The acoustic guitar body shapes guide

A rough guide to the archetypal vintage and modern body shapes for steel-string flat-top acoustics

Guitarist magazine

1854, you say? This Martin designation is at the top end (size-wise) of what you might call a parlour guitar, though there’s no set standard for that term. It usually has a 12-fret-to-body design and produces a focused tone with plenty of mid-range punch.

BODY LENGTH: 19 1/8 (inches)
MAX DEPTH: 4 1/16
MAX WIDTH: 13 1/2

FAMOUS USERS: Ian Anderson, Joan Baez

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