I heard its possible to get a good sounding low tuning on the tenor by stringing it with cello strings? Has anyone done this? Cello strings are pretty...
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ddouglas_2
May 2, 2005 12:05 am
... I have posted the picture of the Tenor in an album called 'Help Identify Tenor' There is a front and back photo of the guitar, along with pictures of a...
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spyott@...
stevep48
May 2, 2005 5:35 am
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steve PEPPER
stevepepper2000
May 2, 2005 8:50 am
stevep21 sent you this eBay item: VEGA TENOR ELECTRIC GUITAR 1940'S GIBSON CASE RARE (#7318923852)Nice one Steve but I'm a bit skint right now. I wonder how...
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Kenneth Heikkila
qiken739
May 2, 2005 6:50 pm
Mike Soares has told me this is true & I have been coinsidering converting my Soares'y tenor partly because the neck is so much fatter than my other tenors. I...
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James Paul
jaspaul776
May 2, 2005 8:23 pm
On 5/1/05, Bongo John <bongo_john_uk@...> wrote: I heard its possible to get a good sounding low tuning on the tenor by stringing it with cello...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 2, 2005 11:25 pm
Thanks, Steve - it's the old story! Cheers, Steve ... Re: [Tenor Guitar Registry] stevep21 sent you this eBay it Thanks, Steve - it's the old story! Cheers,...
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daregalus
May 3, 2005 3:53 am
I have a "wallhanger" half-size cello made by Kay that plays a bit down in the first position only...the neck looks good at the body, so perhaps the...
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davis_jantz
May 5, 2005 3:17 am
Can someone advise me why poplar is not used much as a neck wood anymore? I have been told that it used to be much more "popular". What were the pro's and...
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Bartley Griffin
bartley_griffin
May 5, 2005 8:36 am
Hi, I'm no luthier, but I would imagine that poplar would be a bit on the soft side for such a stress area as the neck of a guitar, and would be prone to...
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douglas h mclaren
dugdad46
May 5, 2005 11:21 am
as a woodworker i can tell you poplar is definitely to soft but most guitars have adjustable truss rods to allow for strength and adjustability but i wouldnt...
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Tom Widlowski
twid3
May 5, 2005 10:29 pm
I have a Gibson ETG 150 and am considering changing the tuning to GDAE What are the recommended string gauges for this tuning?...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 5, 2005 11:09 pm
One of our members with extensive experience of this tuning recommends: G- 0.044, D - 0.032, A - 0.022, E - 0.010 Cheers, Steve...
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Mike Shellans
mjshellans
May 5, 2005 11:28 pm
Hi, Steve- You have a fantastic collection of tenor guitars pictured at your site. I've attached a picture of the custom Earnest elec. tenor Joel made for me....
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daregalus
May 6, 2005 3:39 am
As I recently began to use Dorothy Parker poems as musical in- spiration, I thought I had seen it all....guns aren't lawful...noooses give...gas smells...
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Mark Josephs
mistermetzoo
May 6, 2005 6:07 am
Gary Mandell, owner of Boulevard Music Store in Culver City, California has given me a date for the world's first tenor guitar workshop. It will be held on ...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 6, 2005 7:13 am
Mark, Congratulations on all your great efforts to get this thing going. I am sure you will get a good response. All the best with it - I just wish I could...
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Mary Ann Sereth
wsereth
May 6, 2005 3:01 pm
I'll be there for sure. Looking forward to it. Walter Sereth ... From: Mark Josephs To: tenorguitarregistry@yahoogroups.com Sent: 5/5/2005 11:08:19 PM ...
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Bartley Griffin
bartley_griffin
May 6, 2005 4:42 pm
Hi All, I have lofty ambitions of converting a 6 stringer that I have into a tenor Tuned either:- gG dD a e or cC gG d a I am thinking that I would be able to...
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James Paul
jaspaul776
May 6, 2005 7:56 pm
Hi All, I have lofty ambitions of converting a 6 stringer that I have into a tenor Tuned either:- gG dD a e or cC gG d a I am thinking that I would be able to...
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Jay Linden
jeigh3
May 6, 2005 8:32 pm
I think you'd play it safer all the way around if you went with the gG dD a e idea. That way you could use standard guitar strings (optionally, not required)...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 7, 2005 8:11 am
BG, If you tuned your proposed conversion to gGdDAE, you wouldn't need to capo it anywhere. The following suggested gauges are based on some experimentation...
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Paul
mulacaster
May 7, 2005 1:11 pm
Wish I could be there...maybe next year we can have it on the east coast. Paul ... ....
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Bartley Griffin
bartley_griffin
May 7, 2005 6:49 pm
Wow, Loads of great information regarding my query, many thanks to you all. I'm particularly taken with the EFS suggestion as provided by Steve. I think that...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 8, 2005 2:33 pm
Thanks for the kind words about the collection, Mike, and your Earnest electric tenor looks a real beauty with its three pick ups. Joel has clearly surpassed...
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Steven Pyott
stevep48
May 8, 2005 2:34 pm
Mike, I've just checked and the audio link in that URL I've just posted does not work, I'm afraid. I'm sorry about that. Cheers, Steve...
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Marlon Jackson
workerbeedrone
May 8, 2005 6:12 pm
In case you're not familiar with this guy's web site, check it out. This link is for his 6-string to 8-sting octave mandolin conversion, but he has a zillion...
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Paul
pkemmner
May 9, 2005 3:26 am
Hi all! I got a Harmony tenor more off ebay more than a year ago, but the bridge was coming off. Last week, I finally got out the old glue pot, found the hide...
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whistlin_nan_ok
May 9, 2005 4:15 pm
Hi everyone, just wanted to pass along that I recently found a successful case for the 0-18T. You may have had the trouble I did with all the "parlor guitar"...
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whistlin_nan_ok
May 9, 2005 4:17 pm
The chat interface inside yahoo groups apparently won't accomodate either of the two operating systems I have access to (ME and XP). Is this really right and...
