Parlor Guitars?

Question:I want to find a regular acoustic that fits my small body and hands. I'm considering a parlor guitar. Any drawbacks?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to find a regular acoustic that fits my small body and hands. I'm considering a parlor guitar. Any drawbacks?

My wife has a small body - she's only 4' 10" tal,l so I bought her a Tanglewood TFCE- ASB. It is parlour size, with built in electrics and a cutaway. It sounds good plugged in or not. Check it out. Hope this helps.(that is if you don't want a travel guitar!)

The bass is much less than a dreadnaught. This is good if you play finger-style because the volume is more even on all the strings. If you play with a pick though, it will sound thin compared to bigger body sizes. If you get an acoustic-electric and play plugged in, then it doesn't matter - you can turn up the bass.

I learned on an LG-3 Gibson parlor guitar and they are suitable for individual playing. In my high school ROTC ball I played it from a balcony into a large auditorium and everyone could hear it plainly--even above my "All Shook Up" song of Elvis.

Recently, I've used a soundhole pickup and ran it patched through a Fendersonic acoustic amplifier and it sounds as good as my Martin HD-35.

The Gibson tone is sharp in treble, medium in bass without amplification.

When you find a quality parlor guitar I suggest you get it--provided the sound and projection suits your tastes.

Yes, most parlor guitars, except the rare expensive ones, are not good intonation wise. Try a Baby Taylor or a Martin 000 size guitar.