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We can't thank the Global Environment Facility enough for their generous support of our work in Cameroon. We're immensely proud of our efforts to invest in a future where musical instruments can exist in their best form.

Our year-long celebration of Taylor’s 50th anniversary continues with the introduction of a special family of instruments called the Legacy Collection. The new collection honors the early days of our history with designs inspired by some of Bob Taylor’s most memorable guitars. Bob personally oversaw the development of these guitars, curating the design elements and drawing from his own personal history with them. The result is a collection with the look, feel and sound of true “legacy” guitars, but subtly reimagined with aesthetic refinements and performance enhancements not found anywhere else in the Taylor line. #Leadership #Innovation #50thAnniversary #TaylorGuitars

In Hawai’i, Siglo Tonewoods, a joint venture between Taylor Guitars and Pacific Rim Tonewoods, has planted 8,000 koa trees together with 2,700 mixed native trees, primarily at Siglo Forest on The Big Island, an area that has been treeless for over a century. Several years ago, we bought this land with a plan to return it to forest and to eventually provide a sustainable supply of koa for the industry. Elsewhere, over the last five years, Siglo Tonewoods has planted 33,000 koa trees and 4,000 mixed native trees and shrubs on three project sites on Hawai’i Island. This equates to 145 acres of outright native forest planting.

Join us for Taylor’s 50th Anniversary Celebration this Saturday, September 21st at 3pm streaming LIVE from Guitar Center Hollywood. Celebrate with co-founder Bob Taylor, Chief Guitar Designer Andy Powers, and an all-star lineup of Taylor artists. Enjoy live performances by Grammy winners Ben Harper and Lisa Loeb, Steve Poltz, Molly Miller, and Elise Trouw. ??? Watch here: https://tylrgt.rs/GCLive

The 2024 Taylor Guitars Ebony Project planting numbers are in! This year the Congo Basin Institute planted 4,697 ebony trees and 7,695 fruit trees on community-controlled lands neighboring the Dja Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s largest and best-protected rainforests. To date, the project has planted 40,490 ebony and 24,761 fruit trees. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gjjRDd-S

Join Taylor Guitars, Original Grain, and the University Club on Friday, October 11, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to celebrate Guitars4Vets, a non-profit helping veterans with PTSD through music. A group of 21 San Diego veterans who recently completed the G4V program will receive new Taylor guitars. Nashville artist and G4V graduate Scotty Hastings will perform, joined by recent graduates for an all-star band rendition of “Rockin’ in the Free World” and “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” It promises to be a moving evening for a great cause. Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g6YgMBxB

Daniel Lewis, the Sr. Curator of the renowned Huntington Library, has a new book called Twelve Trees, which profiles a dozen tree species to illustrate the challenges we face maintaining healthy ecosystems. Chapter 7 is about West African ebony and we're honored to be mentioned. “…the California-based Taylor Guitars, purchased a dilapidated ebony mill in the city of Yaoundé in Cameroon, and soon became a leading driver of change in the guitar industry, leading a conservation charge to transform the growth, harvesting, and replanting of (ebony)” Our commitment to responsible sourcing remains steadfast as we continue our #sustainability journey.

Our Director of Sustainability, Scott Paul, traces the history of musicians and environmental advocacy and talks with Ed Robertson from Barenaked Ladies about the band’s efforts to green up touring. https://tylrgt.rs/EcoTrip

Four years after their last trip to Cameroon, Scott Paul and Bob Taylor returned and saw firsthand the promising growth of the Ebony Project. In 2022 alone, 6,372 ebony trees were planted across all project sites, bringing our total to 27,810. https://lnkd.in/gykc6fiC

Take a deep dive into the sprawling family of mahogany and learn why we're changing how we think and talk about the "king of woods." https://tylrgt.rs/Mahogany