There's a pretty nice Gibson archtop on Ebay at the moment, and while it's certainly old, and has those banjo style tuners that you see on the old ones, it's...
The tenor guitar is going string in 2002 thanks to eveyone out there who remains so passionate about this cool instrument!<br><br>Happy New Year to all of...
Hi<br>I am looking for an old book titled<br>"Chords for the Tenor banjo and Guitar"<br>It was published in the 20's by Wm J Smith Music company. The author...
That one seems to appear on Ebay every so often.I got one called "Guckert's Chords" from 1921 but it's not much of an instruction book, just basic chords. Now...
Anyone have a recommendation for a capo for tenor guitar? Do banjo capos work well?<br><br>For my 6 string, I favor a Shubb capo.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>FG...
I have this thing I got for a six string and it's got the name "Kyser" stamped into it. It's one of those that you pinch to open, and then release it onto the...
FG-<br>If you like the Shubb, their banjo capo works good & is wide enuf for most tenor necks.<br>It is also made flat, which most tenor fretboards are. I find...
Hi, Mark. . . <br><br>Happy New Year to you, too. And thanks for your work on the TGR. If the six-and twelve-stringers out there realized how much fun these...
Thanks man. I am watching this auction. <br>It doesn't end for 4 days and it is up to $25.00<br><br>It would kill me to pay a boat load of cash for it then...
I don't know why these books get so high!The Guckerts book got me for $28 plus postage...and it was not really what I needed...in fact, it's not what anybody ...
If you think finding a tenor guitar book is hard, try looking for a plectrum guitar book, there are none! If you are just looking for chord info then the Mel...
You mentioned Eddie Condon...the few songs I have with him on guitar it's hard to even hear the guitar...then, they are the 1930's recordings with Joe Marsala ...
Folks: Can anyone steer me to a source of info about the history of Regal? Or catalogs, catalog reprints, etc. I own a Regal octofone/octophone and would like...
If you go to <a href=http://home.earthlink.net/~minermusic/group1.htm target=new>http://home.earthlink.net/~minermusic/group1.htm</a> you get a cool page that...
Its my personal holy grail to figure out how Condons playing. If you only want one collection to start I would get the new box set "Eddie Condon 1933 to 1944"...
I don't know either. A chord book is a chord book. Nothing more nothing less. The Mel Bay encyclopedia of chords is a good as you are going to get. <br>Various...
You should see the looks I get from guitar store clerks when I say I play a plectrum guitar "you mean with a pick right?" Uh no, a four string guitar. "a...
Buddy Wachter puts out a series of tapes called the banjo Pathway series. His advanced tapes take apart the styles of Peabody and Bechtel on the Plectrum and...
I have the first video of Wachters for plectrum banjo, a lot of good stuff on there but once again the songs are more banjo-centric..Condons choice of song ...
I've had some luck finding rare old books on the web site, www.alibris.com. I just did a search there and found several Mel Bay tenor banjo books, and a few...
Just to let you folks know-<br>I have one of my older backpack 4 stringers on ebay right now. Item #1404130843. I beleive the reserve price is pretty decent...
Marty started on the plectrum banjo. He now plays a modified Carl Kress tuning on the 6 string. While he is a most capable soloist and an excellent vocalist...
Years ago I had this LP record of Marty Grosz and Wayne Wright that was just a great recording of 2 great guitars going all out...They did a few Waller tunes,...
After 40+ years of wanting a tenor guitar (ever since I saw Nick Reynolds 0-18T) I finally bought one. I found a early Gibson with the same headstock design...
Mike - Welcome aboard! That is a nice looking guitar. I have the plectrum version of the same model and it is a great sounding guitar. I like it better than...
Hi everyone out there in "Tenor Guitar Land" As a new member, I am really enjoying this group!!!!<br>I am interested in purchasing a Martin 018T that is in ...
I don't know how up to date this is, but there is an O-18T listed at www.billsmusic.com for $499. Bill's catalog number and listing is BAGCFM24287<br> MARTIN...
The first time I saw Marty Grosz was at a Dixieland festival in Essex CT. Our band was playing in the festival so I during the breaks I would go around an ...
