A tour of the Taylor Guitars Company is scheduled for Friday, November 21^st , 2008 at9:45 am.  If you are interested in attending the tour please email Mark Shin at Shinster1@Yahoo.com with the following information.  The tour will be limited to 23 people on a fist-come, first-serve basis.

1.      Your name.

2.      Your employer and your title.

3.      Your ASME membership number. You must be a current ASME member or be a guest of a member.  Priority will be given to members; guests will be included if space is available.

Each person will need to sign in, get their badge, and protective glasses.

Taylor Guitars produces acoustic guitars of the highest quality and caliber.  Come and see their 143,000 sq ft modern manufacturing complex where we will see from start to finish how these fine instruments are made.  The tour will cover the CNC milling process, laser cutting, robotic spray finishing, and various other processes which are too numerous to list.

The tour site address is 1980 Gillespie Way, El Cajon, CA 92020.  Parking is available at the site location.  Please meet in the lobby of the building promptly at 9:45 am.  The tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours.

For further details and directions, see the Taylor Guitars website.