1997 Taylor PS-10 Brazilian Rosewood - Presentation Series.  [SOLD]...

This 16-inch-wide, 4 5/8 inch-deep 'dreadnought' guitar with scalloped bracing, weighs just 5.30 lbs. Two-piece, book-matched, natural master grade Engelmann spruce top. Two-piece book-matched highly-figured "AAA" grade Brazilian rosewood back, Figured Brazilian rosewood sides. Elaborate twelve-ply binding including two layers of abalone on the top and back of the body. Elaborate sound-hole rings featuring a wide ring of 'heart abalone'. There is a also a border on the top of abalone which extends from the neck joint all the way around the end of the neck. One-piece mahogany neck with a nice fat nut width of 1 3/4 inches, a scale length of 25 1/2 inches and a medium-to-thin profile. Brazilian rosewood faced headstock with "Taylor" and 'torch' logo inlaid in abalone and single white border. Bell-shaped Brazilian rosewood truss-rod cover with two screws. Individual Schaller 'Rotomatic' tuners with half-moon embossed gold-plated metal buttons. Single-ply binding on ebony fretboard with 20 medium-thin frets. Spectacular 'Presentation Series' Green Heart Abalone Byzantine inlay across whole fretboard. Acoustic Matrix Natural Pickup System (with an output of 0.88k) with jack input on end strap pin. TUSQ compensated bridge saddle on specific-shaped' ebony base with abalone decoration. Black string pins with abalone dots. On the end of the neck block is a rectangular white label with Model No. "PS-10", Serial No."970415140" and the signature of "Robert Taylor", all written in black ink. This beautiful guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Complete with the original Taylor '1997 Presentation Series' paperwork and a Mandolin Brothers Insurance Appraisal (for $8,000) dated July 1999. Housed in it's original Taylor four-latch shaped dark brown hardshell case with burgundy plush lining (9.25).

1996 was the year Taylor first unveiled their Brazilian Presentation series and this is indeed one of the first built. According to Taylor, they made only 4 of these that year; needless to say this is quite a rare, and a historically significant piece. 

The regular PS-10ce currently lists at $7,328 - this of course is not Brazilian rosewood, which was discontinued in 1999. 

Founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, Taylor Guitars, from its humble, naive beginnings as a repair shop, has evolved into  one of the world's most successful and highly regarded acoustic guitar manufacturers in the world, making musical-instrument history by becoming the first American luthiers in the 20th century century to take an acoustic guitar company from one-off shop to production-level manufacturer without relinquishing ownership or creative control.  "In 1976, Taylors provided an affordable and viable alternative to Martins, which were the standard," John Zehnder of McCabe's Guitar Shop recalled. "The Taylors' low-profile necks, and the fact that they offered several choices as to neck widths, were a real advantage. Plus, they sounded good, and, because of the way they were made [with bolt-on necks], we were able to make repairs instantly, which was greatly appreciated by our customers. In many ways, Taylor guitars were a real breath of fresh air." That fresh air continues to gust from the factory, with guitars that have won international acclaim and many awards, the most important being the rabid loyalty of Taylor Guitar players.