Parlor recommendations

I don't know what your price range is, you did not say. Alvarez has a lefty parlor available, the AP70L, a solid top but laminate back and sides, but it is at a nice affordable price, at under 400.00.

Here is a review
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KgH0nonmemM

Here is a left hand parlor guitar roundup you can check out. There is a video of the AP70L in it as well.

https://parlor.guitars/blog/left-handed-parlor-guitar-roundup

You can get all types of Larrivee parlor guitars here:

http://www.wildwoodmusic.com/larrivee-guitars.html?wppa-occur=1&wppa-cover=0&wppa-album=970

Don and Marty are some of the nicest people you'd ever meet.

The body size of the parlors are nice, but I never felt that the size of the body was as much a factor as scale length when it comes to playability. Shorter scales have less string tension and when you combine that with a small body, you don't get much back, especially when they are braced for steel strings and the body tends to be the only thing that they downsized. The nylon string Taylor hybrids are very nice. I regret selling mine. You don't get the sparkle of a steel string guitar, but being a fingerstyle player, that was fine by me. The scale is a bit long but the nylon strings take a lot of the work out of playing clean.

A lot of traditional parlors have only 12 frets clear, so playing with a capo gives you a very limited range before you are playing over the body.

Mahogany topped guitars are more forgiving than spruce. If I was going for something small bodied with a short scale and on the lower price end, it would a Taylor GS mini with either a Mahogany or Koa top. They have good sound and are not a scaled down body. They also have 14 frets clear, so if you capo up 5 frets to match your ukulele, you still have 9 frets clear.. They were designed to be that size and they are very good instruments. I wish that they would build a bound, deluxe version. If you buy it used and buy it right, you should be able to get your money back if you decide that it is not for you. Good luck with the guitar. It is a great journey.

Have a look at Tanglewood. They have some really nice parlours in the high end range

http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/?s=Parlour&post_type=product

And then there's this thing, designed by legendary guitarist Paul Brett.
I love small guitars and would love one of these

http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/vintage-viator-596702

When you say you want a smaller guitar, are you looking for just a smaller body or also smaller scale length for your fretting hand? And if you want a smaller scale length, how much smaller? If you want more guitar feel and sound with just a slightly smaller scale, you can go with the GS Mini, which is 23.5" scale. But for some, still feels a bit wide coming from the ukulele. The Baby Taylor is 22-3/4" scale, or the Martin LX1 is about 23".

If you are looking at something more in the baritone ukulele range scale 20-21.x, then some options below. Also, Kinnard makes an Octave guitar, which as the same scale length, 17" as a tenor. You can check his website.



Here are 3 options for some smaller "guilele range" small guitars. I have been interested in trying one, so have been doing a little researching to find one

1. I just pulled the trigger on a used Kinnard Kiku - Cocobolo/Spruce. Cant speak to it yet, as I have not received it yet. But, something you can look into if you want to commission a custom one or buy one that comes up somewhere. I bought mine from HMS. From all the Kinnard ukes I have heard, they have some great sound.

Kinnard Kiku - https://vimeo.com/135114553



2. Or Lichty also makes a kiku version that sounds nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3ma---5nc

And he makes another model called the baby bard version that is supposed to be just slightly bigger than a baritone uke body.
http://lichtyguitars.com/models/baby-bard/

3. Also, you may want to check out Pono

Pono - http://ponoguitar.com/index.php/mode....html?___SID=U

Uku Li'i 6 String - Small body 6 string: Overall Length 33 inches. 11 1/4" wide body, 21.4" scale.
- UL-10 Acacia top, back, and sides. Tamarind binding, abalone rosette, solid headstock, gloss finish. $1099
- UL-20 Mahogany back and sides. Spruce or Cedar top. Rosewood binding, abalone rosette, solid headstock, gloss finish $1099
- UL-30 Rosewood back and sides. Spruce or Cedar top. Maple binding, abalone rosette, solid headstock, gloss finish $1199
- UL-40 Ebony back and sides. Spruce or Cedar top. Maple binding, abalone rosette, solid headstock, gloss finish $1499