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    Re: National Tenor Resonator Guitar

    I'd say it's worth a try. The neck will pull up somewhat, but the cone will sink a little under string tension. So there's a chance the two balance out.
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    Re: National Tenor Resonator Guitar

    You might find this useful - it's got good images and text: https://www.strangeguitarworks.com/national-resonator-neck-reset/

    The extra strip under the fingerboard is a bit of a mystery, but it...
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    Re: Help to DISASSEMBLE

    This could be a zither banjo with all the mechanism within the wooden shell. We really need a picture to help if that's the case. But, simply, once all the hardware is removed it's just a matter of...
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    Re: Purchase Advice

    If it's any help my 1931 Gibson TG-0 has just the right amount of belly, and I'm sure it won't get worse unless a brace pops (fixing that would correct it).

    So don't be afraid of vintage for that...
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    Re: Need suppliers in Europe

    I try to estimate to 0.1mm, which probably puts me within 0.1 of correct. I use a scalpel to mark, not a pencil. Using a scalpel you can certainly get pretty close to 0.25 mm, better with practice -...
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    Re: What to look for when buying used

    If you already play then at that price point I'd say you'd be taking minimal risk if all these check out:

    1. Does it play nicely without buzzing?

    2. Straight neck.

    3. Action height at the...
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    Re: Tenor guitar identification query

    Another thing to note is that the original string spacing was very wide - the nut seems to have had slots added to narrow the spacing, grouping all the strings on the treble side and leaving the bass...
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    Re: Neck heel crack repair on beater mandolin?

    Hacksaw the protruding screw off and tidy up with a file - can't look or feel uglier than a protruding screw head!

    And if the screw pulls out over time, drill right through as I suggested and use...
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    Re: Tenor guitar tuning

    I use GDAE because I'm mainly using my tenor guitar to accompany voices, with no other instruments. The extra bass notes are useful here.

    For playing with other instruments CGDA is good - it puts...
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    Re: First attempt at heat bending: questions

    I think you need to go thinner. For ukulele sides (similar bend radiuses) in tricky wood I thickness to nearer .070 inches (1.8 mm). Unfortunately that's a bit late for these sides.

    My other...
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    Re: Bandolim neck join

    I made a couple of ukuleles with a similar appearance at the heel/body join. Rather than a separate neck block, I just continued the neck inside the body and cut a rebate in the sides of the heel...
  12. Re: Just bough a cheap Harley Benton. Question about string gauge

    To answer the question,.011 strings work on my tenors. I think .010 would be too light to drive the soundboard.

    However, mine are very lightly built, so .011 strings might sacrifice some volume...
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    Re: Should I become a luthier?

    As an amateur builder of ukes and guitars I'd reinforce what's been said about fretwork.

    In a year I'll do less work on frets than a repair person will do in a week. So each time, I'm almost...
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    Re: CGBD tuning on a tenor guitar?

    CGBD is really close to Chicago tuning, DGBE.

    if you know the guages you like for Chicago, just go up one gauge on the 1st and 4th to compensate for the lower note. So if your E would be a .012,...
  15. Re: Are there tenors (CGDA) built for gut/nylon strings (not ukes

    Also note that the high A of CGDA tuning is close to the limit for steel strings. You might find that there is no usable nylon A string (ie they all break before you get up to the A).

    A little...
  16. Thread: Warp on back

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    Re: Warp on back

    That wouldn't bother me, I'd use it. Much of the warp will be glued to the tail block anyway.
  17. Thread: Zero fret

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    Re: Zero fret

    I leave more like 2mm and haven't had problems, so somewhere in the 2-3mm range seems about right.

    Zero fret is the same size as the others, but I tend to level just the other frets leaving the...
  18. Re: Thoughts on a good Mandolin Camp for a Limey

    I know some of the Sorefingers instructors, they're really good. From what I've heard it's an excellent experience with quite small numbers.

    I'm not a bluegrass player, but if I bite the bullet...
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    Re: Spanish cedar for headblock

    It's stable but crushes quite easily (or can do - it's as variable as all other species). The risk is probably the bolt pulling into, but not through, the block. If I had to use it I'd laminate...
  20. Re: The sound of a tenor guitar vs a six string

    I use tenor guitar quite a bit for vocal accompaniment, and there I tend to play arpeggiated chords (maybe as simple rolls) rather than strumming.

    For this application there is quite a difference...
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    Re: Buzzing While Fretting with Pinky

    I suspect it's more an issue of technique than strength.

    I don't play octave mandolin, but on the instruments I do play I initially had trouble getting clean notes with my pinky finger. Now they...
  22. Re: Tenor/Baritone Uke to Octave Mandolin Conversion

    A floating bridge/tailpiece setup has less force trying to fold the instrument in half, but a lot more trying to push the bridge through the soundboard. In an earlier post I suggested this would need...
  23. Re: Tenor/Baritone Uke to Octave Mandolin Conversion

    Consider 4 nylon strings tuned GDAE. I have a cheap baritone tuned that way and it has a pleasant sound, plus easy to fret! Same tuning as an octave mandolin, and would sound quite different from...
  24. Re: Tenor/Baritone Uke to Octave Mandolin Conversion

    I'm guessing you plan a fixed bridge, not a floating one. If so:

    1. Your scale length is much shorter than usual for an octave mandolin. This will require much thicker strings, especially on the...
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    Re: Eastman/K&K Tailpiece Changeout

    Start by unscrewing the strap button part. Then you can offer up the new tailpiece to see if the hole is the right size, and also check it's thickness. Fingers crossed its close enough not to need...
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