make some incredible acoustic guitars! =)
@rcjoe406 2 жыл бұрын
The flame maple that I sometimes find at my local lowes seems to come all ready dried hmm 😒 🤔 lol
@ericgould435 Жыл бұрын
I’d love to work for Taylor guitars!
@dougmarshall5324 2 жыл бұрын
As we are talking sustainable what happens to the rejects ... I'll take an 814ce with a few defects.
@justnik8727 2 жыл бұрын
Right!
@donumar8653 2 жыл бұрын
wow....
@peterslayden3096 Жыл бұрын
With the reclaimed woods from California I wonder if there are woods that Taylor wants the cities to start growing to make better guitars?
@TJ-Dives 11 ай бұрын
Best guitars are Taylors. ❤
@J.C... Жыл бұрын
Wow. Martin has the same automatic polishing machine.
@programmersabahaynibatman 2 жыл бұрын
I Love Taylor Guitar but I cant afford the price huhuh
@hkguitar1984 2 жыл бұрын
0:54 Honduran Rosewood?????
@yeremiasyansen2249 Жыл бұрын
Mantab
@NITE_SHIFTING 2 жыл бұрын
Soooo with all these updated, time and money saving processes, this brings costs down? ;) This was great by the way. Your field trip to the US is way entertaining and informative. 👍
@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO 2 жыл бұрын
Not really. It brings the profit up, more than the cost down.
@NITE_SHIFTING 2 жыл бұрын
@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO ;)
@johnpruett6980 2 жыл бұрын
I’d be fine with the cost staying high if they decided to pay their craftsman a premium wage for a premium finish work instead pocketing everything. Maybe then the fret ends on a $1200 Taylor guitar wouldn’t cut my hand.
@jameswilliford5478 2 жыл бұрын
No...now they have to pay a trained skilled engineer to keep up the robotics instead of the people that had done the job by hand. I imagine the production numbers using the robotics is definitely more profitable though or they wouldn't be doing it this way. Probably getting a much better end product too. More even finishes, more precise cuts, better balanced instrument all the way around. Of course it there will be many that say my great grandfather didn't do it that way, or it has no soul. I definitely have more respect for Taylor after watching this tour. I believe they are doing a lot to try to make a great sounding, long lasting beautiful guitar. If treated right and maintained right a guitar can last you a lifetime. Definitely a good investment.
@phanhuyduc2395 Жыл бұрын
Gotta be kidding me. Machine never make as good guitar as a handmade skill luthier. Better for mass production quality control maybe
@captainbuck5969 Жыл бұрын
I’m number 413. Ya!!!
@1957kwick 2 жыл бұрын
Company needs to branch out and start making an electric guitars as well🙂
@paulparker8298 2 жыл бұрын
The last couple of new Taylor’s I’ve tried have felt cheap and not that special considering their obscene prices
@kkdeveauxgue2784 Жыл бұрын
I would have walked into that factory with $5k on me,and said I want that guitar 🤪🤪🤪
@undercrackers56 7 ай бұрын
Whilst most guitar companies use CNC routing, Taylor use lasers. Why is this? I don't believe that any perceived benefit has been explained.
@silvers6231 2 жыл бұрын
first
@brentwellman9289 Жыл бұрын
Crazy. Watch factory tours for Fender, Gibson, Martin and PRS. The whole video is about the skilled workers building their guitars. Human hands is something those other companies are proud of and boast about. Don’t believe the consistency BS folks, using robots to build a product is a shit load more profitable for a company. I prefer to pay a ton of money for guitar that was built, sanded and tuned by the hands of a skilled worker that’s been repeating the process for 20-30 years.
@asskicker917 2 жыл бұрын
Complete opposite of Eastmans factory..
@rogerhartje5964 9 ай бұрын
CNCs, robots, lasers, and not a craftsman in sight. I'd expect that from made in China, but what's the point of a $4000 made in the USA guitar not touched by a master's hands. Thought I'd watch this tour and be excited to by made here, but the only difference between made in the US and made in China is where the robots sit😢
@zarimekmal3551 2 жыл бұрын
I always find that the set up is bad when trying the guitar at the music store.
@jameswilliford5478 2 жыл бұрын
Probably using a middle of the road set up at the factory. I believe a lot of people usually end up lowering the action after buying their guitar. My Yamahas usually have pretty high action.
@zarimekmal3551 2 жыл бұрын
@@jameswilliford5478 my go-to acoustic guitar Takamine thankfully didn't suffer, it was and still is wonderful from the get-go. Thanks for responding, man. Great vibe.
@markconner6078 4 ай бұрын
I personally want a guitar built by humans and not buffed by "Buffy 1 & 2". Of course the main goal is that they don't require a paycheck, health care etc. Maximum profit is highly in play. I'll stick to my Martin's
@grandadsworkshop2455 10 ай бұрын
Informative talk but I never saw anyone more out of their element than Meg she looked completely baffled by 90% of what he told her. Sorry
@paulkline3011 Жыл бұрын
I'm a Dreadnought guy. I don't like Taylor guitar shapes.
@nickneculcea9760 7 ай бұрын
Who cares
@gordongarrett6229 2 жыл бұрын
I have a Baby Taylor. its junk.
@petehowlett3966 Жыл бұрын
This was sooooo boring!
@bomabitria7577 10 ай бұрын
hello madam can i request to the taylor guitar through you if they can donate an acoustic guitar for me because i can't afford one for me i don't have job i'm poor i'm from the philippines thank you
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