When you are retired and your only income is a small Social Security check each month, you tend to watch your pennies. $250.00 for a guitar is a lot of money...
I purchased a resophonic tenor from Mike with the same results...looks great, sounds great! I had a minor buzzing problem, but he gave me a couple of...
... I have one of his short scale traveler models. I took it to a fun repertoire and jam class last Friday. The others were much more interested in it then...
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE KIND WORDS. THANK YOU ALL. AS AN AVERAGE WE ONLY WORK ON A $25.00 MARK UP PER GUITAR. WE DO THIS TO PAY OR...
Of some historical interest to TGR members, 12 photos of a Nick Reynolds played 0-18T, with large Willie Nelsonish hole from years of what must have been...
I signed up to join the group so that I could send messages. I was advised that I would receive confirmation when I had been approved. I have not received any...
I feel fortunate to have found this registry. I recently bought a late forties/early fifties Harmony archtop tenor. It is quite playable yet I could use a...
Hi from, Mike. Soares'y Guitars. Well, the order is in. I just sent out my Emails to all on my wanted list. This is for the Plectrums only. I also received the...
Thanks for that, Don. It looks a very interesting guitar and certainly seems to be authentic. Do you have any documentation confirming it was custom made for...
Tim, Archtop tenor bridges are hard to come by but they occasionally come up on eBay. As an alternative you can either substitute with mandolin family parts...
... It does depend a bit on the model, I think. I've got a similar vintage Broadway model which seems only subtly different from a Master of the same period,...
This may be a stupid question, but here goes anyway. Has anyone ever tried with any success tuning a soprano uke to any variety of fifths? I am leaving for...
Hi folks I saw a Kay flat-top tenor guitar (sunburst finish) in a music store a week or so ago. The proprietor said he thought it dated from the '50s. It was...
Ken Not until you just mentioned it. I have a cheap uke with baritone strings on so you get a low Bass (3rd and 4th strings are silverwound nylon) I wouldn't...
Thats about £75 in the UK so I would be happy to pay this for an instrument. Also see Mikes (Soarey's) Guitars on Ebay right now that is the start price for...
Oh You just got me started if you tune the First string down from E to D and the 4th String up to A i.e. DADA You then have the modal tuning that I use on the...
Thanks Steve for the response on the Kay. I think I'll have another look at it around Christmas and think on it. This is a little country store, and the owner...
John If the Tenor guitar is still there in a month or so you need to make them an offer rather than pay full price. I like the fishing line idea for strings...
... Thanks. I am still waiting for yours. The mail seems to slow right down at this time of year. I think home recording is a lot of fun. It's one means to...
Ken: I didn't get you email until today, so you probably have already left. On the chance that you might be checking email on your trip, here's some info. If...
Re posting the photo - just change the suffix on your file to .jpg and the Yahoo system will then recognise it as a jpeg and will let you upload it. It has...
I think there might have been a compliment from John for TGR in there somewhere! However, I would definitely like to endorse John's suggestion of getting a...
I met a woman from Raratonga Who's uke was as loud as a Bonga And as she did play The crowd ran away Because her chords were all wrong-ga ... From: John Bird...
hey guys, happy christmas and merry new year and all that stuff. has anyone checked out the banjitar by kentucky. kind of a cross between a banjo,dobro and...
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