I use FCGDA for 5-string tenor...with the "F" a full step below an octave mandolin "G". Nut width on my electric is ~1.5 inches.
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I use FCGDA for 5-string tenor...with the "F" a full step below an octave mandolin "G". Nut width on my electric is ~1.5 inches.
Ben Bonham makes wood bodied resonator tenor guitars.
NFI, but here's an example: ...
Sounds great! Both the playing and the instruments. Bravo!
I've had one claim with Heritage and it was resolved quickly and easily. Made me thankful for the coverage.
5-sting provides a low F below CGDA. For me, I like the frequency range closer to 6-string guitar, and transposing between mandolin (GDAE) and 5-string tenor (FCGDA) is really easy. Most of my...
+1 subscriber, Jordan! Hope to catch you again at Weiser, if not somewhere sooner.
-Darren
My 5-strings were all made by Paul Lestock of Arrow Guitar & Mandolin. Scale length is ~22.75" if I recall (I'm not near them at the moment).
I generally use a regular guitar pack and drop the...
I have a few 5-string tenors with that scale. I use FCGDA and find it really accessible. Straight 5ths across the strings.
-DJW
If my memory is correct, Andy made a funny comment at one of the Mandolin Symposiums that when he sold that Loar as a young man, he bought a really good stereo :)
The serial number of the Virzi is unknown....
I've done a lot of trading in the past from the classifieds here. I always found comfort in having a telephone conversation first.
I like my Nationals a lot, and rank them near the top. For wooden body, I have an Epiphone Beverly with a flat top (and f-holes) and arched back....Really sweet sounding with some cutting power. ...
I've had one claim on on Heritage Insurance policy for some water damage. They covered the repair as well as loss of value. It was any easy transaction, and made the policy worth it.
Paul Lestock (Arrow Guitars and Mandolins) made a nice archtop tenor for me with a floating pickup.
This was the last tune of his I played on my radio show...gives me a smile every time I hear it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J23v7HqsiYo
From this article, Tom Rozum has Mike Seeger's 1922 F5:
https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-report-tom-rozum-laurie-lewis-right-hand-man/
"The other important mando to me was my 1924 F5; I...
It was sad news when I heard this the other day. John was always very welcoming at jams when I was first learning mandolin in the Bay Area 20 years ago, and more recently, when I'd see him at Weiser...
All that, and the pepperoni pizza across the street....
Another reason to get proper instrument insurance. I carry a policy with Heritage, and shipping is covered. I've had one claim with them so far (not shipping related), and the service was without...
As expected, sounds great, Don!
Adam, if you have it at work, I'll be on I dock from 4-5:30! Come do a show and tell....
I use either FCGDA, FCGD, or GDAE....I prefer the guitar range of notes, with the transferable mandolin chords/scales.
I gig more on tenor guitar than mandolin (country/western/swing), but mandolin is always my first love. Given the price, it's easier to find "deals" on tenor guitars and end up with a collection :)
They are all mine, and all built by Paul Lestock of Arrow Guitars/Mandolins.
The widest one is an arch-top, the other ebony fretboard is a flat-top, and the maple fretboard is a solid body...
Here are three samples:
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