Acoustic Guitar Shapes

I started being a lot more conscious of the different shapes of the guitar, and now dreadnoughts and auditoriums just kind of jump out at me where ever I go.

Yesterday, I was in (ugh) Guitar Center on 14th Street and I tried out the kind of shape I'm thinking of building. It's cool, but a little bit smaller than what I am used to. I also don't think that not having a cutaway is going to be a big issue as I rarely play in that area anyway (perhaps, unfortunately).

Also, in GC they had an acoustic whose side was actually sawed off so you an inspect the insides, and it gave me a pretty good idea of the real-world thickness of the soundboard. Cool!