Over the past four-plus decades there�s a resounding theme from Taylor Guitars: passion for improving the guitar-playing experience. As a company that�s passionate about exposing more players to the pleasures of making music, Taylor isn�t content to see people throw in the towel before they have a chance to get their groove on. The Academy Series, which includes this Academy 12-N Nylon String Grand Concert Acoustic, represents Taylor�s effort to support the development of the entry-level guitar player. Taylor believes that in many respects a player who is just beginning deserves the best-playing guitar.

Most newcomers to the instrument � and parents buying for their kids � are understandably reluctant to pony up for a more expensive, �nice� brand of guitar without knowing whether the interest will last. So the approach tends to be: start with an inexpensive, �good-enough� guitar, and if things progress, upgrade to something better. But all too often this ends in hand-wringing frustration, where would-be music-makers walk away from the instrument blaming themselves for not having enough musical talent or physical dexterity, when in fact the real culprit all along was the guitar.
 
 
 
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UPC: A12-N