I have a friend who wants to buy and learn to play an acoustic guitar, mainly for church services. The snag is the physical size. She will need a narrow body to be able to reach around it. Even my Ovation with that round back is too big for her to play.

Is there such a thing as a scaled down guitar that sounds like a normal sized guitar? I don't know because I have never had to shop for a smaller bodied guitar.

Also like to keep the price down so she doesn't spend $1000 on a guitar and then decide it isn't for her.

Any suggestions?