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  1. Re: Getting started with tenor, looking at an electric tenor

    I've navigated some of the shoals of the cheap tenor guitar market and have these comments:

    - I've got a recording king tenor that is quite inexpensive (US $200ish) and its a passable instrument...
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    Re: Recording King ROST-7-TS - part 1

    Took my tenor into the local shop because the fret ends were getting sharp - they fixed them up in about 5 minutes. Still plays great
  3. Thread: New tenor

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    Re: New tenor

    I bought one a few weeks back - I had a credit at my local guitar shop for returning a Fender Tenor Tele - I like it a lot, but I'm not a guitar connoisseur. I'd always heard that recording king did...
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    Re: Recording King ROST-7-TS - part 1

    I also purchased the recording king tenor recently. The shop i bought from in Salt Lake City indicated that while the fret ends were not sharp when I bought it that they expected them to be sharp...
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    Re: Are tenor guitars slightly evil?

    yes - tenor guitars are slightly evil, but tenor banjos are really evil - at least according to the people who hear me practice.

    I think the big problem with tenor instruments is that there are...
  6. Thread: New tenor

    by PTOEguy
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    Re: New tenor

    I reached out to my local dealer and per their conversation with Recording King the tenor could be out in a couple of months at the earliest and October at the latest.
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    Re: Gold tone vs Ibanez

    Yes very helpful

    So you get what you pay for... kind of suspected that

    Per the specs on line - it appears the Gold tone is wider at the nut - did you find that to be true and did it make one...
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    Re: Gold tone vs Ibanez

    The Ibanez is cheaper ($200), but I've got my eye on a Gold Tone GT-18 that I can get for around $450. The question is do I get enough extra from going to a solid top Gold Tone to make it worth the...
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    Gold tone vs Ibanez

    I’m looking to get into an acoustic tenor guitar and I’m wondering what people have heard of Ibanez vs Gold Tone for a relatively inexpensive tenor tenor guitar. I’m looking at the less expensive end...
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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    An update - I wound up having the tenor tele delivered the same day as the Eastwood Classic. The tenor tele was strung DGBE and and the Eastwood was GDAE. After playing them I determined that the...
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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    It was delivered today - as was my Eastwood Classic tenor. Amazing how different the two instruments are - the fender is solid body, single coil pickups and tuned in 4ths. The Eastman is hollow,...
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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    I've had a butterscotch one on order from my local music store since September. From the sound of things it has been determined that if you pre-ordered you will are apparently willing to wait. I'm...
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    Adjustable Strap for shared Mandolin

    We just got a mandolin (Eastman 305) for use by the whole family - ranging from 7 yrs old (twins that play the violin and cello) up to 41 yrs old. I'd like to get a mandolin strap that can adjust...
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    Re: What Might You Buy Sight Unseen?

    Today I got another lesson in how much I think you need to hear it first. My local music store had three Eastman 305s in stock and a Km-140 at half the price. One of the Eastmans blew the rest out...
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    First Mandolin - Eastman 305 vs. Loar LM-520

    I've been considering for a mandolin for me and my kids (they play violin and cello) and I've come across a couple of great deals.

    The local music store has Eastman 305s for $399 and there is a...
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    Re: Which room humidifier?

    I have two of these - one upstairs and one down - not only is it good for the instruments, we've cut down on the bloody noses our kids get.
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    Re: Mandolin stores in San Diego

    Thanks for the heads up. I've convinced my travel companions to go to the Deering banjo factory tour so I may be near my limit for musical activity, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a...
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    Mandolin stores in San Diego

    I am visiting San Diego for a few days, and I'd like to do some mandolin shopping. Any recommendations?
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    Re: A mandolin for kids?

    I'm a little worried about pushing strings. Although, they all play violin or cello and some ukulele, so they do have some finger toughness.
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    Re: A mandolin for kids?

    Or I could string a ukulele GDEA. Wouldn't probably have the same tone but the fingering would be right.
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    Re: A mandolin for kids?

    Thanks everyone for the useful advice.

    I looked at both the Kentucky 150 and the Eastman 305, and of course I really like the looks of the Eastman probably because its $180-200 more expensive. ...
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    A mandolin for kids?

    I've been reading on the forum for a little while, but I decided I needed to post for the first time because my son asked me for a mandolin for his birthday.

    He will be 7 (along with his twin...
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