Hi Daylia. If you're interested in a Canadian cross between classical and acoustic, you might look at a Seagull Folk guitar. Seagull is one of the labels of La-Si-Do, the Quebec company that also makes Art and Lutherie, Simon and Patrick, and Norman guitars. The size they call folk is the same body size and shape as a classical, and has a neck that's a little wider than normal steel-strings (though definitely not as wide as a classical).

I had one of these once and I think it cost around 350 new. The top was solid, the back was laminated. I think the Simon and Patrick (which are a step up in the Lasido food chain) come in folk size as well.

Seagull - click on Product listings, then S-series and Artist-series.


Cheers, Marion