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If you are after a small bodied guitar, Brook make some of the best sounding small guitars I've heard. They are another British builder worth looking into. Their standard neck profile won't be to everyone's taste (shallow neck with flat fingerboard) but I'm sure you could get what you wanted if you custom ordered.
i think how I hold the guitar might help.., classical position with either F Shape with bevel or buy an FM which is much less depth.
i think the bevel option will give me the depth of sound but easier on the right hand. PB actually talks about how he started to have neck aches and arm problems and his sig was designed on helping him.
or there is the S shape shorter scale length also better for RSI?
I'd recommend buying this first anyway:
On a comfy settee with a small guitar, I use it on my right leg, and cross my legs
With a larger guitar I use it slightly further from me to not raise the guitar, and usually don't cross my legs
with this, I get a lot less problems with aches and pains playing guitar, and no longer need to workon positioning the guitar whilst playing
I still feel less tired, and a whole lot more comfortable with a fuller neck these days as opposed to a slim C shape.
However, the use of good playing technique with a properly set-up guitar and the use of a good guitar support (like the Dynarette) could help greatly. For greatest benefit, both feet should be flat on the ground when using a support.
The Dynarette is probably the most flexible for switching between different guitars but I think the leather Neck-up is more flexible in adjustment for a particular guitar. I'm also just experimenting with a wooden Playwood support which I think will work well with a couple of simple modifications.
After trying them, I avoid the metal supports commonly used in classical circles as it is too easy to end up scratching the guitar's side without care.