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  1. Republic and Royall Tenor resonator guitars

    I just received a new Republic Hwy 49 tenor guitar and I just sold a Royall 29 mahogany.
    The Royall was a large tenor with huge projection, sustain and volume. It just was too large for me. The...
  2. Re: Are there tenors (CGDA) built for gut/nylon strings (not ukes

    pono nui is also available with 8 strings...I love mine
  3. Re: Republic Guitars has a few Highway 49 reso tenors in stock!

    gonna sell the Republic. I wanted to try some slide guitar but I only make strange noises on it.
  4. Re: Republic Guitars has a few Highway 49 reso tenors in stock!

    I am pleased with it...well built, loud and pretty.
    I like the round neck shape and string spacing at the nut is good but I don't care for the spacing at the saddle. I removed the saddle from the...
  5. Re: Republic Guitars has a few Highway 49 reso tenors in stock!

    I got the last one.
  6. Re: Jerry Samples custom 0-28HRT tenor guitar w/case

    sorry...in wrong place
  7. Jerry Samples custom 0-28HRT tenor guitar w/case

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    Re: Gold Tone TG-18

    are we overthinking this? I just thought it odd that there was a dot at both, the 9th and 10th
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    Re: Are tenor guitars slightly evil?

    I love my ukuleles...I really do...but, it's my tenor guitars that usually start my mornings
  10. Re: Recommendations for a tenor to hold lower tunings

    Royall offers some steel or wood resonator tenor guitars with a 25" scale that could be down tuned. I was tempted to get one and try some medium gauge strings down at A,D,F#,B
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    Re: Gold Tone TG-18

    Gold Tone is at my friends house. He really likes it. The Pono is hanging on my wall and I'm happy with the trade...the weird thing about the TG-18 was...there is a fret board dot on the 10th fret,...
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    Re: Gold Tone TG-18

    thanks...I really like it now...played it outside with a group today alongside a friend with a Pono BN-30D who liked the Gold Tone so much, we traded. not my idea but I couldn't turn it down. now I...
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    Gold Tone TG-18

    just got one of these so I didn't have to play my solid wood tenor outside, as we adapt to Covid.
    These are big tenor guitars. mine came in an OO or OOO size case and filled it up.
    Laminate back...
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    Re: another Republic Highway 49 coming

    my hwy 49 tenor has an aged polished nickel finish that is really nice. my bright nickel one was too bright and shiny. the neck is a plain wood with a nice dark brown finish and is very...
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    Re: another Republic Highway 49 coming

    thanks, good to know..I'll watch out for that. I think I will buy a biscuit bridge blank for that possibility too. I remain very happy with it, so far.
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    Re: another Republic Highway 49 coming

    Republic got here today. I like the aged nickel finish. It's a little louder than the Royall, using the same strings. I changed out the undersized tuners. I am playing with a glass slide on my...
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    another Republic Highway 49 coming

    couldn't adjust to the Royall pear shape so I sold it. I had no complaints about it's performance or quality.
    I sold a Republic a few years ago and have been kicking myself ever since, so I ordered...
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    Re: 8 string tenor guitar Pono MND30

    the 23" scale frets like butter. I imagine the 21" would be soft as well with the right string set. I use silk n steel wounds for the D and G along with thomastik Infeld .016, .024 and .025 wound...
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    Re: 8 string tenor guitar Pono MND30

    that's the small bodied, 21" scale model. the 23" scale with guitar body is what have. I think the longer scale would give more string options. I'm dDgGBBEE on mine with silk and steel wounds and...
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    8 string tenor guitar Pono MND30

    the Pono MND-30 makes a great 8 string tenor guitar. Sold as a guitar bodied octave mandolin, it's 23" scale is perfect. It is loud and "jangley"...1 3/8 nut and radiused fret board all make it...
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    Re: Royall Tenor Resonator

    well, I didn't really know what to expect but it's here and I am very pleased...even the gig bag is good.
    the reso.has a great brassy sound. It is very similar to the Republic Hwy. 49...same...
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    Re: Royall Tenor Resonator

    I bought on of these...gets here in a few days. I will restring and tune DGBE and offer my opinions. Hard case is going to be difficult to get, I think. I have ordered some tuning pegs cause, I'm...
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    Re: New Pono Octave Mandolin

    I have the rosewood 23". love it! I had Taylor Mullins from Chattanooga make an OM shaped pick guard for it...protect it from my fingernails.
    loud...easy to play.
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    Re: Pono GOM, preferred wood combo?

    I have a Pono MND-30...rosewood and spruce and 23" scale. I once owned a Gold tone 800+. the difference in volume and tone are huge. I sold a Webber bouzouki with a 4" deep body to buy the Pono...
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    Re: Recording King ROST-7-TS - part 1

    We could be looking at 2 different issues. The last thing mine would need is lowering of the saddle.
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