How I got to buy this model

Saddle compensation

A bit of a mystery as! it would seem, the twelth fret should be halfway along the string to provide forman octave higher.

The theory is that a shorter string i.e. half the length would vibrate higher than an octave as under the same tension it would be stiffer. This applies moreso to thicker strings. So the saddle is moved a bit further frm the 12th to compensate. Ideally each string would have it's own adjustable saddle, which is the case on many electric guitars; on acoustic's this isn't employed, which is regretable and questionable.

On the Taylor C356CE the 'tusk' saddle is elaborately moulded for each string

The 12th fret is 12.75" (12&24/32nds) from the nut, the distances from the 12th fret to the saddle are:

E (1&2) are exactly 12.75"
G (5) is 1/32nd longer
E (11) is 2/32nds longer

Still the guitar cannot be tuned very well, the compensation does not give an octave at 12th fret. There is a question as to the age of the strings and if they have stretched un-uniformly.

The other is inherent in the nut also has a similar effect and stiffens the end of the string when played open, apparently the nut is often set back an extra mil to compensate but not variable as in the saddle ????