The "parlour" body designation comes from the Martin lineup. Think of those small-bodied flat tops that you see Joan Baez and Dolly Parton playing. Typically the body is quite narrow as well.
Anyhoo... if you're on the look out for a flat top that offers real bang per buck then check these out. Model numbers (as per
Cort's website) are L900P, L100P and L1200P. I played a couple at Music Connection this morning and they are great. Solid wood tops, well finished, very retro and authentic if you're into that sort of thing - slot heads, the little pyramids each side of the bridge, bound necks, herringbone binding on the examples I played. More to the point these are good sounding guitars with reasonable appointments and at the price (street price should be around 4 grand) they are very good value for money. Choice of cedar and spruce tops as well, so you have some tonal variation to check out. Especially good for slide and finger style playing.
