Taylor Guitars - Academy 12e-N - 2024

Designed to offer a comfortable, affordable option for players seeking the nylon-string sound with player-friendly appointments, the Academy 12e-N serves up snappy classical tone with a feel that's perfect for new learners and experienced players alike. Built with a solid spruce top for optimal projection, clarity and resonance, this compact Grand Concert acoustic-electric features radiused fretboard and a 1-7/8" nut width that provides ample string spacing for fingerstyle play without putting undue strain on your fretting hand. And with built-in ES-N electronics and a lightweight gig bag for protection, the Academy 12e-N has everything a budding player could need.

Highlights:
- Scale Length: 25-1/2"
- Pickguard: None
- Tuners: Classical Nickel
- Strings: D'Addario Pro Arte Carbon (.024 - .046)
- Body Width: 15"
- Nut & Saddle: Nubone Nut, Micarta Saddle
- Truss Rod Cover: Black Plastic
- Number of Frets: 17
- Case: Gig Bag
- Body Length: 19 1/2"
- Body Depth: 4 3/8"

Body:
- Binding Edge Treatment: Black
- Back Config: Layered
- Rosette Size: Three Ring
- Back/Side Finish: Varnish
- Backstrap Wood: None
- Stain/Sunburst: None
- Armrest: Yes
- Top Finish: Varnish
- Backstrap Finish: None
- Bridge Inlay: None
- Armrest Binding: None
- Rosette Material: Baltic Birch
- Wedge: None

Neck:
- Neck Width: 1-7/8"
- Fretboard Binding/Edge Treatment: None
- Type of Neck Joint: Taylor Neck
- Fretboard Wood: West African Crelicam Ebony
- Heel Length: 3-1/2"
- Fretboard Inlay: 4 mm Dots
- Heel Cap Binding: Black
- Neck/Heel: Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Varnish

Peghead:
- Peghead Type: Slot Head
- Headstock Overlay: Copafera
- Peghead Logo: Printed on Headstock Overlay
- Peghead Binding: None
- Peghead Inlay: None

Other:
- Bridge Pins: None
- Fingerboard Ext: None
- Buttons: Pearloid
- Edge Trim: None