Not sure what the construction is but it is basically solid body with a small chamber. I have no idea if that was just a design feature but it's certainly not acoustic (although I have seen it referred optimistically to as semi-acoustic). I'm not an expert but Jim Burns was a flawed genius who enjoyed some success in the 1960s and I think this model came out as the Burns name was being resurrected briefly in the late 70's/early 80's.
The repro is described here
http://www.burnsguitars.com/steer.php as having "two body cavities" but those weigh about the same as a solid body guitar and, as I said, my original weighs a ton!
The neck feels massive so it's not particularly playable for me. Still, a little bit of British guitar history.
Pic nicked from the web
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Originally Posted by magirus
The body is a scaled down version of the Taylor GS Neil, but it's only a little less deep. The scale length is only 23.5 inches, so a full 2 inches shorter than a standard neck. All of this makes it a lot more comfortable for me in terms of what chords I can reach and it sits very comfortably on my lap, of course the larger gent might not like this at all! ;-) The fit and finish is superb, as you'd expect from Taylor, and the shorter scale with a lovely low action makes playing the medium gauge Elixirs feel very light, almost like an electric. The comparatively deep body and large sound hole means the guitar still has a full bodied sound. There's no bracing on the back, which is laminated Koa (as are the sides) for strength and stability and is pressure formed with a curve to it, which helps project the sound. Here's a picture I pinched off tinternet, with a GS Mini between a Baby Taylor and a full sized guitar. I'll take some pics of mine next to my S&P dreadnought and post here in due course.
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I've just swapped to postimage so hopefully OK now?
