Taylor 312ce-N, Natural, Nylon String Acoustic-Electric, Hardshell Case - Used - Excellent
The Taylor 312ce-N was designed to answer a specific question that steel-string players have been asking for years: what if a nylon string guitar was built to feel like a Taylor? Not a traditional classical — no flat fingerboard, no 2" nut, no headstock that requires a rethink of every technique you have developed. The 312ce-N has a radiused ebony fingerboard, a 1 7/8" nut width that sits between classical and steel-string, a Venetian cutaway, and Taylor's ES-N electronics. It is a nylon string guitar built for players who were not raised on nylon string guitars, and it removes every barrier to entry without compromising the voice that makes nylon strings worth playing in the first place.
That voice is warm, round, and inherently musical — the spruce and sapele combination gives it a punchy midrange and clear highs that the Grand Concert body focuses and projects beautifully. Beautiful and easy to play, exactly as advertised — the kind of instrument that makes you reach for it constantly because it rewards the gesture every time. At 3 lbs 14 oz it is featherweight on a strap or in the lap, and the set up with nice low action makes it one of the most immediately comfortable guitars we have had through the shop. The ES-N electronics capture the acoustic tone faithfully and naturally when you need to plug in.
This guitar has been inspected by our Taylor-certified technicians and is playing exactly as it should. Condition is Excellent with no signs of cosmetic use worth noting — clean throughout. Comes with the Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
- Make: Taylor
- Model: 312ce-N
- Country of origin: USA (El Cajon, California)
- Body shape: Grand Concert, Venetian cutaway
- Top: Solid Sitka spruce, gloss finish
- Back and sides: Solid sapele, satin finish
- Bracing: Nylon bracing pattern
- Binding: Black
- Rosette: 3-ring
- Neck: Tropical mahogany, Taylor neck joint, satin finish
- Fingerboard: West African ebony, 20" radius, Italian acrylic inlays
- Headstock: Slotted, satin finish, Indian rosewood overlay
- Bridge: Ebony, nylon tie style (no pins)
- Nut: TUSQ, 1 7/8" width
- Saddle: Micarta
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Frets: 17
- Tuners: Classical open gear, chrome with pearloid buttons
- Electronics: Taylor ES-N under-saddle transducer
- Strings: D'Addario Pro Arte Carbon nylon
- Weight: 3 lbs 14 oz
- Modifications: None
- Includes: Taylor deluxe hardshell case
Ships carefully packed and insured for full value.
International buyers are welcome — please contact us for a shipping quote before purchasing.
About Mill River Music
Mill River Music is an independent, human-powered music shop located in downtown Northampton, MA, run by a team of players, enthusiasts, and certified repair technicians. Every piece of used gear we sell is personally inspected, tested, and set up before it ships — we don't list it until we'd be happy to play it ourselves.
As Martin and Taylor certified techs, we hold our guitar work to a high standard, and we're committed to full transparency about the condition of everything we sell. No surprises.
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