Taylor K22 (2013)
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The Taylor K22 (Version I) was originally offered with Koa top,back sides and neck, tortoishell pickguard, 3-stripe bound body, abalone rosette, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl diamond inlays until 1992,
Then a second version of the K 22 (Version II) was made from 1998 to 2000. This had a mahogany neck and tortoishell body binding, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with 1995 Limited Edition pattern inlays and an ebony bridge.
The current Taylor K22 has koa or spruce top options and Island Vine fretboard inlay.
Specifications (19)
General
| Binding | tortoiseshell binding |
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body back material | koa body back |
| Body sides material | koa body sides |
| Body style | grand-concert style |
| Body top material | koa body top |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
| Soundhole rosette | abalone rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Headstock inlays or logos | abalone headstock inlay/logo |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge pins | abalone dot pins |
| Bridge | ebony bridge |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | diamond fingerboard position markers, vine fingerboard position markers |
Prices (6)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $4000 | excellent | John Denver Commeritive Model | |
| 1999 | $2700 | excellent | ||
| 1992 | $2350.00 | new | ||
| 2017 | kr25000 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | kr24000 | excellent | ||
| 1999 | $3200.00 | new | Best guitar purchase I have ever made, most enjoyable guitar I have ever played. It was a 1998 model (no electronics in this model at the time) and I think I paid $3200 new for the guitar. I added a $300 LR-bags dual source pickup system which boosted the out the door price to $3600 (installed). I have no intention of selling this guitar, but would be interested in what current market prices are for this model. To me this is a work of art and and has been a work horse for me over the years all around the US. This site is one of the few places to actually find information on all the versions of this guitar, and I rarely find anybody that knows about my specific model. To me with the look, size and most definitely the sound, makes this is my favorite acoustic, and I have played a lot of guitars from all around the price spectrum. The neck is a satin finish not high gloss polish which I feel sticks to my hands when running up and down the neck. My only complaint was the lack of a cutaway, which in my opinion, opened up my play styles in the middle of the neck, essentially only making me a more competent guitar player. I am very much a finger style guitar player that only uses the edge of my fingernails on middle and ring finger while holding a pick in my thumb and index. You may think from Taylor's description that this guitar may sound too harsh with the Hardwood top, body, in addition to its smaller body size, against my fingernails and pick, but I think it helps the guitar cut through instead of being washed out especially when playing with somebody else strumming another guitar. |
