One of the very first Goodall guitars I played was James' "Parlor" guitar; he had just moved back to Fort Bragg, CA., and brought a couple dozen of his instruments down to the new shop for me to "audition"...
He knew I favored larger bodies, so he was just showing me this little guitar as a courtesy... It had old-growth Brazilian rosewood b/s with old-growth redwood for the top; lots of inlay (purfling, soundhole, fretboard, headstock, etc...) - looked like a precious jewel and I was ASTOUNDED by the sound of it! The volume was actually prodigious, especially considering the size of the guitar, and the tone was sweet, fat and just lovely!
He smiled at my compliments and said, "You could have this one for $12.5k...". Just a bit out of my price range, I'm afraid... Months later, he offered it to me for $8k...
So, I'll toss a short-scale Goodall Parlor into the "small guitar" discussion...
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"Home is where I hang my hat,
but home is so much more than that.
Home is where the ones
and the things I hold dear
are near...
And I always find my way back home."
"Home" (working title) J.S, Sherman
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