Other than the J200 jumbo I can't think that Gibson ever made a smaller flat top guitar in the F / Aught style. Did they?
Sal, don't understand "F/Aught" (F-O?), or do you mean "O" body as opposed to dreadnought? (That, I can understand)
And not sure about "
other than the SJ200"; which I see as a full 17" lower bout.
Being a lover of 16" lower bout F-body like the F40, also known as "Grand Auditorium" in Taylorspeak, you got my curiosity up.
A little searching comes up with the J-165 at 15" lower bout width, and even L-OO at 14-3/4" lower bout width in the "F" body style, assuming the folks citing the specs are correct:
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=480291
Interestingly I have a hard time finding those dimensions on
Gibson's site.
And at least a few members on the Acoustic Guitar forum who seem like they should know better seem woefully unaware that anybody besides Taylor offers (or "offered", right now) a 16" lower bout "F-body"...something Guild was offering (F40) right about the same time Bob Taylor was screaming about being so unceremoniously kicked out of the womb.
I've also had members here suggest the J-185 in response to my ire over the lack of a
current production Grand Auditorium/F-40 body from Guild.
Is that what you were getting at, without getting into the relatives costs or quality issues?
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