[Lafayette]

A new friend of mine (in his late thirties) is interested in learning to play guitar. He is a complete novice.

At my place he tried out three different guitars: a cheap Yamaha folk guitar, a Baby Taylor, and an old, cheap Takamine Jasmine classical. He prefers the classical, because the strings aren't as painful as the steel string guitars.

His problem is his hands are small. I could tell just by watching him that in the future, even with lots of practice and finger stretching exercises that a two inch neck will be a hindrance to his playing and enjoyment. And of course, he wants a bigger body guitar. He wasn't too crazy about the Baby Taylor.

Can any of you suggest a narrow neck nylon string guitar with a body bigger than a Baby Taylor? Do they still make guitars that are bi-stringual?

Lafayette