BeardyAndy
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My main instrument is: Tanglewood TW73 E
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Post by BeardyAndy on Dec 29, 2017 13:01:50 GMT
Happy New Year all
I'm scratching my head a little over body sizes and wonder if you guys could shed some light for me?
I had a Freshman FOP10N that I believe was a 000 body size and sold it to buy a Tanglewood TW73E parlour guitar. Now I'm looking for something a little bigger with a 14 fret neck but keeping the TW and the Epiphone EL-00 is right up there on my list (not as high as a Gibson but we can dream!) but I'm wondering, is my Parlour the same general size as a 00 with a shorter neck or is it smaller? Not all manufacturers list body size so is it a standard or does it differ from brand to brand??
With different guitar shops selling different brands it would be nice to do my homework first.
Thanks
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Post by oustudent on Dec 29, 2017 14:01:58 GMT
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Post by ocarolan on Dec 29, 2017 16:11:08 GMT
The only sure way is to obtain dimensions one way or another. Although the Martin size descriptors are widely used, many other manufacturers use their own names/numbers etc. often as a result of marketing initiatives and the desire to seem distinctive. "Parlour" has particularly misused by manufacturers in recent years, often to describe bigger guitars to which oustudent alludes . The wider availability of different shapes, and the appearance of newer models with previously non-standard shapes has made it harder to describe shapes succinctly and accurately, especially between manufacturers. Keith
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BeardyAndy
Strummer
Posts: 39
My main instrument is: Tanglewood TW73 E
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Post by BeardyAndy on Dec 29, 2017 22:04:56 GMT
Thanks guys
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