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Jun-16-2013,
10:15pm
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Will the next Loar be carbon fiber?
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I love the beauty of wood. Some luthiers are using CF for braces. I could see this becoming common but personally I wouldn't buy an all CF...
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Jun-11-2013,
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Thanks Roger. I decided to get one of Herb's 4 string tenors partly due to what both you and Herb had to say and also after thinking about what I...
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Jun-10-2013,
9:03pm
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Here's a better shot of the ultra thin top lattice tenor.
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Jun-09-2013,
6:45pm
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Herb sent me a photo of that one too. I went with the 5 string maple/spruce archtop but I considered buying this one. Red cedar top, myrtle back and...
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Jun-08-2013,
7:33pm
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Tenor guitar gathering in Astoria, OR
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Apparently John Lawlor lives in Morristown, NJ, which is twenty minutes from my house. I need to find out if he's playing in the area, and if not,...
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Jun-08-2013,
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Did you see that some people that play a 6 string guitar in new standard tuning are tuning the high string to B and playing in all fifths tuning?...
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Jun-04-2013,
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Here's a Herb Taylor 5 string tenor guitar that Herb took with him to Astoria. Spruce/maple, archtop with a flat back. 21" scale. I have a couple...
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Jun-02-2013,
8:52pm
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Sorry, I don't have any good string suggestions. I haven't tried many. I'm happy with the J-80 octave mandolin strings on mine.
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Jun-02-2013,
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Get the BR-40T and try different strings. It's a great guitar for the price. Doesn't sounds twangy at all in GDAE. It's a big step up in price for...
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Is anyone at the tenor guitar gathering? If so, how is it? Post a review or something.
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May-30-2013,
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That is beautiful.
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May-28-2013,
11:07am
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Irish tenor banjo - Open back or Resonator?
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I also prefer the sound and playability of a short scale (17 fret) open back tenor banjo. It's just a bit silly to say one or the other sounds...
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May-27-2013,
7:37am
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Mike, or anyone else, have you played his carved top tenor guitars? What did you think of them and how would you compare them to his flat tops? ...
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May-21-2013,
9:18pm
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I really enjoyed this.
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Tenor guitar player. Mostly fiddle tunes and some folk and fingerpicking. Current main guitar is a Dave Newton Model Two tenor.
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In addition to tenor guitar I to hike and ride my bicycle. Interested in environmental issues.
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