Well, it's a done deal. I bought the Taylor Big Baby this morning. I didn't want to wait until tomorrow and find that, maybe, it had been sold. They had one more in inventory, but the one in the showroom is the one I wanted. And... it doesn't come with a truss rod wrench. I've got a thin-walled socket that fits it perfectly, so no problem there.
All I have to do now is let it sit for a couple of days without touching it. That'll be harder than it was to play it all week and not buy it before.
This comes strung with Elixir Phosphor Bronze with NANOWEB coating. Lights : .012 - .053 - - They feel and sound great. The coating is to keep all the gunk from collecting between the windings. We'll see, as I'm good at filling up those areas.
The included literature covers the correct "Taylor way" string replacement procedure - good. Instructions for using a humidifier, as well as separate brochures for how to know when the guitar is too wet, or too dry, and what to do. I guess I'll need a little tube-style humidifier and a digital hygrometer - says humidity was 47% at the factory and should be kept in that area. My current local humidity is 44% ... outside. I usually keep my apartment between 74F - 80F.. mostly 80F, even in our hottest summers - but it could get a little dry, so I'll have to monitor that indoors.