Hi, I'm Caroline, and today we're taking you inside the Taylor Guitars factory, where they combine craftsmanship and automation to produce hundreds of guitars a day. The company has two factories.

the inlaid “Prestige” logo made of mother of pearl carefully cut into tiny pieces and glued into place — no stick-on decals for this North Vancouver guitar factory. It’s the 100th guitar ...

the sections are hung to set and rest above the factory floor, for anywhere between three and 11 days, depending on the type of paint. Once the neck is attached to the body, the guitars head to ...