Please allow me the opportunity to be the contrarian. Went to the My Rare Guitars website. Could not find the mandocello, either lefty or "wrongy" in the...
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SteveB
steveboudreaux
Feb 1, 2011 1:21 pm
Thanks, I will check that out....
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 1, 2011 1:47 pm
The Eastwood item posted previously was a left handed mandola, not a mandocello:...
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Simon
rothwell_simon
Feb 1, 2011 2:30 pm
Just to expand on the previous post, if you use chordie.com to show the chord shapes use the 'tenor banjo' for CGDA tuning and 'mandolin' for GDAE. Its a...
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Mike Soares
soaresyguitars
Feb 1, 2011 3:48 pm
Hi from, Mike. While a lot of this is true. Look at it like this, an average righty guitar like a telecaster, are made in lots of 1,000 at a time, this is...
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Charis
cworden123
Feb 2, 2011 1:55 am
I just uploaded some pictures of my Kay Recording King Tenor Guitar. I am going to be "thinning"; the herd soon including this one as I don't play it as much...
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djandersen39
Feb 2, 2011 4:11 am
One of my local shops, the Buy & Sell Center in Eugene, Or., has both models available used. So here's a little field report. The TG10 is $295.00, the 18 is...
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djandersen39
Feb 2, 2011 4:19 am
Little Lion Man is a great song. I'd heard it some where but would have had no idea who the group was until your post caught my attention. There's a lot of...
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Matt Davenport
matthewrdave...
Feb 2, 2011 5:01 am
dj, thanks so much for the exhausting report. I have searched and find that I can get the martin tg for just a few more bucks, so I am going to go that ...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 2, 2011 7:24 am
Thanks, dj. Isn't this is a great discussion board - just ask for a comparative evaluation of any particular instruments and there it is, almost instantly!...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 2, 2011 7:39 am
Hi Matt, I hope you appreciate the differences between the currently produced Martin LXM tenor, which is mostly made from HPL materials:...
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ballbreaker2x2
Feb 2, 2011 2:42 pm
Hello everyone! I bought a Gibson TG-50 archtop last year but now a need to install pickups on it for my gigs. I think Dearmond (monkey on a stick) pickups may...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 2, 2011 2:59 pm
Hi, You need the long stick one for a tenor guitar although you can make the short stick one work but it is really intended for a mando. The DeArmond works...
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Wally Balmer
wcbalmer
Feb 2, 2011 11:27 pm
Count me in . . . glad we're doing it in Astoria WALLY To: tenorguitarregistry@yahoogroups.com From: markjosephs@... Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:56:20 +0000 ...
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Matt Davenport
matthewrdave...
Feb 2, 2011 11:35 pm
So honestly Steve, you feel the Goldtone tg-18 is better than the Martin due to the more solid wood? I really appreciate knowing for sure as it's a big...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 2, 2011 11:50 pm
Hi Matt, I haven't played or handled any of these models under discussion so I can't say how good they are as instruments but the new Martin is a budget...
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SteveB
steveboudreaux
Feb 2, 2011 11:59 pm
I will try G tuning. But tell me, given I only have 4 stings at my disposal, should I tune it (top-string down,) G-D-G-B, or D-G-B-D?...
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djandersen39
Feb 3, 2011 6:44 am
D G B D or D G B E makes the most sense to me. You're taking on the job of playing a five string banjo part on a four string banjo....
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ballbreaker2x2
Feb 3, 2011 12:14 pm
Thanks Steve! It's so nice to have a place where fellow musicians help each other... I'll follow your advice and try to find a "log stick" one. Just one...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 3, 2011 12:22 pm
Hi Antonio, The 400 model is designed for four courses and comes in a long stick variety for archtop tenors and a short stick variety for mandolins. A six...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 3, 2011 12:38 pm
This one is for a four course instrument - either a tenor or mando but better for a mando:...
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Grahame Parker
grahamepar
Feb 3, 2011 5:23 pm
At last year's Tenor Guitar Gathering in Astoria someone took a photo of Marcy Marxer and me holding our National tenors, old and new, 80 years apart. We've...
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wcbalmer@...
wcbalmer
Feb 3, 2011 5:28 pm
NO -- I remember it having been done ...... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: Grahame Parker <parkerjaz@...> Sender:...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
Feb 3, 2011 10:01 pm
For information ... For information Begin forwarded message: From: My Rare Guitars < michael@... > Date: 4 February 2011 5:35:50 AM AEST To:...
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Todd Gardner
blubull123
Feb 6, 2011 4:09 pm
Ok...I'm getting ready to build my own tenor guitar. Archtop or flat top? Pear shaped or guitar shaped? And, who makes the best tuners? All opinions will be...
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tenfingertzar
Feb 6, 2011 4:44 pm
Oh lordy, what a question! Are you really skilled enough to consider building an archtop? We ARE talking about an acoustic guitar, aren't we? Since the design...
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Mike Soares
soaresyguitars
Feb 6, 2011 4:45 pm
Hi from, Mike. That would depend on if this is your first Guitar? Or just you’re first Tenor Guitar? But the best advice I can offer would be to go with a...
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carrkamp47
Feb 7, 2011 12:26 am
Hi ,can someone show me chicago tuning and where to get or copy a cord chart as I have a book for cords in standard and celtic tuning . I am finding it very...
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NEIL E MURPHY
neilemurphy...
Feb 7, 2011 12:31 am
Same as baritone ukulele. ... From: carrkamp47 <carrkamp47@...> Subject: [Tenor Guitar Registry] chicago tuning cord chart To:...
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Mark
mistermetzoo
Feb 7, 2011 1:53 am
Quick update on TGG 2. I will be flying to Astoria, Oregon from LA on February 17th, spending 10 days there to work out the final details for The Second Annual...
