Grand Concert & Folk size acoustics ?

[GuitarCrazy]

Hey all:

 

Whats the difference between a Grand Concert size acoustic and a Folk size, if any?

 

Thanks

[denvertrakker]

Hey all: Whats the difference between a Grand Concert size acoustic and a Folk size, if any? Thanks

 

I'm surprised nobody's taken a stab at this yet so, while I'm certainly no expert, here's my $.02:

 

A "folk" guitar is usually smaller than a dreadnought, bigger than a Grand Concert (but not by much) and has a different body shape than a dread. It would correspond roughly to a Martin 000.

 

"Grand Concerts" are the modern-day successors to the old parlor guitars in size, although not in body shape. The rough Martin equivalent would be an 00.

 

Just my (admittedly basic) opinion, I could be wrong.

[Terry Allan Hall]

I'm surprised nobody's taken a stab at this yet so, while I'm certainly no expert, here's my $.02: A "folk" guitar is usually smaller than a dreadnought, bigger than a Grand Concert (but not by much) and has a different body shape than a dread. It would correspond roughly to a Martin 000. "Grand Concerts" are the modern-day successors to the old parlor guitars in size, although not in body shape. The rough Martin equivalent would be an 00. Just my (admittedly basic) opinion, I could be wrong.

 

Close...Grand Concert is a specific size of flat-topped steel-string guitar, whereas "folk" guitar is a pretty generic term that can mean different things to different people, but in general means a non-electric, non-arched top steel-string guitar...thus, to many people, a dreadnaught could be a "folk" guitar.

 

It's all good!

[EvilTwin]

I've seen more and more guitars pop up called "folk" guitars in the vein of the LaSiDo Folk models...which are akin to 000's, but shaped more like Larrivee L-bodies (just smaller).

[guitarist21]

I'm with Terry on this one. Folk is a more general term than Grand Concert. Names of sizes are so arbitrary and they differ from company to company. It can be rather confusing.

 

Ellen

[kwakatak]

From what I've seen, "folk" guitars are 0 or 00 sized and typically 3/4 the size of a dreadnought. Grand Concerts are only slightly smaller than dreads. The lower bouts are comparable in width compared to dreads but the waists are narrower and the body is often shallower.

[GuitarCrazy]

Thanks for the help everyone, now to find an inexpensive guitar.