Best parlour guitar under $750 - Acoustic Guitars - Harmony Central
Nov 10, 2005 · For the past year, I have been acquiring nothing but parlor guitars. My recommendations for a parlor guitar under $500/750 would be: Art & Lutherie AMI- which can be had generally for less than $150.00 It is a laminate guitar made by Godin, and is the best guitar for the money I own! Epiphone Blues Master - Rare, but can be had.
Best strings for parlor guitars? - Harmony Central
Apr 14, 2004 · My great-uncle has these 2 really old small acoustics, parlor body I think they're called, and wanted me to get new strings. I forget the brands of the guitars, but the guitars have classical style tuners and they sound like crap anyway and have ridiculously high action. Should I get regular Elix...
Best parlor guitars I've been playing lately - Harmony Central
Apr 27, 2011 · Best parlor guitars I've been playing lately. By Frets99 April 27, 2011 in Acoustic Guitars. Start new ...
Strings for parlor guitars without truss rods?
Mar 24, 2011 · D'Addario, Martin, and Ernie Ball all have their own varieties, but they're essentially designed for smaller and/or vintage guitars. I crunched the numbers, and a set of D'Addario Light Silk and Steel strings exerts 42 pounds less tension than a …
So how do these self-built guitar kits sound? - Acoustic Guitars ...
Nov 30, 2008 · Before you do anything, visit the KMG website I think its' Kenneth Micheals Guitars. He sells a kit that includes alot of the tools and jigs that you may need. He's very hardcore AND HAS STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD A KIT. You can build a kit guitar that's worth quite a bit of money if you have the right skill package.
What strings to use on a parlour guitar? - Harmony Central
Feb 26, 2008 · While I haven't finished it or strung it up yet, I'm currently building a true parlor ("small concert", actually a tiny bit smaller than a single ought) and I plan to string with lights. While mine is very short scale (24.5) I think most are 24.9 which reduces the top tension about 2 precent from long.
Strings for a Parlor guitar - Acoustic Guitars - Harmony Central
Aug 5, 2007 · I got a Larrivee P-05 parlor size a few weeks ago and they come with Cleartone strings. The action is a bit stiff (I'm having it reset soon) but the sound is strong in the midrange and loud all the way around, esp. considering the small size. I use Elixirs on everything else I play and like the sound and durability lots.
Tanglewood TRP 73 VS Parlor - Acoustic Guitars - Harmony Central
Jun 25, 2010 · MinWax polyurethane satin finish in a spray can, ~$6.50 at Walmart. Between coats I wet sanded with 800 grit. After maybe the 3rd coat I used #0000 steel wool. Though the heating and stripping sound abusive, I think they could only have helped. Some of the best guitars are very old, mistreated, and have been dried out regularly over their long ...
Tanglewood Parlor - Acoustic Guitars - Harmony Central
Sep 19, 2010 · I picked up a used Tanglewood Parlor for a song and a dance. It is an older model that has no made in China markings (was probably made there though), the model is TW73-WN. It is all gloss cedar over mahogany with a slothead. Scale is 25.5, 12 frets to the body, and a really deep body for a parlor. Looking forward to when it arrives.
Bedell OH-12-G Acoustic Parlor Guitar - Guitars - Harmony Central
Aug 15, 2011 · But sometimes an instrument is so beautifully appointed, so well made, and so sweet sounding, that you begin questioning all the guitar characteristics you thought you preferred. With Bedell’s stunning OH-12-G Parlor Acoustic, modifying my preferences was a matter of pure seduction, in the best sense of the word.