Another White Tenor Guitar!

[Soundfarmer Pete]

Following on from Eds thread,

Here`s a tenor built for a Jeff Beck fan based on the Fender signature model.
....really good fun sorting out my first home made vibrato!....I`ve a feeling it won`t be the last

[Chinn]

Gorgeous as always Pete.

So now the inevitable question.... Will your vibrato unit fit an emando?

[Ed Goist]

Gorgeous indeed, Pete! Beautiful work as always.
Scale? Body size proportion compared to the full-sized model? Pickups?

[Soundfarmer Pete]

Hi Ed, Scale length, 23", body very slightly reduced - around 1/2" narrower, pickups custom made for this instrument - Neodymium magnets, bridge pickup 7.9k, mid and neck, 6kOhms - mid pickup reverse polarity/wind.

Hi Mr. Chinn, re. tremolo, the Brazilians have been doing it for years but I made this one from scratch with 13mm string spacing. Only downside I can see for a mando is that the body has to be rather thick to accomodate the springs etc. If you`re interested in some good images, check out the Guitarra Baiana facebook page - plenty of luthiers posting "in progress" type shots of some of the most stunning instruments ever!

[lauri Girouard]

Awesome work Pete.