This 2019 Taylor Builder’s Edition 517 delivers the refined craftsmanship and lush tone you’d expect from Taylor’s premium Builder’s Edition series. Featuring Taylor’s Grand Pacific body shape, solid tonewoods, and the stunning Wild Honey Burst finish, it’s built for warmth, balance, and inspiring playability.

This example is exceptionally clean, showing hardly any play wear—just light signs of use and a subtle shine on some of the satin-finished areas from handling. A Fishman low-profile acoustic pickup has been professionally installed, offering a discreet, easy-to-use setup that preserves both the guitar’s look and natural tone.

Includes the original beautiful floral-design Taylor case.

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Grand Pacific

• Top Wood: Solid Torrefied Sitka Spruce

• Back & Sides Wood: Solid Tropical Mahogany

• Bracing: V-Class with Relief Rout

• Finish: Wild Honey Burst, Silent Satin

Neck

• Neck Wood: Tropical Mahogany

• Neck Profile: Standard Taylor Carve

• Scale Length: 25.5"

• Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Fretboard Radius: 15"

• Number of Frets: 20

• Nut Width: 1.75"

• Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Arrowheads

Hardware

• Bridge: West African Crelicam Ebony

• Saddle: Micarta (compensated)

• Nut: Black Graphite

• Tuners: Taylor Nickel

• Pickguard: None (clear finish protection only)

Electronics

• Pickup: Fishman Low-Profile Acoustic Pickup (aftermarket install)

• Controls: Discreet soundhole-mounted controls

Additional Info

• Strings: Light Gauge Phosphor Bronze (.012–.053)

• Case: Original Taylor Hardshell Case with Floral Design