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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 6684811, member: 55&quot;]Yes, in general; but I personally wouldn&#039;t refer to an f-hole guitar with a trapeze tailpiece as a parlor guitar, regardless of size; reserving that term for round-hole guitars with strings attached directly to the bridge.&nbsp; And for those, no question that older instruments often sound very good - I&#039;ve got one of those myself.</p><p>But the issue remains with a trapeze tailpiece that only a very good maker can get the geometry right to put enough pressure on the bridge for a good sound.&nbsp; If it were an old Gibson f-hole, I&#039;d say certainly worth restoring; but with this one, it is questionable, and you&#039;d have to be willing to do the restoration first and then see how it sounded.&nbsp; Might be great, but it would be a gamble; and maybe a good luthier could tell whether it was worth taking the gamble; but I suspect Journey is more interested in a quick sale.</p><p>But thanks to all for an interesting discussion and online research![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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